公开(公告)号：US11584593B1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-21

申请号：US16831431

申请日：2020-03-26

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Jon Stuart Battles ,  William Scott Kalm ,  Kent Belden Meiswinkel ,  Kevin Senh Ly ,  Dinesh Mahadevan ,  Peter A. Grant ,  Bob Samac

IPC: B65G29/00 ,  B65G47/38 ,  B65B35/26 ,  B65G47/82 ,  B65G47/26

Abstract: A loading system (e.g., in a warehouse or other item-fulfillment environment) can include a rotary hub that supports one or more chambers. In a first orientation of the rotary hub, one of the chambers may be in a first position aligned for item receipt (e.g., through an open top of the chamber by feeding from a conveyor belt or other feeding system). The rotary hub can rotate to a second orientation in which the chamber is in a second position aligned for item discharge (e.g., through an open end of the chamber and into a receiving zone of a packaging machine or other system).

公开(公告)号：US11104527B1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-31

申请号：US16266519

申请日：2019-02-04

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Longyu Zhao ,  Bob Samac ,  Xujie Wang

IPC: B65G65/23 ,  B65G47/90

Abstract: An apparatus for unloading tote contents is provided. The apparatus includes an arm assembly, a door assembly connected to the arm assembly, and first and second drivers configured to rotate the arm assembly and the door assembly about first and second axes, respectively. The arm assembly is configured to pick up a tote from a first conveyor belt. The door assembly is configured to secure at least one item within the tote and provide a ramp for unloading the at least one item from the tote onto a second conveyor belt.

公开(公告)号：US11493080B1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-08

申请号：US17499137

申请日：2021-10-12

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： William Scott Kalm ,  Bob Samac

IPC: F16B47/00

Abstract: A suction cup can include a body and a skirt connected to a periphery of the body. The body can have an elliptical cross-section with a major axis that is longer than a minor axis. The body can include an aperture extending from a proximal side to a distal side. A stem can be positioned within the primary aperture. The stem can include an air conduit that can allow air to flow from the proximal side of the body.

公开(公告)号：US11649848B1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US17499148

申请日：2021-10-12

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： William Scott Kalm ,  Bob Samac ,  Tait Stephen Carroll

IPC: F16B47/00

CPC classification number: F16B47/00

Abstract: A suction cup can include a body and a skirt connected to a periphery of the body. The body can include an engagement surface with an aperture. A friction material can be positioned on the engagement surface for engagement with a container. A channel can extend along the engagement surface between the aperture and a periphery of the body.