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公开(公告)号:US20250066119A1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-27
申请号:US18941993
申请日:2024-11-08
Applicant: AutoStore Technology AS
Inventor: Ingvar Hognaland
IPC: B65G1/04 , B65G1/00 , B65G1/06 , B65G1/137 , B66F9/06 , B66F9/07 , G05B19/418 , G06K17/00 , G06Q10/00 , G06Q10/08 , G06Q10/087
Abstract: A method of operating a bin storage system includes a plurality of storage columns for storage of a plurality of vertically-stacked storage bins and a plurality of robot vehicles for transporting storage bins. A plurality of supporting rails are arranged in a two-dimensional matrix at the top of the columns. The supporting rails are arranged in a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The method includes positioning a cavity displaying a downwardly facing opening for the storage bin of one of the plurality of robot vehicles such that the cavity is aligned with one of the storage columns to permit the cavity to receive a storage bin from the storage columns, receiving a storage bin from the storage column into the cavity, and moving the robot vehicle along the bin storage system, using a plurality of wheels attached to the robot vehicle. A first set of wheels is arranged to allow the robot vehicle to travel in the first direction along the supporting rails. A second set of wheels is arranged to allow the robot vehicle to travel in the second direction along the supporting rails. At least one of the first set of wheels and the second set of wheels are configured to be displaceable from the supporting rails, such that the first set of wheels are in contact with the supporting rails when the robot vehicle travels in the first direction and the second set of wheels are in contact with the supporting rails when the robot vehicle travels in the second direction.
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公开(公告)号:US20240173720A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-30
申请号:US18401140
申请日:2023-12-29
Applicant: Gen-Probe Incorporated
Inventor: Julian GROELI , Jin CHEN
Abstract: A scissors actuator is configured to translate a support platform in either of opposed lateral directions with respect to a base frame and includes a first arm, a second arm, wherein the first and second arms are rotatably connected at intermediate positions between their respective first and second ends, the first arm is pivotably attached at its first end to the base frame, and the second arm and is pivotably attached at its second end to the support platform. A first slide is disposed within a first linear track formed in the support platform and includes a bearing protruding from a side of the first slide for rolling contact with a side of the first linear track formed in the support platform. The first arm is pivotably and translatably attached at its second end to the support platform by the first slide. A second slide is disposed within a second linear track formed in the base frame and includes a bearing protruding from a side of the second slide for rolling contact with a side of the second linear track formed in the base frame. The second arm is pivotably and translatably attached at its first end to the base frame by the second slide.
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公开(公告)号:US11958730B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-16
申请号:US17554890
申请日:2021-12-17
Applicant: ZHEJIANG E-P EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
Inventor: Hongpeng Xu , Li Chen , Yongxian Ke , Tao Huang , Guoxiang Yang
CPC classification number: B66F9/07513 , B66F9/07536 , B66F9/07572 , B66F9/22
Abstract: A carrier vehicle includes a front frame and a rear frame conveniently attachable to and detachable from the front frame. The front frame includes a frame body, at least one battery structure installed along an inner front side wall of the frame body and a connecting rod wheel component at a transverse bottom of the frame body. The rear frame comprises an operating handle, a handle joint base, a hydraulic component having an oil cylinder, a bearing component and a driving assembly. A bottom end of the operating handle is rotatably connected to the handle joint base, which includes a joint fixing base and a microswitch. The bearing component includes a bearing bridge having bridge lugs detachably connected to ends thereof, and a middle part sleeved on the oil cylinder. The front frame and rear frame are transportable in a separated compact configuration, with later simple and fast assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US20240101401A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-28
申请号:US18078132
申请日:2022-12-09
Applicant: LIFEBRITE INTERNATIONAL CORP.
Inventor: CHAO-HSUAN LIN
IPC: B66F9/07
CPC classification number: B66F9/072
Abstract: A lifting and lowering control system, which drives a carrier device of a stacker to perform lifting and lowering operations, includes a driving module, a position sensor, and a processor. The driving module is connected with the carrier device for driving the carrier device to move from the initial position to the lifting position, which is defined as a first travel, and to move from the lifting position to the placing position, which is defined as a second travel. The position sensor detects a first or a second displacement amount respectively generated by the first or the second travel. The processor receives and stores the first and the second displacement amounts. The processer is allowed to read the stored first or second displacement amount and accordingly control the driving module to trigger the carrier device to carry out the first or the second travel at non-constant speeds.
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公开(公告)号:US20240092618A1
公开(公告)日:2024-03-21
申请号:US18349435
申请日:2023-07-10
Applicant: FORMOSA HEAVY INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
Inventor: Tsung-Jen CHEN , Chin-Shui HSU
Abstract: An intelligent logistics system for wheels is configured to access a first rim and a second rim, and includes a conveyor belt, a material rack and a moving member. The material rack includes a plurality of placement assemblies. Two of the placement assemblies are configured to place the first rim and the second rim. The moving member reciprocates between the conveyor belt and the material rack, and includes two drivers, a moving frame driven by one of the two drivers and two moving carriers driven by another of the two drivers. The two moving carriers respectively load the first rim and the second rim from the conveyor belt. The two moving carriers respectively limit the first rim and the second rim, and the two moving carriers unload the first rim and the second rim to the two of the placement assemblies of the material rack.
