Self-balancing driverless transport vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US11884338B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-30

    申请号:US17432560

    申请日:2020-02-17

    IPC分类号: B62D37/04 B62D61/00

    CPC分类号: B62D37/04 B62D61/00

    摘要: A driverless transportation vehicle for piece goods has a chassis, a traction drive, a load-transfer device with a load-transfer drive, and a control system. The chassis has at least two wheels arranged on an axle and the traction drive is configured to drive the wheels. The load-transfer device picks up an item of piece goods and transfer its center of mass on the vehicle. The control system controls the traction drive to prevent the transportation vehicle from tilting about the axle of the chassis, while the driverless transportation vehicle balances on only the at least two wheels. The control system additionally actuates the load-transfer drive in such a way that the position of the center of mass of the cargo is adapted for a driving maneuver that is to be carried out.

    HANDLING OF PIECE GOODS BY MEANS OF A SUCTION GRIPPING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20240091931A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-21

    申请号:US18263235

    申请日:2021-12-14

    发明人: Marc Gwinner

    IPC分类号: B25J9/16 B25J13/08 B25J15/06

    摘要: Handling of piece good via a suction gripping device for automated movement of a piece of material via a suction gripping device including docking a suction head of the suction gripping device onto the piece good and gripping the piece good via a vacuum generated in the suction head, automatically moving the suction gripper by automatically moving the suction head, generating an output signal via a load sensor, the output signal comprising information that includes gripping information, and which provides information on how securely the piece of material is held by the suction gripping device and adjusting at least one operating parameter of the suction gripping device as a function of the gripping information.

    CORRECTING MISPLACEMENTS ON A SORTER ELEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20240226962A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-11

    申请号:US18559711

    申请日:2022-07-25

    IPC分类号: B07C5/02 B07C5/04

    摘要: A system for correcting a misplacement of piece goods on a sorter element, that includes a robot and a detection device, wherein the detection device includes a sensor system and a control device and is to store a data structure which indicates a placement of the piece goods on the sorter element and to detect a misplacement of the piece goods on the sorter element on the basis of the data structure, and wherein the control device is configured to control the robot such that the latter corrects the misplacement of the piece goods on the sorter element.

    System for sorting items to be sorted into target points, logically linked to their destination, in a matrix arrangement

    公开(公告)号:US12059711B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-13

    申请号:US17791100

    申请日:2020-12-22

    发明人: Roland Fritzsche

    IPC分类号: B07C3/08 B65G37/02 B65G47/53

    CPC分类号: B07C3/08 B65G37/02 B65G47/53

    摘要: Items are sorted into target points that are logically linked to their destination. The target points are arranged in a matrix array and in a first plane. One or more destinations can be logically assigned, at least temporarily, to the target points. First sorting conveyors run in a first direction and have discharge modules which can be actuated by a sorting controller. The conveyors are arranged in a second plane above the first plane and run between rows of target points. The discharge modules in the first sorting conveyors can serve target points on both sides of the sorting conveyors with sorting items intended for these target points. A pre-sorting conveyor with discharge modules is arranged laterally of the array of target points and is controlled to pass a sorting item to the sorting conveyor that serves the target point intended for this sorting item.

    CLASSIFYING ITEMS
    8.
    发明公开
    CLASSIFYING ITEMS 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240116081A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-11

    申请号:US18546106

    申请日:2022-01-25

    发明人: Oliver Schitthelm

    IPC分类号: B07C5/342 B07C5/36

    CPC分类号: B07C5/342 B07C5/362

    摘要: An apparatus for classifying items in a logistic process including an item manipulating device that includes a plurality of conveying elements for moving items, a vision system configured to produce visual information of at least one item of the items that performs a movement caused by conveying elements of the plurality of conveying elements, and a control system configured to receive the visual information and to perform a classification of the at least one item dependent on the visual information into one more classes.

    DEVICE FOR TAKING HOLD OF AND RELEASING AN OBJECT

    公开(公告)号:US20230116557A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-13

    申请号:US17907772

    申请日:2021-02-08

    发明人: Peter Enenkel

    IPC分类号: B25J15/06 B25J19/02

    摘要: An apparatus for taking hold of and releasing an object, which may be surrounded by a packaging with no surface stiffness and/or be positionally unstable in some circumstances. The apparatus includes: a manually and/or machine-controlled arm which can be actively directed to the object; a suction opening arranged at the freely moving end of the arm; a suction device for providing a negative pressure required at the suction opening; and a controllable vacuum check valve at the suction opening for adjusting the negative pressure acting on the object. The device makes it possible, using suction, to securely take hold of and then correspondingly further transport objects that are difficult due to their surface properties, e.g., items to be sorted with an inhomogeneous shape and/or a porous surface and/or items to be sorted that are packed, for instance, in plastic bags.

    TAPERING OF A CONVEYOR FLOW OF PIECE GOODS
    10.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240300749A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-12

    申请号:US18565292

    申请日:2021-09-24

    发明人: Felix Fischer

    IPC分类号: B65G47/68

    CPC分类号: B65G47/683

    摘要: A conveyor line arrangement for tapering a conveyor flow of piece goods includes a first section divided into at least a first partial conveyor flow and a second partial conveyor flow and to generate a height difference between the first partial conveyor flow and the second partial conveyor flow such that the first partial conveyor flow is arranged higher than the second partial conveyor flow at the end of the first section, and a second section is configured to take over piece goods from the first partial conveyor flow and the second partial conveyor flow of the first section, and wherein the conveyor line arrangement is configured to feed the first partial conveyor flow to the second partial conveyor flow by transferring piece goods from the first partial conveyor flow to piece goods of the second partial conveyor flow on the second section.