公开(公告)号：US09988216B1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-05

申请号：US15382583

申请日：2016-12-16

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： David Bruce McCalib, Jr. ,  Bryan Gregory Drake ,  Tak Keung Joseph Lui ,  Brent Lutz

IPC: B65G1/04 ,  B65G37/00 ,  B65G57/04 ,  B65G57/10 ,  B65G43/00 ,  B65G15/00 ,  B65G17/32 ,  B65G47/91

CPC classification number: B65G47/912 ,  B65G1/0485 ,  B65G47/843 ,  B65G47/918 ,  B65G61/00 ,  B65G2203/0216 ,  B65G2203/046

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a vertically recirculating gantry system operating in parallel with multiple actuators on multiple gantries. A plurality of items are retrieved from a plurality of picking locations via a plurality of actuators disposed on a gantry spanning a width of the plurality of conveyors. The gantry is moved along a track toward a plurality of stowage locations. Individual items are deposited in respective stowage locations via the plurality of actuators as the gantry moves over the stowage locations.

公开(公告)号：US10029865B1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-24

申请号：US15382588

申请日：2016-12-16

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： David Bruce McCalib, Jr. ,  Martin Peter Aalund ,  Bryan Gregory Drake ,  Tak Keung Joseph Lui ,  Brent Lutz

IPC: B65G47/90 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B65G43/00 ,  B65G15/00 ,  B65G17/32 ,  B65G37/00 ,  B65G47/91 ,  B66C13/48 ,  B66C19/00

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a recirculating gantry system operating in parallel with multiple actuators on one or more gantries. A plurality of items are retrieved from a plurality of picking locations via a plurality of actuators disposed on a gantry spanning the picking locations. The gantry is moved along a horizontal track toward a plurality of stowage locations. The gantry is centered on the horizontal track. Individual items are deposited in respective ones of the stowage locations via the plurality of actuators as the gantry moves over the stowage locations.