发明授权
US08594834B1 Robotic induction in materials handling facilities with multiple inventory areas
有权
具有多个库存区域的物料搬运设备的机器感应
- 专利标题： Robotic induction in materials handling facilities with multiple inventory areas
- 专利标题（中）： 具有多个库存区域的物料搬运设备的机器感应
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申请号： US12981125申请日： 2010-12-29
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公开(公告)号： US08594834B1公开(公告)日： 2013-11-26
- 发明人: David H. Clark , Eric Young
- 申请人： David H. Clark , Eric Young
- 申请人地址： US NV Reno
- 专利权人： Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- 当前专利权人： Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- 当前专利权人地址： US NV Reno
- 代理机构： Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.
- 代理商 Robert C. Kowert
- 主分类号： G06F7/00
- IPC分类号： G06F7/00
摘要：
Methods and apparatus for robotic induction in materials handling facilities with multiple inventory areas are disclosed. Each inventory area includes multiple portable storage units with one or more locations for stowing one or more types of items. Mobile robotic devices transport the portable storage units within a respective inventory area to one or more induction stations located within the respective inventory area. A control system directs the one or more robotic devices to transport the one or more portable storage units to and from the one or more induction stations of the respective inventory area. The induction stations are located near a conveyance mechanism. The control system also directs induction of one or more single units of items from one or more locations of a storage unit currently at an induction station of the respective inventory area into the conveyance mechanism at the respective induction station.