Parcel-sorting facility with a system for swapping receptacles over at sorting outlets

    公开(公告)号:US11033935B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-15

    申请号:US16840527

    申请日:2020-04-06

    Applicant: SOLYSTIC

    Abstract: A sorting facility (1) for sorting parcels (2), has a sorting conveyor (3), sorting outlets (4) distributed along said conveyor, and a monitoring and control unit (7) for controlling the conveyor so as to sort the parcels into the outlets as a function of their destination addresses. Each outlet is arranged to store a plurality of receptacles (6), each of which is associated with a parcel destination address in a memory of the unit. At each outlet, the facility has a swap-over device (8) for swapping the receptacles over. The unit controls the swap-over device so that a receptacle for which the destination address associated with it in the memory of the monitoring and control unit corresponds to the destination address of a current parcel to be sorted is held stationary in a filling position in which the receptacle is positioned under the sorting outlet so as to receive a parcel.

    POSTAL SORTING EQUIPMENT WITH SHUTTLE ROBOT CARTS THAT TRANSPORT TRAYS

    公开(公告)号:US20170266697A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-21

    申请号:US15316373

    申请日:2016-09-12

    Applicant: Solystic

    CPC classification number: B07C3/008 G05D1/0011

    Abstract: Equipment for handling postal articles, in particular for preparing a delivery round, includes a sorting machine (4) with a feed inlet (2) and sorting outlets (3). The articles (4) sorted into the sorting outlets are transported in storage trays (5) by shuttle robot carts (6). A monitoring and control unit (7) causes the shuttle robot carts with full trays of articles to move from the sorting outlets to the feed inlet and causes the shuttle robot carts with empty trays to move past the sorting outlets, where the shuttle robot carts move in convoys and in a target-seeking mode.

    Sharing of parcel sorter outlets
    14.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11219925B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-11

    申请号:US16841942

    申请日:2020-04-07

    Applicant: SOLYSTIC

    Abstract: A parcel-sorting facility for sorting parcels (115) comprises a conveyor (110) and receptacles (118) situated at sorting outlets (117) and corresponding to destination addresses of the parcels. Each sorting outlet is shared between a plurality of receptacles, only one of which is in a position (P0) for receiving parcels. A receptacle exchanger device (119) for exchanging receptacles is assigned to each outlet, and is configured for exchanging the receptacle in the receiving position at a given outlet with another of the receptacles sharing the outlet, and the sorting facility anticipates the arrival of a parcel at the outlet by placing the receptacle associated with the destination of this parcel in the receiving position whenever necessary.

    A CENTRALIZED METHOD OF PALLETIZING ARTICLES AT THE OUTLETS OF PRODUCTION LINES

    公开(公告)号:US20210354917A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-18

    申请号:US16339141

    申请日:2018-12-11

    Applicant: SOLYSTIC

    Abstract: Shuttle robots (107) are used that are suitable for moving trolleys (106, 106′) under the control of a monitoring and control unit (190) for handling objects so as to move them from a collection point (110) to a palletizing station (151) remote from the collection point, the shuttle robots being autonomously movable and being suitable for hitching to and unhitching from the trolleys, the monitoring and control unit controls the shuttle robots so that they move the objects on trolleys from the collection point to a buffer storage zone (141) where the articles on the trolleys are grouped together into batches of articles for palletizing, and the monitoring and control unit controls the shuttle robots so that they take the objects on trolleys grouped together in batches from the buffer storage zone and move them in sequence to the palletizing station.

    EQUIPMENT FOR HANDLING PARCELS USING SHUTTLE ROBOTS THAT MOVE BAGS OR THE LIKE

    公开(公告)号:US20200086351A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-19

    申请号:US15750600

    申请日:2017-11-03

    Applicant: SOLYSTIC

    Abstract: Equipment for handling parcels between loading points at which said parcels are loaded and drop-off points at which the parcels are dropped off in a logistics center, the equipment having sorting receptacles placed at the loading points and into which the parcels are poured loosely in bulk, further having trolleys, each of which is configured to carry a removable receptacle, and shuttle robots configured to dock with the trolleys and to move them automatically, and a monitoring and control unit for automatically and remotely controlling the movement of the shuttle robots as a function of a sorting plan so as to place trolleys with empty receptacles at the loading points and so as to place each of the trolleys with a receptacle loaded with parcels at a drop-off point where the receptacle loaded with parcels is replaced with an empty receptacle.

