Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hybrid modular storage fetching system
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Application No.: US15863017Application Date: 2018-01-05
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Publication No.: US10683171B2Publication Date: 2020-06-16
- Inventor: Daniel Jarvis , Paolo Gerli Amador , Michael Bhaskaran , Amit Kalra , Rodney Gallaway , Vikranth Gopalakrishnan
- Applicant: Staples, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Framingham
- Assignee: Staples, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Staples, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Framingham
- Agency: Patent Law Works, LLP
- Main IPC: B60P1/00
- IPC: B60P1/00 ; B60P1/02 ; B65G1/04 ; B65G1/137 ; B66F9/06 ; G05D1/02 ; G06Q10/08

Abstract:
A hybrid modular storage fetching system is described. In an example implementation, an automated guided vehicle of the hybrid modular storage fetching system includes a drive unit that provides motive force to propel the automated guided vehicle within an operating environment. The automated guided vehicle may also include a container handling mechanism including an extender and a carrying surface, the container handling mechanism having three or more degrees of freedom to move the carrying surface along three or more axes. The container handling mechanism may retrieve an item from a first target shelving unit using the carrying surface and the three or more degrees of freedom and place the item on a second target shelving unit. The automated guided vehicle may also include a power source coupled to provide power to the drive unit and the container handling mechanism.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180127212A1 Hybrid Modular Storage Fetching System Public/Granted day:2018-05-10
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