Method for controlling transport robot, vertical support, and transport robot

    公开(公告)号:US12269684B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-08

    申请号:US17929418

    申请日:2022-09-02

    Abstract: A vertical support for a transport robot includes a column assembly and a driving assembly. The vertical support includes a fixed column frame and a movable column frame movably arranged on the fixed column frame. The driving assembly includes a traction assembly and a retractable assembly connected to the traction assembly. The traction assembly is connected to the carrying device and configured to drive a carrying device of the transport robot to move relative to the movable column frame. The traction assembly includes two sets of traction assemblies located at two opposed sides of the carrying device respectively, the retractable assembly is configured to drive the two sets of the traction assemblies to synchronously drive the carrying device to ascend or descend.

    Optimized replacement of sortation order receptacles

    公开(公告)号:US12202673B1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-21

    申请号:US18824074

    申请日:2024-09-04

    Abstract: System includes a server comprising a receptacle exchange engine, a receptacle, a shelf comprising a plurality of storage locations, and a frame positioned adjacent the shelf. The frame includes a lift traveling about a vertical rail. The vertical rail translating horizontally about two guide tracks arranged parallel to one another. The lift is configured for transferring the receptacle to a storage location of the shelf. System is configured to: determine that the receptacle containing one or more sorted articles is ready to be transferred and direct the lift to transfer the receptacle from an article receiving position to one of: (a) a storage location of the shelf, and (b) a position about a receptacle transport device.

    PICKFACE BUILDER FOR STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20230382655A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-30

    申请号:US18448552

    申请日:2023-08-11

    Applicant: Symbotic LLC

    Abstract: A pickface builder for a storage and retrieval system for storing goods units and having an in-feed conveyor and a picking device, each goods unit holding at least one product package therein, the pickface builder including a frame, a pusher member movably coupled to the frame, and a snugger member movably coupled to the frame, wherein the pickface builder is configured to receive goods units from the in-feed conveyor and the pusher member and snugger member are movable at least in a direction transverse to a direction of goods unit travel on the in-feed conveyor and configured to form the goods units into a pickface picked by the picking device as a unit and having a predetermined reference datum relating the pickface to a placement position of goods units forming the pickface along a storage surface of the storage and retrieval system.

    Transfer system
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11787630B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-17

    申请号:US17552902

    申请日:2021-12-16

    CPC classification number: B65G1/0457 B65G1/127 B65G2811/0621

    Abstract: A transfer system includes a carrier and a storage shelf. The carrier transfers an object along a transfer path on or suspended from a ceiling. The storage shelf is disposed along the transfer path and stores the object transferred by the carrier. The storage shelf includes a placement portion having the object placed thereon. The placement portion moves up and down with respect to a transfer position Tat which the object is transferred between the placement portion and the carrier.

    STORAGE RACK FOR THE STORAGE OF LONG GOODS
    6.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230257197A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-17

    申请号:US17920886

    申请日:2021-04-16

    Inventor: Manfred Reminder

    CPC classification number: B65G1/0442 B65G1/127 B65G2201/0217

    Abstract: The invention relates to a storage rack (10) for the storage of long goods (24), such as an aluminum profile or a gutter, having a housing (11), which is delimited by opposing side walls (12), for accommodating a plurality of trays (15) in which the long goods are accommodated, having a first service opening (16) disposed at an end face (13) of the housing (11), and having a transport device (14) for the automated transport of the trays (15). The storage rack (10) has a second service opening (17), wherein the second service opening (17) is disposed on the side wall (12) of the housing (11).

    DEVICE FOR PIVOTALLY SUPPORTING A RETURN ROLLER OF A BELT CONVEYOR DEVICE, AND BELT CONVEYOR DEVICE HAVING SUCH DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20230068674A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17793702

    申请日:2021-01-18

    Abstract: A return roller is pivotally supported in a frame-fixed articulation region (20, 21) of a belt conveyor device having a transport belt. A pivot arm (30, 31) extends in a running direction (L) of the transport belt, orthogonal to a longitudinal axis (12) of the return roller, supporting it about the longitudinal axis. A pivot element (40) is spaced apart from the return roller in the running direction. A pivot bearing (22, 23) is arranged on the articulation region for mounting the pivot element for a pivoting movement of the pivot arm around a pivot axis between an operating position and an nonoperating position of the return roller. A bearing surface (24, 25), in a section perpendicular to the pivot axis, is formed as an open arc, with an opening (26, 27) having a center angle (φ) of less than 180°.

    TRANSFER SYSTEM
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220194701A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-23

    申请号:US17552902

    申请日:2021-12-16

    Abstract: A transfer system includes a carrier and a storage shelf. The carrier transfers an object along a transfer path on or suspended from a ceiling. The storage shelf is disposed along the transfer path and stores the object transferred by the carrier. The storage shelf includes a placement portion having the object placed thereon. The placement portion moves up and down with respect to a transfer position Tat which the object is transferred between the placement portion and the carrier.

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