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公开(公告)号:US20230382646A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-30
申请号:US18249624
申请日:2021-11-22
Applicant: Autostore Technology AS
Inventor: Trond Austrheim , Amund Skålerud
CPC classification number: B65G1/1378 , B65G1/0485
Abstract: A container handling module for an access station in a storage system includes a first container holder, a second container holder, a shuttle, and a rail assembly. The first and second container holders are rotatably mounted to the shuttle via a rotary shaft. Each of the first and second container holders is arranged to accommodate a storage container and is rotatable around an axis of rotation between a first angular position and a second angular position. The second angular position is opposite the first angular position relative to a centreline of the rotary shaft. The shuttle is configured for linear movement in a horizontal direction between a first linear position and a second linear position relative to the rail assembly.
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公开(公告)号:US11807452B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-07
申请号:US16765482
申请日:2018-11-20
Applicant: Autostore Technology AS
Inventor: Ivar Fjeldheim , Trond Austrheim
CPC classification number: B65G1/0464 , B65G60/00 , B66F9/063 , B66F9/24
Abstract: The invention concerns an automated storage and retrieval system (1), a storage container handling vehicle (3) and a method for operating such a system. The system (1) comprises one or more vehicle (3) configured to lift and move storage containers (106) stacked in the system (1). Each vehicle (3) comprises a storage container lifting device (16), a drive system (18) with a wheel arrangement (19, 20) configured to drive and maneuver the vehicle (3) along the track system (108), abase (31) onto which the wheel arrangement (19, 20) is connected, a rotational part (30) rotationally connected via a swivel device (32) to the base (31) and a rotational drive system (34) for rotating the rotational part (30) relative to the base (31).
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公开(公告)号:US20230339685A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-26
申请号:US18302477
申请日:2023-06-07
Applicant: Autostore Technology AS
Inventor: Trond Austrheim
IPC: B65G1/137
CPC classification number: B65G1/1375
Abstract: A container handling vehicle for picking up storage containers from a three-dimensional grid of an underlying storage system includes a first set of wheels, for moving the vehicle along a first direction on a rail system in the grid; and a second set of wheels, for moving the vehicle along a second direction on the rail system in the grid, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction. A vehicle body includes walls on all sides and forms a quadrilateral footprint. The footprint is defined by horizontal peripheries in the first and second directions of the vehicle body. The container handling vehicle further includes a first section and a second section arranged side-by-side such that a centre point of a footprint of the first section is arranged off centre relative a centre point of the footprint formed by the vehicle body. The first and second sections are separated by a divider element. The first set of wheels includes two pairs of wheels, including a first and third wheel and a second and fourth wheel, respectively, arranged on opposite portions of the first section, wherein the first and third wheel of the first set of wheels are connected to the vehicle body and the second and the fourth wheel of the first set of wheels are connected to the divider element. The second set of wheels includes two pairs of wheels, including a first and third wheel and a second and fourth wheel, respectively, arranged on opposite portions of the vehicle body. Two of the wheels in the second set of wheels are arranged on opposite sides of the second section and the other two wheels in the second set of wheels are arranged on opposite sides of the first section.
