公开(公告)号：US12059073B1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US17210127

申请日：2021-03-23

Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Gregory Kim Justice ,  Venkata Srikiran Bodapati ,  Rafiuddin Arif Ahud ,  Ryan Q. Long ,  Michael Morgan ,  Justin William Andersen ,  Vahideh Kamranzadeh ,  Nirmal Doshi ,  Nathan Pius O'Neill ,  Forrest Alexander Bourke ,  Rachel M. Burroughs

IPC: A47B96/14 ,  A47B57/06 ,  A47F5/08 ,  G01G19/52 ,  A47B57/16 ,  A47B57/40

CPC classification number: A47B96/1441 ,  A47B57/06 ,  A47F5/0815 ,  G01G19/52 ,  A47B57/16 ,  A47B57/40 ,  A47B96/1408 ,  A47F5/0838

Abstract: An apparatus includes a crossbar to which a plurality of accessories using different mechanical interfaces may be attached and detached. The crossbar is instrumented and provides information, such as a weight change due to addition to, or removal of, items from an accessory on the crossbar. An extensible bracket attaches the crossbar to a supporting structure, decreasing mechanical strain on the crossbar due to minor misalignment of the supporting structure. Accessories such as wire hooks, shelves, bins, and so forth may be supported by the crossbar. A tether device, locking cam device, or clip device may be used to prevent lateral movement of components such as the accessories or the entire crossbar relative to its supporting structure. A baffle may be affixed to the crossbar to constrain airflow for operation in a temperature-controlled case.

公开(公告)号：US11002589B1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US16217982

申请日：2018-12-12

Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Zihui Zhang ,  Nicholas Mendenhall ,  Sydney Tye Minnis ,  Nicholas Franklin ,  Venkata Srikiran Bodapati ,  Nathan Pius O'Neill ,  Jacob Siegel ,  Nicholas McMahon ,  James Olney ,  Jeremy De Bonet

IPC: G01G19/14 ,  G01G19/52 ,  G06Q10/08

Abstract: A fixture includes a plurality of brackets. Accessories such as wire hooks, shelves, bins, and so forth may be supported by one or more brackets. A load cell supports each bracket and generates a signal that is indicative of changes to the bracket as items are added or removed from the accessory. The brackets include features such as tabs that prevent accessories from moving laterally. The fixtures are easily reconfigured to accommodate accessories of different sizes that in turn may support items of different sizes.