Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automated bot transfer arm drive system
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Application No.: US15359204Application Date: 2016-11-22
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Publication No.: US09908698B2Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- Inventor: Robert Sullivan , Stephen C. Toebes
- Applicant: SYMBOTIC, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MA Wilmington
- Assignee: Symbotic, LLC
- Current Assignee: Symbotic, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Wilmington
- Agency: Perman & Green, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F7/00
- IPC: G06F7/00 ; B65G1/04

Abstract:
An autonomous transport vehicle including a transfer arm including at least one finger and a movable finger support member, at least one sensor configured to detect movement of the at least one finger, the at least one sensor having a registration member and a detection member where one of the registration member and detection member is mounted to each of the at least one finger so as to be movable with a respective one of the at least one finger and the other one of the registration member and detection member is stationary relative to the at least one finger, and a controller in communication with the at least one sensor, the controller being configured to determine a position of the at least one finger along the second direction based on a proximity of the registration member relative to the detection member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170113874A1 AUTOMATED BOT TRANSFER ARM DRIVE SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2017-04-27
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