    Sorting center architecture including a looped conveyor

    公开(公告)号:US10479617B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-19

    申请号:US16149394

    申请日:2018-10-02

    Applicant: Solystic

    Abstract: A logistics installation (200) for sorting articles, the installation including a looped conveyor (210) comprising P pre-sorting devices (PT1, PT2) for pre-sorting the articles, injection zones (ZI-1, ZI-2, ZI-3, ZI-4, ZI-5, ZI-6) for injecting the pre-sorted articles onto the conveyor, and outlet zones (ZS-1, ZS-2, ZS-3, ZS-4, ZS-5, ZS-6) for unloading the articles from the conveyor, the injection zones alternating with the outlet zones along the conveyor, each injection zone being followed by an outlet zone, in which installation each injection zone is connected to one pre-sorting device only, and each pre-sorting device is connected to one in every P injection zones considered sequentially around the conveyor.

    Method of handling parcels, and a logistics center for handling parcels
    18.
    发明授权
    Method of handling parcels, and a logistics center for handling parcels 有权
    处理包裹的方法,以及处理包裹的物流中心

    公开(公告)号:US09514430B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-06

    申请号:US14130186

    申请日:2013-08-07

    Applicant: SOLYSTIC

    CPC classification number: G06Q10/083 B07C3/02 B07C5/36 B65G47/00

    Abstract: A method of handling parcels (2) and a logistics center (1) for handling parcels, use is made of superposable racks (5) and motor-driven shuttle carts (6) that are remotely controlled by a central processing unit (7) to travel in freely guided manner and that are suitable for docking with each rack (5), each parcel (2) is unloaded onto a rack (5) and the destination of the parcel is identified (103), a specific location is assigned (104) to said rack (5) using an outward shipping plan, and said corresponding shuttle cart (6) is caused to move (105) so as to store said parcels (2) side-by-side and in superposed manner, and then, using an inward delivery plan, each rack (5) is docked (110), and each parcel (2) is transferred (111) from said stowage zone (11) to a loading point (3) so that parcels (2) are presented in their order of delivery.

    Abstract translation: 一种用于处理包裹的物品(2)和物流中心(1)的处理方法,使用由中央处理单元(7)远程控制的重叠式货架(5)和电动穿梭车(6) 以自由导向的方式旅行,并且适合于与每个机架(5)对接,每个包裹(2)被卸载到机架(5)上,并且识别包裹的目的地(103),分配特定位置(104 )使用向外的运送计划到所述机架(5),并且使所述相应的穿梭车(6)移动(105)以便以并排的方式并排存储所述包裹(2),然后, 使用向内的传送计划,每个机架(5)对接(110),并且每个包裹(2)从所述存放区域(11)传送到加载点(3),使得包裹(2)被呈现 按他们的交货顺序。

    Method of palletizing non-uniform articles

    公开(公告)号:US11312584B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-26

    申请号:US16339187

    申请日:2018-12-11

    Applicant: SOLYSTIC

    Inventor: Luc Chirol

    Abstract: A method of palletizing non-uniform objects comprises using shuttle robots controlled by a monitoring and control system (190) to control trolleys, each of which carries an object, from a feed point (101) to a palletizing station (140) via a device (120) for determining the morphologies of the objects so as to characterize the outside shapes of all of the objects forming a batch before the start of the operation of stowing the objects on the pallet, so as to calculate a stowage plan that optimizes stowage of the batch on a pallet (150).

    Modular and separable equipment for automatically sorting parcels into bags

    公开(公告)号:US10906067B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-02

    申请号:US15303187

    申请日:2016-06-30

    Applicant: Solystic

    Abstract: Equipment for sorting parcels into bags comprises a bag support having a modular structure with modules that are provided with braked wheels and that are arranged to be coupled together in separable manner, at least one mobile shuttle robot cart and trolley assembly that is caused to be moved by being remotely controlled by a monitoring and control unit to move parcels to be sorted along the bags, and floor marking that is arranged along the bag support modules and that is detectable by the shuttle cart and trolley assembly while said shuttle cart and trolley assembly is moving along the bag support modules.

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