公开(公告)号：US12129124B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US18206329

申请日：2023-06-06

申请人： Multilift, Inc.

发明人： Job Bacon-Maldonado, III ,  Robert D. Drost ,  Chris K. Miller ,  Kenneth B. Drost ,  Job Maldonado, Jr.

IPC分类号： B65G15/44 ,  B07C5/34 ,  B07C5/36 ,  B65G1/04 ,  B65G15/24 ,  B65G15/28 ,  B65G15/58 ,  B65G17/46 ,  B65G23/04 ,  B65G23/22 ,  B65G41/00

CPC分类号： B65G15/44 ,  B07C5/3412 ,  B07C5/36 ,  B65G1/04 ,  B65G15/28 ,  B65G15/58 ,  B65G17/46 ,  B65G23/04 ,  B65G23/22 ,  B65G41/008 ,  B65G15/24 ,  B65G41/002 ,  B65G2201/0273

摘要： A conveyor for transporting and elevating articles and a method and system for conveying articles up inclines is provided. The conveyor has a conveyor belt and a plurality of support elements extending outward from the article-conveying surface of the conveyor belt advancing upward along the incline. The conveyor may be positioned at an inclined angle relative to the horizontal ground, i.e., between about 5° and 85° or the conveyor can be substantially vertical, i.e., about 90° relative to the horizontal ground. The support elements prevent conveyed articles from sliding down the conveyor belt on the inclined conveyor and carry and hold articles on substantially vertical conveyors. The article-conveying surface of the conveyor belt may provide a low-friction retention surface to articles leaning away from the conveyor belt on the incline.

公开(公告)号：US11945653B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US17369159

申请日：2021-07-07

申请人： OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED

发明人： Robert Rolf Stadie ,  Andrew John Ingram-Tedd

IPC分类号： B65G1/137 ,  B25J9/00 ,  B65G1/04 ,  B65G1/06 ,  B65G15/28 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/087

CPC分类号： B65G1/1373 ,  B25J9/0093 ,  B65G1/0414 ,  B65G1/0457 ,  B65G1/0464 ,  B65G1/0478 ,  B65G1/0492 ,  B65G1/065 ,  B65G1/137 ,  B65G15/28 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/41895 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  B65G2201/0285

摘要： A sequencing system and a robotic storage and picking system include a plurality of containers disposed in stacks beneath a grid having a first set of tracks and second set of tracks, the first and second sets of tracks being disposed substantially perpendicular to each other. Plural load handling devices are operable on the grid, the load handling devices lifting and depositing containers from and to the stacks. The load handling devices can deposit containers on to conveyor belts into predetermined positions, the positions being fillable in any random order and multiple positions being fillable at any one time.

公开(公告)号：US11714097B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17709137

申请日：2022-03-30

申请人： ThinkIQ, Inc.

发明人： Douglas C. Lawson ,  Niels Andersen

IPC分类号： G01P3/00 ,  B65G15/28

CPC分类号： G01P3/00 ,  B65G15/28 ,  B65G2203/025

摘要： A system and a method are disclosed for aligning process data to a flow of material in a manufacturing process. That is, the disclosed embodiments enable tracking of material as that material travels (e.g., via a transportation mechanism such as a conveyor belt) between various processing devices in the manufacturing process. Each processing device may include one or more sensors. For example, the disclosed system and method enable tracking the same material over different manufacturing steps.

公开(公告)号：US20190128729A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-02

申请号：US15851678

申请日：2017-12-21

申请人： Industrial Technology Research Institute

发明人： Yun-Wei Hung ,  Ching-Tsung Cheng ,  Chao-Hui Tu ,  Yung-Ping Tien ,  Yan-Ling Liao

IPC分类号： G01G11/00 ,  B65G13/00 ,  B65G15/28

CPC分类号： G01G11/00 ,  B65G13/00 ,  B65G13/11 ,  B65G15/28 ,  B65G2201/02 ,  B65G2203/0258 ,  G01G19/035

摘要： A conveyor with a weighing system includes a conveyance unit, a length calculation module, a weighing module, and a controller. The conveyance unit conveys a cargo to move. The length calculation module is arranged at one side of a front end of the conveyance unit to acquire a length of the cargo. The weighing module is arranged at a bottom part of the conveyor. The controller is connected to the length calculation module and the weighing module, such that based on the length acquired by the length calculation module, a weight of the cargo measured by the weighing module is provided. A weighing method of a conveyor is also provided.

公开(公告)号：US10053294B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-21

申请号：US14754772

申请日：2015-06-30

申请人： THERMODRIVE LLC

发明人： Michael DeGroot

IPC分类号： B65G23/06 ,  B65G15/42 ,  B65G15/28 ,  B65G15/26 ,  F16G1/28 ,  F16H7/02

CPC分类号： B65G23/06 ,  B65G15/26 ,  B65G15/28 ,  B65G15/42 ,  B65G2201/0202 ,  F16G1/28 ,  F16H7/023

摘要： A thermoplastic endless belt has a smooth outer surface substantially free of discontinuities and an inner surface with a plurality of teeth at a given belt pitch. The teeth are adapted to engage a pulley with circumferentially spaced sheaves at a pulley pitch greater than the belt pitch. The belt is slightly stretchable so that the pulley can drive the endless belt when engaging the teeth within a range of load on the belt. Means are provided to minimize friction between the belt and the drive pulley. Also, a position limiter ensures that the driven tooth stays engaged optimally with the drive sheave.

