公开(公告)号：US11123944B1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-21

申请号：US16214605

申请日：2018-12-10

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Brian Hoffman ,  Alexandra Hartford ,  Mohan Mahadevan ,  John Matrecano ,  Timothy Talda

IPC: B65B55/20 ,  B65B33/00 ,  B65B57/10 ,  B31D5/00 ,  B65B5/10 ,  B65D81/113 ,  B65B5/02 ,  B33Y30/00 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B29C64/393 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B29C64/209 ,  B29C64/106

Abstract: Dunnage may be applied to surfaces of items by nozzles coupled to one or more robotic arms that may be operated in six degrees of freedom within three-dimensional space. The dunnage is applied in substantially hollow pieces or sections by one or more 3D printing processes, e.g., by deposition. Such pieces or sections may be applied in one or more series or patterns along surfaces of an item prior to enveloping the item in one or more wraps or covers, or depositing the item in one or more containers. Various characteristics of the dunnage, such as materials from which the dunnage is formed, diameters or thicknesses of the dunnage, the series or patterns in which the dunnage is applied to the surface of the item, or any other factors may be selected based on one or more attributes of the items, such as dimensions or shipping and handling instructions.

公开(公告)号：US10850922B1

公开(公告)日：2020-12-01

申请号：US16156481

申请日：2018-10-10

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： David Alspaugh ,  Paul Raines ,  Timothy Talda

IPC: B65G1/06 ,  B65G15/14 ,  B65G47/24

Abstract: In one embodiment, a conveyor system has first and second conveyors. The first conveyor has inner and outer sides and a first conveyor surface between the inner and outer sides that is configured to carry payloads between first and second conveyor ends along a first direction. The second conveyor has inner and outer sides and a second conveyor surface between the inner and outer sides of the second conveyor that is configured to carry payloads between the first and second conveyor ends along the first direction. The first and second conveyors are coupled to one another such that the inner sides are spaced closer to one another than the outer sides and the first and second conveyors are angularly offset from one another. The conveyor system is configured to rotate between a first orientation and a second orientation about an axis that extends along the first direction.