Autonomous transports for storage and retrieval systems

    公开(公告)号:US11661279B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-30

    申请号:US17814937

    申请日:2022-07-26

    申请人: SYMBOTIC LLC

    IPC分类号: B65G1/04 B65G1/137 B65G1/06

    摘要: An autonomous transport vehicle for transferring case units to and from predefined storage areas in an automated case unit storage system, the automated case unit storage system including an array of multilevel storage racks with picking aisles passing therebetween and at least one multilevel vertical conveyor having movable shelves, the autonomous transport vehicle including a frame configured to traverse the picking aisles and a transfer deck connecting the picking aisles to the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor for transferring case units between the predefined storage areas and the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor, and a controller connected to the frame, the controller being configured to effect movement of the autonomous transport vehicle through the picking aisles for accessing each storage area within a respective level of the array of multilevel storage racks and each shelf of the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor.

    Autonomous transports for storage and retrieval systems

    公开(公告)号:US10759600B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-01

    申请号:US16275973

    申请日:2019-02-14

    申请人: SYMBOTIC LLC

    IPC分类号: B65G1/04 B65G1/137 B65G1/06

    摘要: An autonomous transport vehicle for transferring case units to and from predefined storage areas in an automated case unit storage system, the automated case unit storage system including an array of multilevel storage racks with picking aisles passing therebetween and at least one multilevel vertical conveyor having movable shelves, the autonomous transport vehicle including a frame configured to traverse the picking aisles and a transfer deck connecting the picking aisles to the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor for transferring case units between the predefined storage areas and the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor, and a controller connected to the frame, the controller being configured to effect movement of the autonomous transport vehicle through the picking aisles for accessing each storage area within a respective level of the array of multilevel storage racks and each shelf of the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor.

    Storage and retrieval system
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10239691B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-26

    申请号:US14816804

    申请日:2015-08-03

    申请人: Symbotic, LLC

    摘要: A storage and retrieval system including a vertical array of storage levels, each storage level having, picking aisles, storage locations, disposed within the picking aisles, and at least one transfer deck providing access to the picking aisles, a multilevel vertical conveyor system configured to transport the uncontained case units to and from the vertical array of storage levels, each storage level being configured to receive uncontained case units from the multilevel vertical conveyor system, at least one autonomous transport located on each storage level for transporting the uncontained case units between respective storage locations and the multilevel vertical conveyor system, and a controller configured to create a primary access path through the transfer decks and picking aisles to a predetermined one of the storage locations and at least one secondary access path to the predetermined one of the storage locations when the primary path is impassable.

    Storage and retrieval system
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11124361B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-21

    申请号:US16364711

    申请日:2019-03-26

    申请人: Symbotic, LLC

    摘要: A storage and retrieval system including a vertical array of storage levels, each storage level having, picking aisles, storage locations, disposed within the picking aisles, and at least one transfer deck providing access to the picking aisles, a multilevel vertical conveyor system configured to transport the uncontained case units to and from the vertical array of storage levels, each storage level being configured to receive uncontained case units from the multilevel vertical conveyor system, at least one autonomous transport located on each storage level for transporting the uncontained case units between respective storage locations and the multilevel vertical conveyor system, and a controller configured to create a primary access path through the transfer decks and picking aisles to a predetermined one of the storage locations and at least one secondary access path to the predetermined one of the storage locations when the primary path is impassable.

    Autonomous transports for storage and retrieval systems

    公开(公告)号:US10207870B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-19

    申请号:US15137889

    申请日:2016-04-25

    申请人: SYMBOTIC LLC

    IPC分类号: B65G1/06 B65G1/137 B65G1/04

    摘要: An autonomous transport vehicle for transferring case units to and from predefined storage areas in an automated case unit storage system, the automated case unit storage system including an array of multilevel storage racks with picking aisles passing therebetween and at least one multilevel vertical conveyor having movable shelves, the autonomous transport vehicle including a frame configured to traverse the picking aisles and a transfer deck connecting the picking aisles to the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor for transferring case units between the predefined storage areas and the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor, and a controller connected to the frame, the controller being configured to effect movement of the autonomous transport vehicle through the picking aisles for accessing each storage area within a respective level of the array of multilevel storage racks and each shelf of the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor.

    STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM
    7.
    发明申请
    STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM 审中-公开
    存储和检索系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160185526A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-30

    申请号:US14816804

    申请日:2015-08-03

    申请人: Symbotic, LLC

    IPC分类号: B65G1/04 B65G1/137 B65G1/06

    摘要: A storage and retrieval system including a vertical array of storage levels, each storage level having, picking aisles, storage locations, disposed within the picking aisles, and at least one transfer deck providing access to the picking aisles, a multilevel vertical conveyor system configured to transport the uncontained case units to and from the vertical array of storage levels, each storage level being configured to receive uncontained case units from the multilevel vertical conveyor system, at least one autonomous transport located on each storage level for transporting the uncontained case units between respective storage locations and the multilevel vertical conveyor system, and a controller configured to create a primary access path through the transfer decks and picking aisles to a predetermined one of the storage locations and at least one secondary access path to the predetermined one of the storage locations when the primary path is impassable.

    摘要翻译: 一种存储和检索系统,包括垂直阵列的存储级别,每个存储级别具有设置在采摘通道内的选择通道,存储位置,以及提供对采摘过道的访问的至少一个转移甲板;多层垂直输送系统,被配置为 将未包含的壳体单元运送到垂直阵列的存储级别,每个存储级别被配置为从多层垂直传送器系统接收未容纳的壳体单元,位于每个存储层上的至少一个自主传送装置,用于在相应的位置之间传送未包含的壳体单元 存储位置和多层垂直输送机系统,以及控制器,其被配置为创建通过所述转移甲板的主要进入路径并且将通道挑选到所述存储位置中的预定的一个以及至所述预定的一个所述存储位置的至少一个次要进入路径, 主要途径是无法通行的。