Autonomous transports for storage and retrieval systems

    公开(公告)号:US10759600B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-01

    申请号:US16275973

    申请日:2019-02-14

    Applicant: SYMBOTIC LLC

    Abstract: An autonomous transport vehicle for transferring case units to and from predefined storage areas in an automated case unit storage system, the automated case unit storage system including an array of multilevel storage racks with picking aisles passing therebetween and at least one multilevel vertical conveyor having movable shelves, the autonomous transport vehicle including a frame configured to traverse the picking aisles and a transfer deck connecting the picking aisles to the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor for transferring case units between the predefined storage areas and the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor, and a controller connected to the frame, the controller being configured to effect movement of the autonomous transport vehicle through the picking aisles for accessing each storage area within a respective level of the array of multilevel storage racks and each shelf of the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor.

    Storage and retrieval system
    22.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10556743B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-11

    申请号:US15671591

    申请日:2017-08-08

    Applicant: SYMBOTIC, LLC

    Abstract: A storage and retrieval system including a vertical array of storage levels, each storage level having storage locations, a multilevel vertical conveyor system configured to transport the uncontained case units to and from the vertical array of storage levels, each storage level being configured to receive uncontained case units from the multilevel vertical conveyor system, at least one autonomous transport confined to each storage level, the at least one autonomous transport being configured to transport the uncontained case units between respective storage locations and the multilevel vertical conveyor system, and a controller configured to effect operation of the multilevel vertical conveyor system and at least one autonomous transport for assembling orders of uncontained case units of different types without moving bundles of the same uncontained case unit type throughout the storage and retrieval system.

    Storage and retrieval system
    23.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10239691B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-26

    申请号:US14816804

    申请日:2015-08-03

    Applicant: Symbotic, LLC

    Abstract: A storage and retrieval system including a vertical array of storage levels, each storage level having, picking aisles, storage locations, disposed within the picking aisles, and at least one transfer deck providing access to the picking aisles, a multilevel vertical conveyor system configured to transport the uncontained case units to and from the vertical array of storage levels, each storage level being configured to receive uncontained case units from the multilevel vertical conveyor system, at least one autonomous transport located on each storage level for transporting the uncontained case units between respective storage locations and the multilevel vertical conveyor system, and a controller configured to create a primary access path through the transfer decks and picking aisles to a predetermined one of the storage locations and at least one secondary access path to the predetermined one of the storage locations when the primary path is impassable.

    Replenishment and order fulfillment system

    公开(公告)号:US10233019B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-19

    申请号:US15479111

    申请日:2017-04-04

    Applicant: Symbotic, LLC

    Inventor: John Lert

    Abstract: A warehousing system for storing and retrieving goods disposed in containers is provided. The system includes a multilevel storage array including an array of storage shelves for holding containers thereon, at least one substantially continuous lift for transporting containers to and from at least one level of the storage array, at least one transport vehicle located on the at least one level and configured to traverse a transport area transporting containers between the at least one continuous lift and container storage locations so that the at least one continuous lift communicates non-deterministically, via the transport vehicle, with storage locations of each of the storage shelves on the at least one level, an infeed transport system linked to the at least one continuous lift, and an order fulfillment station for generating order containers corresponding to customer orders where the order containers are entered onto the storage shelves of the storage array.

    CONTROL SYSTEM FOR STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS
    26.
    发明申请
    CONTROL SYSTEM FOR STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS 有权
    存储和检索系统的控制系统

    公开(公告)号:US20150266672A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-24

    申请号:US14733341

    申请日:2015-06-08

    Applicant: Symbotic, LLC

    Abstract: A warehouse storage and retrieval system including an array of multilevel storage racks having at least one transfer deck, picking isles and storage areas disposed along picking isles, the storage areas being configured to hold differing loads, and a controller including a management module configured to variably size the storage areas of the array of multilevel storage rack modules and assign each of the variably sized storage areas to a corresponding one of the differing loads, wherein the storage and retrieval system is arranged to transport the differing loads for placement in the variably sized storage areas assigned by the controller.

