METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RETRIEVING UNITS FROM A STORAGE SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:EP3426576A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-16

    申请号:EP17710519.4

    申请日:2017-03-10

    IPC分类号: B65G1/04

    摘要: A storage system includes a plurality of rails or tracks arranged in a grid pattern above the stacks of containers. The grid pattern includes a plurality of grid spaces and each stack is located within a footprint of only a single grid space. A load handling device is configured to move laterally on the rails or tracks above the stacks. The load handling device includes a container receiving space located above the rails or tracks in use and a lifting device arranged to lift a container from a stack into the container receiving space. The load handling device includes a mechanism for enabling lateral movement of the device in one of two transverse directions by enabling either a first or second set of wheels to selectively engage the first or second set of rails or tracks.

    SEQUENCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    5.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:EP3383768A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-10

    申请号:EP16805850.1

    申请日:2016-12-06

    IPC分类号: B65G1/04 B65G1/137

    CPC分类号: B65G1/0464 B65G1/1373

    摘要: A sequencing system for a robotic storage and picking system. The storage system comprises a plurality of containers disposed in stacks 10 beneath a grid 22, the grid comprising a first set of tracks or rails and second set of tracks, the first and second sets of tracks being disposed substantially perpendicular to each other. The storage system 1 comprises a plurality of load handling devices operable on the grid, the load handling devices 30 lifting and depositing containers from and to the stacks. A portion of the grid 22 extends over a series of conveyor belts 142. The load handling devices being capable of depositing containers on to the conveyor belts into predetermined positions, the positions being fillable in any random order and multiple positions being fillable at any one time. Additional conveyors 144, 146 may extend substantially perpendicularly to the storage system 1 to transfer the containers from the conveyance means to a vehicle loading area. The conveyor belts may be independently movable such that all positions on each belt may be accessed and filled whilst the belt is stationary.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURATION OF BUILDINGS OR STORAGE
    8.
    发明公开
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURATION OF BUILDINGS OR STORAGE 审中-公开
    用于配置建筑物或存储的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:EP3283700A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-21

    申请号:EP16720982.4

    申请日:2016-04-15

    IPC分类号: E04B1/348 B65G63/00

    摘要: A robotic parking device 100 is described. The device 100 comprises a number of stacks 110 of containers 10 as shown in Figure 3, the stacks 110 being positioned within a frame structure 70 comprising uprights 72 and a horizontal grid 74 disposed above the stacks 110, the grid comprising substantially perpendicular rails 74a, 74b on which load handling devices 50 can run. Cars or vehicles 20 are positioned in containers that are moved in to and out of the stacks 110 by the robotic handling devices running on the grid. The cars are put in to the grid at entry points that may be positioned at points under the stacks 110.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FULFILLING E-COMMERCE ORDERS FROM A HIERARCHY OF FULFILMENT CENTRES
    10.
    发明公开
    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FULFILLING E-COMMERCE ORDERS FROM A HIERARCHY OF FULFILMENT CENTRES 审中-公开
    用于从级别满意的实施中心完成电子商务订单的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:EP3213275A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-06

    申请号:EP15794498.4

    申请日:2015-11-02

    IPC分类号: G06Q10/08

    摘要: There is disclosed a method of operating a plurality of fulfilment centres including a large fulfilment centre and a small fulfilment centre, each of the fulfilment centres configured to fulfil customer orders. A first product and a second product are received at the large fulfilment centre. Desired quantities of the first and second products are picked at the large fulfilment centre for packing into a container, wherein the desired quantities include at least one of: quantities ordered by at least one customer, to be fulfilled at the large fulfilment centre or the small fulfilment centre, and quantities predicted to be ordered by at least one customer and to be fulfilled at the small fulfilment centre. A complementary system is also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 一种操作包括大型履约中心102a和小型履约中心104c的多个订单履行中心(分销中心)的方法包括:在大型履行中心接收第一产品和第二产品; 在大型履行中心拣取所需数量的第一和第二产品以便装入容器中,其中所需数量包括订购的数量和预计将由至少一个顾客订购并在小型履行中心履行的数量。 产品可以存储在从具有一个或多个预定义尺寸的一组标准化容器中选择的容器中,并且其中容器适于由自动库存管理装置操纵。 多个小履行中心可以围绕大型履行中心以轮辐式布置设置。 还要求保护一种接收订单的计算机实现的方法; 确定履行订单的选项; 通过优化成本函数来选择选项,例如边际订单履行成本; 并将选择的选项传达给一个或多个物流系统以完成订单。