18333910. TRANSPORT DOLLY INCORPORATING A CAROUSEL (TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.)
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TRANSPORT DOLLY INCORPORATING A CAROUSEL
Organization Name
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Inventor(s)
James Joseph Alan Abraham of Brantford (CA)
Jeff Wayne Mclachlin of Woodstock (CA)
TRANSPORT DOLLY INCORPORATING A CAROUSEL
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18333910 titled 'TRANSPORT DOLLY INCORPORATING A CAROUSEL
Original Abstract Submitted
A dolly structured for transport of component parts bins to and from plant floor work sites includes a base and a carousel rotatably connected to the base. The carousel has a pair of opposed open sides, with each side structured to enable an entire array or arrangement of component parts bins to be loaded or unloaded onto the carousel at the same time. The dolly also incorporates a first locking mechanism structured to lock the carousel in any of four orientations spaced apart at intervals of 90° during rotation of the carousel. The arrangement described provides flexibility in loading and unloading the carousel with parts bins, decreases the total amount of space needed to load and unload the dolly, and the amount of space needed to maneuver the dolly into a position and orientation that is usable by a worker on the assembly line, and improves user safety.