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公开(公告)号:US20230331241A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-19
申请号:US18317551
申请日:2023-05-15
Applicant: Autostore Technology AS
Inventor: Trond Austrheim
IPC: B60W50/00 , B65G1/06 , B65G1/137 , B65G65/23 , B65G67/24 , B65G1/04 , B65G63/06 , G05D1/02 , B65G43/00 , B61B13/00 , B66F9/19 , B65G47/06 , B66F9/06 , G05D1/00 , B65G47/52 , B65G57/03
CPC classification number: B60W50/0098 , B61B13/00 , B65G1/0414 , B65G1/0457 , B65G1/0464 , B65G1/0471 , B65G1/0478 , B65G1/0485 , B65G1/0492 , B65G1/065 , B65G1/1375 , B65G43/00 , B65G47/06 , B65G47/52 , B65G57/03 , B65G63/06 , B65G65/23 , B65G67/24 , B66F9/063 , B66F9/19 , G05D1/0011 , G05D1/021 , G05D1/0291 , B60W2710/06 , B60W2720/10 , B60W2720/24 , B65G1/1378 , B65G63/004
Abstract: An automated storage and retrieval system includes an automated storage and retrieval grid and a delivery system. The automated storage and retrieval grid includes a container handling vehicle rail system and a delivery column. The container handling vehicle rail system, which is for guiding a plurality of container handling vehicles, includes a first set of parallel rails arranged in a horizontal plane and extending in a first direction, and a second set of parallel rails arranged in the horizontal plane and extending in a second direction which is orthogonal to the first direction, which first and second sets of rails form a grid pattern in the horizontal plane including a plurality of adjacent container handling vehicle grid cells. Each container handling vehicle grid cell includes a container handling vehicle grid opening defined by a pair of neighboring rails of the first set of rails and a pair of neighboring rails of the second set of rails. The delivery column is adapted for transport of a storage container arranged in a stack of storage containers beneath the container handling vehicle rail system between a container handling vehicle and a delivery port situated at a lower end of the delivery column. The delivery system includes a remotely operated delivery vehicle. The remotely operated delivery vehicle includes a vehicle body, rolling devices connected to the vehicle body, rolling device motors for driving the rolling devices in a horizontal plane, and a power source connected to the rolling device motors. A container carrier is adapted to support the storage container. The delivery vehicle is further adapted to transport the storage container between a delivery port and a second location for handling of the storage container by at least one of a robotic operator and a human operator.
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公开(公告)号:US20230322484A1
公开(公告)日:2023-10-12
申请号:US18333810
申请日:2023-06-13
Applicant: Autostore Technology AS
Inventor: Ivar Fjeldheim , Børge Bekken , Trond Austrheim
CPC classification number: B65G1/0464 , B65G1/065 , B65G1/0492 , B65G1/1378
Abstract: An automated storage and retrieval system includes a plurality of stacks of storage containers arranged in storage columns, and a container handling vehicle. The container handling vehicle includes a transport mechanism for transport of the vehicle, and a lifting assembly for picking up storage containers from the storage columns. The lifting assembly includes: a lifting frame connectable to a storage container, a first lifting shaft and a second lifting shaft, the first and second lifting shafts being mainly parallel, and each of the first and second lifting shafts being supported in an upper portion of the vehicle, two lifting elements extending from each of the first and second lifting shafts to the lifting frame, and a motor drive assembly having at least one motor including a first motor, and a force transferring assembly rotatably connecting the first and second lifting shafts via a force transferring element.
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公开(公告)号:USD996486S1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-22
申请号:US35513154
申请日:2021-06-17
Applicant: Autostore Technology AS
Designer: Trond Austrheim
Abstract: 1. Remotely operated storage vehicle
FIG. 1.1 is a perspective view of a remotely operated storage vehicle showing our new design;
FIG. 1.2 is a front elevation view thereof;
FIG. 1.3 is a rear elevation view thereof;
FIG. 1.4 is a left-side view thereof;
FIG. 1.5 is a right-side view thereof; and
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公开(公告)号:US11685391B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-27
申请号:US16972416
申请日:2019-06-11
Applicant: Autostore Technology AS
Inventor: Trond Austrheim
IPC: B65G1/04 , B60W50/00 , G05D1/00 , B65G1/06 , B66F9/19 , B65G1/137 , B65G47/06 , B65G47/52 , B65G57/03 , B65G63/06 , B65G65/23 , B66F9/06 , G05D1/02 , B61B13/00 , B65G67/24 , B65G43/00 , B65G63/00
