公开(公告)号：US10442621B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-15

申请号：US15520589

申请日：2015-10-19

申请人： Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

发明人： Adriane Michele Bestic ,  Ashley Mark Naude ,  Shuldham Shaun Peard ,  Christopher John Sephton

IPC分类号： B65G1/04 ,  B65D25/22 ,  B65D81/20 ,  B65G1/06 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B65D51/16

摘要： A racking system and components are provided in which multiple storage positions are provided for individual storage boxes and automated guided vehicles are present to carry out automated placement, relocation and retrieval of boxes from storage positions in which they are located. The racking system has horizontally extending storage layers in each of which multiple storage positions are located and alternating vertically juxtaposed transfer layers in which automated guided vehicles are movable in at least two directions that are at right angles to each other to place, relocate and retrieve boxes to and from storage positions by vertical movement of the boxes into and out of storage positions in storage layers located above or below a transfer layer. The storage positions have associated with them storage guides for guiding boxes into and out of the storage positions and support arrangements for supporting the boxes in their storage positions.

公开(公告)号：US20170305668A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-26

申请号：US15520589

申请日：2015-10-19

申请人： Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

发明人： Adriane Michele Bestic ,  Ashley Mark Naude ,  Shuldham Shaun Peard ,  Christopher John Sephton

IPC分类号： B65G1/04 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B65D51/16 ,  B65D25/22 ,  B65D81/20 ,  B65G1/06

CPC分类号： B65G1/0464 ,  B65D25/22 ,  B65D51/16 ,  B65D81/2015 ,  B65G1/0471 ,  B65G1/065 ,  G05D1/0297 ,  G05D2201/0216

摘要： A racking system and components are provided in which multiple storage positions are provided for individual storage boxes and automated guided vehicles are present to carry out automated placement, relocation and retrieval of boxes from storage positions in which they are located. The racking system has horizontally extending storage layers in each of which multiple storage positions are located and alternating vertically juxtaposed transfer layers in which automated guided vehicles are movable in at least two directions that are at right angles to each other to place, relocate and retrieve boxes to and from storage positions by vertical movement of the boxes into and out of storage positions in storage layers located above or below a transfer layer. The storage positions have associated with them storage guides for guiding boxes into and out of the storage positions and support arrangements for supporting the boxes in their storage positions.