    Abstract translation: 一种仓库存储和检索系统,包括具有至少一个转移甲板,拾取岛和沿着采摘岛布置的存储区域的多层存储架的阵列,所述存储区域被配置为保持不同的负载,以及控制器,包括管理模块,其可配置为可变地 对多级存储机架模块阵列的存储区域进行大小,并将每个可变大小的存储区域分配给不同负载中的相应的一个,其中存储和检索系统被布置成传送不同的负载以放置在可变大小的存储器 控制器分配的区域。

    Control system for storage and retrieval systems
    27.
    发明授权
    Control system for storage and retrieval systems 有权
    存储和检索系统的控制系统

    公开(公告)号:US09051120B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-09

    申请号:US14089434

    申请日:2013-11-25

    Applicant: Symbotic, LLC

    Abstract: A warehouse storage and retrieval system including an array of multilevel storage racks having at least one transfer deck, picking isles and storage areas disposed along picking isles, the storage areas being configured to hold differing loads, and a controller including a management module configured to variably size the storage areas of the array of multilevel storage rack modules and assign each of the variably sized storage areas to a corresponding one of the differing loads, wherein the storage and retrieval system is arranged to transport the differing loads for placement in the variably sized storage areas assigned by the controller.

    Abstract translation: 一种仓库存储和检索系统,包括具有至少一个转移甲板,拾取岛和沿着采摘岛布置的存储区域的多层存储架的阵列,所述存储区域被配置为保持不同的负载,以及控制器,包括管理模块,其可配置为可变地 对多级存储机架模块阵列的存储区域进行大小,并将每个可变大小的存储区域分配给不同负载中的相应的一个,其中存储和检索系统被布置成传送不同的负载以放置在可变大小的存储器 控制器分配的区域。

    Replenishment and order fulfillment system

    公开(公告)号:US11760569B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-19

    申请号:US17307838

    申请日:2021-05-04

    Applicant: Symbotic LLC

    Inventor: John Lert

    Abstract: A warehousing system for storing and retrieving goods disposed in containers is provided. The system includes a multilevel storage array including an array of storage shelves for holding containers thereon, at least one substantially continuous lift for transporting containers to and from at least one level of the storage array, at least one transport vehicle located on the at least one level and configured to traverse a transport area transporting containers between the at least one continuous lift and container storage locations so that the at least one continuous lift communicates non-deterministically, via the transport vehicle, with storage locations of each of the storage shelves on the at least one level, an infeed transport system linked to the at least one continuous lift, and an order fulfillment station for generating order containers corresponding to customer orders where the order containers are entered onto the storage shelves of the storage array.

    Storage and retrieval system
    29.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11124361B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-21

    申请号:US16364711

    申请日:2019-03-26

    Applicant: Symbotic, LLC

    Abstract: A storage and retrieval system including a vertical array of storage levels, each storage level having, picking aisles, storage locations, disposed within the picking aisles, and at least one transfer deck providing access to the picking aisles, a multilevel vertical conveyor system configured to transport the uncontained case units to and from the vertical array of storage levels, each storage level being configured to receive uncontained case units from the multilevel vertical conveyor system, at least one autonomous transport located on each storage level for transporting the uncontained case units between respective storage locations and the multilevel vertical conveyor system, and a controller configured to create a primary access path through the transfer decks and picking aisles to a predetermined one of the storage locations and at least one secondary access path to the predetermined one of the storage locations when the primary path is impassable.

    WAREHOUSING SCALABLE STORAGE STRUCTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20210047113A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-18

    申请号:US17087835

    申请日:2020-11-03

    Applicant: Symbotic LLC

    Abstract: A storage and retrieval system is provided and includes a transfer deck having a longitudinal axis, a first storage section and a second storage section. The first storage section and second storage section are located on opposite sides of the transfer deck and are substantially symmetrically opposed to one another about the longitudinal axis, where each of the first and second storage sections includes storage aisles that are in communication with the transfer deck.

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