公开(公告)号：US11053075B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-06

申请号：US16381978

申请日：2019-04-11

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Cordell Mountz ,  John Joseph Enright ,  Joseph W. Durham ,  Michael Harrison Decker ,  Jonathan Harris Schechter ,  Peter R. Wurman ,  Eryk Brian Nice

IPC: G06F7/00 ,  B65G1/137 ,  G06Q10/08

Abstract: An inventory system can include a workspace in which is defined different areas and different stations at which tasks can be performed. A receipt receptacle received from a shipping vehicle can be moved to a rack without separating items from the receipt vehicle. A mobile drive unit can move the rack to an area on the workspace depending on information known about the items. Items from the receipt receptacle can be removed from the receipt receptacle and placed in inventory holders for movement or storage or in other receptacles for performance of other tasks such as order processing.

公开(公告)号：US09663295B1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-30

申请号：US15099531

申请日：2016-04-14

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Peter R. Wurman ,  Jeremiah David Brazeau ,  Pardeep Singh Farwaha ,  Ryan Alexander Holt ,  Joseph W. Durham ,  John Joseph Enright ,  Alex Glazkov ,  Jared Brian Holcomb

IPC: G06F7/00 ,  B65G1/137 ,  G05B13/02

CPC classification number: B65G1/137 ,  B65G1/0492 ,  B65G1/10 ,  G05B13/026 ,  G05D1/0287 ,  G05D2201/0216 ,  G06Q10/087

Abstract: Inventory holders in an inventory system can be moved among differing storage positions. The moves can be performed by mobile drive units not otherwise transporting inventory holders directly to or from inventory stations. A free mobile drive unit can move an inventory holder not likely to be useful soon at any nearby station from a storage position near the station to a position farther away from the station. A mobile drive unit can move an inventory holder likely to be useful soon from a storage position farther away from one or more stations to a storage position nearby one or more stations.

公开(公告)号：US09551987B1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-24

申请号：US15202480

申请日：2016-07-05

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Cordell Mountz ,  Peter R. Wurman ,  John Joseph Enright ,  Jeremiah David Brazeau ,  Michael Harrison Decker ,  Gavin Cotter ,  Ishan Mukherjee

IPC: G06Q10/08 ,  B66F9/06 ,  B65G1/137 ,  G05B19/418 ,  B65G1/04

CPC classification number: G05B19/41895 ,  B65G1/0471 ,  B65G1/137 ,  B66F9/063 ,  G05B2219/31319 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/087

Abstract: An inventory system includes inventory holders, container holders, containers carried by the container holders, mobile drive units, stations, and a management module. The management module instructs the mobile drive units to move the inventory holders and container holders to stations. Container holders are loaded with containers of inbound inventory items at a first station. Inbound inventory items are transferred from containers to inventory holders at a second station. Outbound inventory items are transferred from inventory holders to containers at a third station. Containers of outbound inventory items are removed from container holders at a fourth station.

Abstract translation: 库存系统包括库存持有人，集装箱持有人，集装箱持有人携带的集装箱，移动驱动单元，车站和管理模块。 管理模块指示移动驱动单元将库存持有者和集装箱持有人移动到车站。 集装箱持有人在第一站装载入库存物品的集装箱。 入库库存物品从集装箱转移到第二站的库存持有人。 出库存物品从库存持有人转移到第三站的集装箱。 出货库存物品的集装箱从第四站的集装箱运输箱中取出。