公开(公告)号：US20180186577A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-05

申请号：US15463375

申请日：2017-03-20

申请人： Amazon Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Mark Anthony Messina

IPC分类号： B65G41/00 ,  B65G1/04 ,  B65G15/00 ,  B25J5/00 ,  B25J9/00 ,  G05D1/02

CPC分类号： B65G41/008 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B25J9/0093 ,  B65G1/0492 ,  B65G15/00 ,  B65G15/28 ,  B65G37/00 ,  B65G41/005 ,  G05B2219/39146 ,  G05D1/0287 ,  G05D2201/0216 ,  Y10S901/01

摘要： An inventory management system includes a first robotic device and a second robotic device. The first robotic device includes a first conveyor removably docked with a first head of the first robotic device. The second robotic device includes a second conveyor removably docked with a second head of the second robotic device. The first robotic device includes a first conveyor controller that communicates conveyor control signals to a second conveyor controller of the second robotic device. The conveyor control signals specify operations to activate the second motor of the second conveyor.

公开(公告)号：US20180004992A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-04

申请号：US15542780

申请日：2015-01-14

申请人： LYNGSOE SYSTEMS A/S

发明人： KLAUS HOLST JACOBSEN

IPC分类号： G06K7/10 ,  G06K19/07 ,  B65G43/08 ,  B65G15/28

CPC分类号： G06K7/10445 ,  B65G15/28 ,  B65G43/08 ,  B65G2201/0264 ,  G01S13/74 ,  G06K7/10079 ,  G06K7/10336 ,  G06K7/10435 ,  G06K19/0723 ,  G06K2007/10504

摘要： A method and system for identification of an item is provided, wherein the system includes a conveyor belt, a positioning device and a reader operable to receive at least one reading at at least one first antenna from at least one tag attached to the item, the first antenna being adapted to be arranged at a read point along the conveyor belt, wherein the positioning device is configured to retrieve a first position of the item at a first time instant before the first antenna and a second position of the item at a second time instant after the first antenna, the first and second time instants defining a time window, wherein the reader is configured to extract from each reading retrieved by the first antenna a measurement (6) of the phase of the signal transmitted by the tag (5) and perform a data processing of the phase measurements whereby the identification of the item (2) is accomplished.

公开(公告)号：US09790031B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-17

申请号：US14807600

申请日：2015-07-23

申请人： AG GROWTH INTERNATIONAL INC.

发明人： Arthur Stenson ,  Ronald Klassen

IPC分类号： B65G15/00 ,  B65G15/44 ,  B65G15/56 ,  B65G37/00 ,  B65G15/28 ,  B65G19/08 ,  B65G19/14 ,  B65G41/00

CPC分类号： B65G15/44 ,  B65G15/28 ,  B65G15/56 ,  B65G19/08 ,  B65G19/14 ,  B65G37/00 ,  B65G41/008

摘要： A conveyor comprising a support frame, an inclined tube mounted to the support frame, a hopper at a lower end of the tube for receiving material, a spout at an upper end of the tube for discharging the material, a running plate extending inside the tube, and a cleated belt, supported by the running plate, that conveys the material from the hopper to the spout through the tube. The cleated belt comprises a plurality of spaced-apart cleats and wherein each cleat has a base extending transversely to a direction of travel of the belt and curved sides that curve upwardly and outwardly from the base.

公开(公告)号：US09656810B1

公开(公告)日：2017-05-23

申请号：US14611909

申请日：2015-02-02

申请人： Span Tech LLC

发明人： James L. Layne ,  Scott Dayton Barbour

IPC分类号： B65G47/94 ,  B65G47/00 ,  B65G15/02 ,  B65G15/30 ,  B65G21/20 ,  B65G15/28

CPC分类号： B65G21/2072 ,  B65G15/02 ,  B65G15/28 ,  B65G15/30 ,  B65G15/60 ,  B65G47/66

摘要： A conveyor system is for intended use in conjunction with the conveyance of articles, such as for being sorted for downstream processing. The system comprises a conveyor, which may be an endless conveyor including a forward run and a return run. The conveyor may have a tilted conveying surface for supporting the articles being conveyed. A low friction guide extends along the conveyor for engaging the articles being conveyed by the conveyor, which may include rollers for providing rolling contact for the articles during conveyance. Related methods are also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US09637318B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-02

申请号：US14572555

申请日：2014-12-16

申请人： Amazon Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Mark Anthony Messina

IPC分类号： B65G21/00 ,  B65G41/00 ,  B65G37/00 ,  B65G15/28 ,  G05D1/02

CPC分类号： B65G41/008 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B25J9/0093 ,  B65G1/0492 ,  B65G15/00 ,  B65G15/28 ,  B65G37/00 ,  B65G41/005 ,  G05B2219/39146 ,  G05D1/0287 ,  G05D2201/0216 ,  Y10S901/01

摘要： A mobile robotic device with a conveyor that is configured to link up with another conveyor of a second mobile robotic device is described. In this manner, the mobile robotic devices may provide integrated, flexible conveyors and the ability to link conveyors to make an aggregate conveyor of any shape or size. Moreover, the mobile robotic device is configured to receive a conveyor from a storage unit and move the conveyor to another point within a physical space. The mobile robotic device also has the capability to rotate the conveyor, when docked, about the axis of the mobile robotic device (e.g., for sorting and other operations).