William J Winters

US Patent:

20150078867, Mar 19, 2015

Filed:

Sep 13, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/026881

Inventors:

- Bonn, DE
William Winters - Winnetka IL, US
Daniel Schlake - Loveland OH, US

Assignee:

Deutsche Post AG - Bonn

International Classification:

B65G 65/00

US Classification:

414298, 414811

Abstract:

The invention relates to a vertical unload system for an unit load device, comprising a framework, the framework delimiting a cargo space arranged on a ground load deck and the framework comprising an unload deck for unloading shipments out of the unit load device and comprising an elevator, whereby the unload deck is arranged distant above the ground load deck and extends in an offset plane adjacent to the cargo space, the cargo space and/or the elevator comprises rollers for loading and unloading the unit load device into and out of the elevator, and the elevator is adapted for vertically elevating the unit load device between the ground load deck and the unload deck such that the unit load device is stoppable at any intermediate stop locations.