Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Container shuttles having omnidirectional wheels
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Application No.: US17532736Application Date: 2021-11-22
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Publication No.: US11884493B1Publication Date: 2024-01-30
- Inventor: Rajeev Dwivedi , Vivek S. Narayanan , Ganesh Krishnamoorthy , Mohit Malik , Michael Alan Bray
- Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US WA Seattle
- Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Seattle
- Agency: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
- Main IPC: H02K41/03
- IPC: H02K41/03 ; B65G54/02 ; B65G35/06 ; B65G47/53 ; B65G47/71 ; B65G47/64

Abstract:
Systems and methods are disclosed for container shuttles having omnidirectional wheels. In one embodiment, an example system for shuttle transportation may include a first linear synchronous motor arranged in a first orientation, a second linear synchronous motor arranged in a second orientation that is offset with respect to the first linear synchronous motor, and a shuttle having a permanent magnet and a plurality of omnidirectional wheels. The shuttle may be configured to be propelled in a first direction via the first linear synchronous motor and the permanent magnet, and to be propelled in a second direction via the second linear synchronous motor and the permanent magnet.
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