AUTOMATED STORAGE SYSTEM
    31.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200031640A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-30

    申请号:US16589158

    申请日:2019-10-01

    Inventor: Ingvar Hognaland

    Abstract: The present invention concerns an automated storage system and remotely operated vehicle or robot for picking up storage bins from a storage system. The inventive vehicle or robot comprises a vehicle body, which vehicle body further comprises a first section for storing vehicle driving means and a second section for receiving any storage bin stored in a storage column within the storage system, a vehicle lifting device which is at least indirectly connected to the vehicle body in order to lift the storage bin into the second section, a first set of vehicle rolling means connected to the vehicle body in order to allow movement of the vehicle along a first direction (X) within the storage system during use and a second set of vehicle rolling means connected to the vehicle body in order to allow movement of the vehicle along a second direction (Y) in the storage system during use. The second direction (Y) is oriented perpendicular to the first direction (X). The inventive vehicle is characterized in that the second section comprises a cavity arranged centrally within the vehicle body. This cavity has at least one bin receiving opening facing towards the underlying storage columns during use. In addition, at least one of the two sets of vehicle rolling means is arranged fully within the vehicle body.

    Industrial Vehicle
    32.
    发明申请
    Industrial Vehicle 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20190270629A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-05

    申请号:US16308504

    申请日:2016-06-16

    Inventor: Harukazu KIMURA

    Abstract: An industrial vehicle includes a holding portion for holding a load, a raising/lowering portion for raising/lowering the holding portion, a control valve for controlling the amount of hydraulic oil supplied to or discharged from the raising/lowering portion, and a control device for supplying an energizing current to the control valve. The control device includes a speed calculation unit for calculating first and second speed command values for an ascending/descending speed, a current calculation unit for calculating first and second current command values for the energizing current, and a current supply portion for supplying first and second energizing currents to the control valve, thereby offsetting a first vibration generated in the load upon start of supplying the first energizing current, by a second vibration generated in the load upon start of supplying the second energizing current.

    Side picker lift apparatus
    33.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10329129B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-25

    申请号:US15713984

    申请日:2017-09-25

    Applicant: Gary Rodenburg

    Inventor: Gary Rodenburg

    Abstract: A side picker apparatus comprises a wheeled lift truck with powered lift tower configured to lift an operator platform and controls along with a carrier/storage unit for transporting picked elongated product. The storage unit is L-shaped and includes a chute section that guides picked product to an under-platform storage section located below/under the platform in a well-balanced storage position. The apparatus can be installed as a retrofit onto a modified order picker truck. The method includes picking elongated product and lowering/guiding it to the under-platform storage section. The storage section can include pop-up wheels that, in a ground-engaging position, pop up to assist in moving the picked product off the carrier/storage unit.

    INDUSTRIAL TRUCK COMPRISING A DEVICE FOR REDUCING VIBRATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20190177141A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-13

    申请号:US16245361

    申请日:2019-01-11

    Abstract: The invention relates to an industrial truck comprising a mast, a load-carrying apparatus, which can be moved upwards and downwards thereon and which has at least one load-receiving assembly for receiving a load that is to be transported, and a support structure connecting the load-receiving assembly to the mast, the load-receiving assembly having a load-carrying arrangement connected to the support structure, and a device for reducing vibrations, characterised in that the device for reducing vibrations has at least one load support, which covers the load-carrying arrangement at the top at least in regions, on which support a load received by the load-carrying apparatus can be supported and which support is provided so as to be movable to a limited extent on the load-carrying arrangement such that it can perform vibration-reducing movements relative to the load-carrying arrangement.

    Lifter based traversal of a robot
    35.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10315898B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-11

    申请号:US15590054

    申请日:2017-05-09

    Abstract: A lifter system based traversal mechanism for a robot includes detection of the robot at a predetermined distance from a movable platform. The movable platform is part of the lifter system. Teeth orientation of cog wheels of the robot are changed to match teeth orientation of teeth of a fixed teeth structure of the movable platform. The movable platform is moved in to a predetermined proximity of the robot so that teeth are engaged. The movable platform takes the robot from a first position to a second position. On reaching the second position the robot is disengaged from the movable platform.

