公开(公告)号：US10821611B1

公开(公告)日：2020-11-03

申请号：US16378151

申请日：2019-04-08

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Jon David DeFant ,  Tyler B. Rodgers ,  Chen Ge

IPC: B25J15/06 ,  B25J15/00 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B25J19/02

Abstract: A multi-zone end effector assembly is described in the present disclosure. As a non-limiting example, the multi-zone end effector assembly comprises a manifold that comprises a first interior chamber and a second interior chamber. A first port connects to the first interior chamber, and a second port connects to the second interior chamber. A first compression cup region can be connected to the first interior chamber. The first compression cup region is in air connection with the first port. The first compression cup region is configured to be independently activated in order to create a first vacuum zone. A second compression cup region is connected to the second interior chamber. The second compression region cup is in air connection with the second port. The second compression cup region is configured to be independently activated in order to create a second vacuum zone.

公开(公告)号：US20190023491A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US15656738

申请日：2017-07-21

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Dinesh Mahadevan ,  Martin Peter Aalund ,  Jon Stuart Battles ,  Jon David DeFant ,  Benjamin Douglas Garcia ,  Vahideh Kamranzadeh ,  George T. Davies ,  Steven Eric Nuetzman

IPC: B65G1/133 ,  B65G1/04

Abstract: In one embodiment, an inventory storage system has a vertical stack of storage modules that extend from a first stack end to a second stack end, and are stacked on top of one another. Each storage module defines a path that forms a loop in a vertical plane, and each storage module has a plurality of inventory carriers that translate around the loop. The vertical stack has a first end section that extends from the first stack end towards the second stack end, and that includes a first end of each loop of the stack. The vertical stack also has a second end section that extends from the second stack end towards the first stack end, and that includes a second end of each loop of the stack. The sections can be transported separately by a truck or container and then coupled together at the destination.

公开(公告)号：US20190023490A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US15656642

申请日：2017-07-21

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Dinesh Mahadevan ,  Martin Peter Aalund ,  Jon Stuart Battles ,  Jon David DeFant ,  Benjamin Douglas Garcia ,  Vahideh Kamranzadeh ,  George T. Davies ,  Steven Eric Nuetzman

IPC: B65G1/133 ,  B65G1/04

Abstract: In one embodiment, an inventory storage module has first and second guiderails that are spaced from one another along a lateral direction. Each guiderail has an upper track and a lower track, and first and second connecting tracks that connect the upper track to the lower track at first and second ends of the storage module, respectively. The module has a plurality of inventory carriers that are supported between the first and second guiderails, are arranged end-to-end along the upper and lower tracks along a longitudinal direction, and are elongate along the lateral direction. The module can also have a plurality of storage containers carried by each inventory carrier in a side-by-side relation along the lateral direction, where the plurality of storage containers carry a plurality of inventory items.