公开(公告)号：US20200283044A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-10

申请号：US16877300

申请日：2020-05-18

申请人： Dishcraft Robotics, Inc.

发明人： Timothy Young LEE ,  Jacob Conor DOORIS ,  Abigail Elizabeth SOONG ,  Katrina Bell SHEEHY ,  Michael William TSCHUDY ,  Taylor Joseph CONE

IPC分类号： B62B3/00 ,  B62B5/00 ,  B62B5/06 ,  B62B3/10 ,  B62B3/02 ,  B65H31/30

摘要： A dish cart includes a top with a slot for receiving a lift arm that may be lifted up through the slot to raise or lower dishes. Lobe openings emanating from the slot receive lobes of a lift paddle secured to the lift arm. The cart may define a gap below the top for permitting insertion of the lift paddle and the lift arm. The cart may be adjusted to receive differently sized dishes by means of rails of different sizes or adjustable vanes. A dish drop station includes the lift arm and lift paddle and a lift mechanism for raising and lower the lift arm. The dish drop station may include a cart present sensor and include a lock for retaining the cart. The controller may be programmed to the lower the lift arm to an unlock position that disengages the cart lock.