INVENTORY SYSTEM WITH EFFICIENT OPERATOR HANDLING OF INVENTORY ITEMS
    3.
    发明申请
    INVENTORY SYSTEM WITH EFFICIENT OPERATOR HANDLING OF INVENTORY ITEMS 有权
    有效操作者处理存货物品的库存系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160145045A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-05-26

    申请号:US14552334

    申请日:2014-11-24

    IPC分类号: B65G1/137 G05D1/02 G06Q10/08

    摘要: An inventory system can include multiple floors. The system can assign operations involving inventory items to a floor based on information about the floor, other floors, the operations, and/or the inventory items. In one example, the system may assign an order to be assembled on a floor based on the floor containing items for the order. Items may be moved to the floor from other floors to complete the order. In another example, a receipt receptacle received from a shipping vehicle can be moved to a rack without separating inventory items from the receipt vehicle. A mobile drive unit can move the rack to a floor based on information known about the inventory items matching criteria about the floor.

    摘要翻译: 库存系统可以包括多个楼层。 基于关于楼层,其他楼层,操作和/或库存项目的信息,系统可以将涉及库存物品的操作分配到楼层。 在一个示例中,系统可以基于包含订单的物品的楼层来分配要组装在楼层上的订单。 物品可能会从其他楼层搬到地板上,以完成订单。 在另一个示例中,从运输车辆接收的收据插座可以移动到机架,而不将货物物品与收据车辆分开。 移动驱动单元可以基于关于关于楼层的标准的库存项目已知的信息将机架移动到地板。

    Generating a path for a mobile drive unit
    4.
    发明授权
    Generating a path for a mobile drive unit 有权
    生成移动驱动单元的路径

    公开(公告)号:US08930133B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-06

    申请号:US13942830

    申请日:2013-07-16

    摘要: A system for transporting inventory items includes an inventory holder and a mobile drive unit. The inventory holder has a frame with device openings. The mobile drive unit is operable to dock with an inventory holder and undock with an inventory holder. When undocked from an inventory holder, the mobile drive unit is further operable to traverse a path from a first location to a second location. The path passes through at least a first device opening of the inventory holder such that the mobile drive unit passes beneath the inventory holder while moving along the path.

    摘要翻译: 用于运输库存物品的系统包括库存持有者和移动驱动单元。 库存支架具有带有开口的框架。 移动驱动单元可操作地与库存持有者对接,并与库存持有者取消停靠。 当从库存持有者中取出时,移动驱动单元进一步可操作地遍历从第一位置到第二位置的路径。 该路径至少通过库存保持器的第一设备开口,使得移动驱动单元在沿着路径移动的同时通过库存支架下方。

    Container holder utilization and selection
    8.
    发明授权
    Container holder utilization and selection 有权
    集装箱持有人的利用和选择

    公开(公告)号:US09389609B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-12

    申请号:US14503023

    申请日:2014-09-30

    摘要: An inventory system includes inventory holders, container holders, containers carried by the container holders, mobile drive units, stations, and a management module. The management module instructs the mobile drive units to move the inventory holders and container holders to stations. Container holders are loaded with containers of inbound inventory items at a first station. Inbound inventory items are transferred from containers to inventory holders at a second station. Outbound inventory items are transferred from inventory holders to containers at a third station. Containers of outbound inventory items are removed from container holders at a fourth station.

    摘要翻译: 库存系统包括库存持有人,集装箱持有人,集装箱持有人携带的集装箱,移动驱动单元,车站和管理模块。 管理模块指示移动驱动单元将库存持有者和集装箱持有人移动到车站。 集装箱持有人在第一站装载入库存物品的集装箱。 入库库存物品从集装箱转移到第二站的库存持有人。 出库存物品从库存持有人转移到第三站的集装箱。 出货库存物品的集装箱从第四站的集装箱运输箱中取出。

    Efficient shuffling of mobile drive units for inventory holders
    9.
    发明授权
    Efficient shuffling of mobile drive units for inventory holders 有权
    为库存持有人高效洗牌移动驱动单元

    公开(公告)号:US09067317B1

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-30

    申请号:US14576561

    申请日:2014-12-19

    摘要: A mobile drive unit that freely and independently moves about a facility to transport inventory holders. The mobile drive unit may operate through communications with other drive units, or under a more centralized control of a management module. For various operating scenarios, the mobile drive unit is directed to shuffle the inventory holders in a manner that minimizes travel of the mobile drive unit, thereby improving overall system efficiency. One or more mobile drive units may be used to transport inventory holders to and from a region, and to sequentially reposition or slide each of the inventory holders within the region according to a priority ordering.

    摘要翻译: 移动驱动单元,可自由和独立地移动设施以运送库存持有人。 移动驱动单元可以通过与其他驱动单元的通信来操作,或者在管理模块的更集中控制下操作。 对于各种操作场景,移动驱动单元被指示以最小化移动驱动单元的行进的方式洗牌库存持有者,从而提高整体系统效率。 可以使用一个或多个移动驱动单元来运送库存持有者到区域和从区域运送库存持有者,并且根据优先顺序顺序地重新定位或滑动区域内的库存持有者。