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公开(公告)号:US11858795B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-02
申请号:US18084205
申请日:2022-12-19
Applicant: The Raymond Corporation
Inventor: Erik C. Tracy , Timothy A. Schoelier , Thomas W. Confer , Kevin T. Bordwell
CPC classification number: B66F9/0755 , B66F9/07504 , B66F9/07
Abstract: A pallet detection assembly for a material handling vehicle is provided. The pallet detection assembly includes a body defining a cavity and having a proximity sensor housed at least partially within the cavity. The pallet detection assembly further includes an actuation plate having a tab coupled thereto and extending in a direction toward the body, and an actuator having a cylinder coupled to the body and a plunger slidably received within the cylinder and coupled to the actuation plate. The actuator is configured to movably couple the actuation plate to the body so that the actuation plate is configured to non-pivotally displace relative to the body.
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公开(公告)号:US11808009B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-07
申请号:US17109702
申请日:2020-12-02
Applicant: MANITOU ITALIA S.R.L.
Inventor: Marco Iotti
CPC classification number: E02F9/10 , B62D49/0614 , E02F9/26 , B66F9/07
Abstract: Described is an operator vehicle, comprising:
a platform (2), equipped with a seat (3);
a tower (T), coupled to the seat (3) in a rotatable fashion about a main rotation axis;
motor means, arranged to rotate the tower (T) about the main axis;
a detector, arranged to detect the movement of the angular position of the tower towards a reference angular position relative to the main axis, and to emit a corresponding proximity signal.-
公开(公告)号:US11767204B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-26
申请号:US17964257
申请日:2022-10-12
Applicant: Daifuku Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Yuichi Ueda , Masashige Iwata , Akira Emoto
CPC classification number: B66F9/07 , B65G1/0414 , B65G47/901 , B65G61/00 , B66F9/063 , G05D1/0212 , G05D2201/0216
Abstract: A transport vehicle (2) that travels along a container shelf (1) provided with a plurality of levels of shelf portions (11) arranged in a vertical direction (Z) and configured to support containers (W), thereby transporting the containers (W). The transport vehicle (2) is provided with a support region where a container (W) is supported, a first transfer apparatus (23) that inserts/takes the container (W) into/out of the container shelf (1), and a second transfer apparatus (24) that loads/unloads the container (W) on/from the support region. The second transfer apparatus (24) is configured such that a container (W) can be moved to the support region so as to allow a plurality of the containers (W) to be supported in a stacked state in the support region.
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公开(公告)号:US11640175B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-02
申请号:US16781515
申请日:2020-02-04
Applicant: Crown Equipment Corporation
Inventor: Justin Forbes Thode , Grace Da-In Lee
IPC: G05D1/02 , G06T7/70 , B60R11/04 , B66F9/07 , B65G1/04 , B66F9/06 , B66F9/20 , B66F9/075 , G06V20/56
Abstract: A materials handling vehicle includes a camera, odometry module, processor, and drive mechanism. The camera captures images of an identifier for a racking system aisle and a rack leg portion in the aisle. The processor uses the identifier to generate information indicative of an initial rack leg position and rack leg spacing in the aisle, generate an initial vehicle position using the initial rack leg position, generate a vehicle odometry-based position using odometry data and the initial vehicle position, detect a subsequent rack leg using a captured image, correlate the detected subsequent rack leg with an expected vehicle position using rack leg spacing, generate an odometry error signal based on a difference between the positions, and update the vehicle odometry-based position using the odometry error signal and/or generated mast sway compensation to use for end of aisle protection and/or in/out of aisle localization.
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公开(公告)号:US11511283B2
公开(公告)日:2022-11-29
申请号:US16811772
申请日:2020-03-06
Applicant: Gen-Probe Incorporated
Inventor: David H. Combs , David A. Buse , Norbert D. Hagen , David Opalsky , Jin Chen
Abstract: A system and method provides a supply of consumables to a processing instrument that uses one or more of the consumables for each of a plurality of processes performed by the instrument. The system includes a loading drawer holding a carrier for receiving a plurality of consumables and an input module for holding a carrier supporting a plurality of consumables thereon and presenting the consumables for access by the instrument. A transporter includes a vertical elevator and a lateral actuator for moving a lift platform vertically and laterally and for transporting carriers on the lift platform with or without consumables supported thereon between the loading drawer and the input module, between the loading drawer and one or more holding shelves, or between the input module and one or more holding shelves. A carrier includes parallel support rails for holding multiple receptacle units and retainer tabs for retaining the units on the support rails.
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