    OPERATING AN INDUSTRIAL TRUCK
    36.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190119085A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-25

    申请号:US16169079

    申请日:2018-10-24

    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating an industrial truck (10), the industrial truck (10) comprising a lifting mechanism (12), a fork carrier comprising two fork prongs (16) being height-adjustably guided on the lifting mechanism (12), a preferably individual rack bay label (31, 32, 33) provided on a rack bay (F1, F2, F3) of a storage rack (30), particularly a high-bay storage rack, is captured as digital image data by means of a digital camera (18) disposed on a fork prong (16) or on the fork carrier, the digital images being preferably transmitted from the digital camera (18) to a computer unit (22) of the industrial truck (10), wherein the digital image data is analyzed by the computer unit (22) and transmitted after the analysis to a display panel of the industrial truck (10), particularly a display unit (24), and information corresponding to the captured rack bay label (31, 32, 33) of the rack bay (F1, F2, F3), particularly text information and/or symbols, is displayed on the display panel of the industrial truck (10).

    Lift Truck Scales and Methods of Using the Same

    公开(公告)号:US20190113381A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-18

    申请号:US16162143

    申请日:2018-10-16

    Abstract: Forklift truck scales comprise a scale assembly having a back plate and a front plate, the back plate connected to a mast on a lift truck and the front plate having a pair of forks for holding pallets or other items thereon. The front plate is held to the back plate via a plurality of laterally spaced and adjustable chains or cables near a top thereof and allowed to move vertically relative to each other via a roller near a bottom thereof. One or more load sensing elements or load cells are utilized to determine the weight of the load. The present invention minimizes inaccurate load readings, allows for quick and easy “heel to toe” adjustments of the scale, and further allows for in-motion weighing.

    Pedestrian truck steering
    38.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10227223B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-12

    申请号:US15523005

    申请日:2015-10-27

    Applicant: COMBILIFT

    Abstract: A pedestrian truck (50) steered with a tiller (56) is operable in a first mode where a controllable front wheel (64) is aligned generally parallel with a front-rear center line of the truck, or a second mode where the wheel is generally perpendicular to the front-rear center line. A steering controller can operate in either a normal steering mode to steer the rear steerable wheel (52) in the same sense (clockwise or anticlockwise) as the tiller is rotated and in an alternate steering mode to steer the rear steerable wheel in the opposite sense to the rotation of the tiller. A steering mode selector is provided which automatically engages the alternate steering mode when the truck is in the second mode of operation and either (i) the tiller is positioned on the same side of the center line as the controllable front wheel and the drive direction is such that the tiller leads the truck (FIGS. 12-14), or (ii) the tiller is positioned on the same side of the center line as the castor front wheel (58) and the drive direction is such that the tiller trails the truck (FIGS. 4, 5).

    Stacker drive module
    39.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10183811B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-22

    申请号:US15725721

    申请日:2017-10-05

    Abstract: A belt-type, portable, radial conveyor system is provided that may include a conveyor frame extending from a rear end to a front end, and having rear portions and front portions, a hopper disposed adjacent the rear end of the conveyor frame, a conveyor belt mounted to the conveyor frame, a tracked or wheeled drive carriage to support the conveyor system during relocation from site to site, and an engine mounted to the rear portion of the conveyor frame remote from the carriage.

    AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE AND SUSPENSION-TYPE STACKER CRANE

    公开(公告)号:US20180297779A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-18

    申请号:US15569360

    申请日:2016-04-01

    CPC classification number: B65G1/0421 B65G1/0407 B65G54/02 B66F9/07

    Abstract: A low cost automated warehouse that enables a plurality of types of stacker cranes to travel and support articles with different weights is provided. The warehouse includes a rack with multiple levels of shelves, a track along the rack at a position higher than the multiple levels of shelves, and a first and second suspension type stacker crane. The first suspension type stacker crane includes a plurality of driving trucks arranged in a traveling direction, a mast extending in the vertical direction, and a first transfer device suspended in a liftable manner. The second suspension type stacker crane includes a plurality of driving trucks whose number is smaller than the number of the driving trucks of the first suspension type stacker crane, arranged in the traveling direction, a mast extending in the vertical direction, and a second transfer device suspended in a liftable manner.

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