CPC classification number: B60W50/0098 , B61B13/00 , B65G1/0414 , B65G1/0457 , B65G1/0464 , B65G1/0471 , B65G1/0478 , B65G1/0485 , B65G1/0492 , B65G1/065 , B65G1/1375 , B65G43/00 , B65G47/06 , B65G47/52 , B65G57/03 , B65G63/06 , B65G65/23 , B65G67/24 , B66F9/063 , B66F9/19 , G05D1/0011 , G05D1/021 , G05D1/0291 , B60W2710/06 , B60W2720/10 , B60W2720/24 , B65G1/1378 , B65G63/004 , B65G2201/0235 , B65G2201/0258 , B65G2203/0283 , B65G2203/042 , G05D1/02 , G05D1/0229 , G05D1/0231 , G05D1/0259 , G05D1/0289 , G05D2201/0216
Abstract: An automated storage and retrieval system comprising an automated storage and retrieval grid and a delivery system. The automated storage and retrieval grid includes a container handling vehicle rail system for guiding a plurality of container handling vehicles and a delivery column adapted for transport of a storage container arranged in a stack of storage containers beneath the container handling vehicle rail system between a container handling vehicle and a delivery port situated at a lower end of the delivery column. The container handling vehicle rail system includes a first set of parallel rails arranged in a horizontal plane and extending in a first direction, and a second set of parallel rails arranged in the horizontal plane and extending in a second direction which is orthogonal to the first direction, which first and second sets of rails form a grid pattern in the horizontal plane including a plurality of adjacent container handling vehicle grid cells. Each container handling vehicle grid cell includes a container handling vehicle grid opening defined by a pair of neighboring rails of the first set of rails and a pair of neighboring rails of the second set of rails. The delivery system includes a remotely operated delivery vehicle including a container carrier adapted to support the storage container. The delivery vehicle is further adapted to transport the storage container between the delivery port and a second location for handling of the storage container by at least one of a robotic operator and a human operator.
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公开(公告)号:US20230099127A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-30
申请号:US17937914
申请日:2022-10-04
Applicant: Autostore Technology AS
Inventor: Ivar Fjeldheim , Trond Austrheim
Abstract: An automated storage and retrieval system includes at least one relay module for relaying storage containers between a port column and an access station. The relay module is arranged below a port column. The relay module includes a port station, a first conveyor, a second conveyor, each arranged at a side of the port station, and a lateral displacement device. The port station arranged at a lower end of the port column receives storage containers dropped off from and to be picked up through the port column. The first conveyor is adapted to transport storage containers to an access station. The second conveyor is adapted for transporting storage containers from the access station. The lateral displacement device is coupled to the port station and is arranged to transport storage containers between the port station and the first conveyor, and between the second conveyor and the port station.
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公开(公告)号:US20230078850A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-16
申请号:US17932067
申请日:2022-09-14
Applicant: Autostore Technology AS
Inventor: Trond Austrheim
IPC: B60W50/00 , G05D1/00 , B65G1/04 , B65G1/06 , B66F9/19 , B65G1/137 , B65G47/06 , B65G47/52 , B65G57/03 , B65G63/06 , B65G65/23 , B66F9/06 , G05D1/02 , B61B13/00 , B65G67/24 , B65G43/00
Abstract: A vehicle tilting device for tilting a delivery vehicle for increasing access to items from a storage container transported on the delivery vehicle. The vehicle tilting device comprises a base structure and a tiltable platform connected to the base structure, wherein the tiltable platform comprises guiding features adapted to guide the delivery vehicle onto the tiltable platform. The tiltable platform is arranged to be connected to a delivery grid cell of a delivery rail system such that that there is a path to and/or from the tiltable platform for the delivery vehicle via the delivery grid cell. The invention is also related to an access station, a delivery system and a method of accessing a storage container.
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公开(公告)号:US11591160B2
公开(公告)日:2023-02-28
申请号:US16765563
申请日:2018-03-05
Applicant: Autostore Technology AS
Inventor: Trond Austrheim , Jørgen Djuve Heggebø
Abstract: A container-handling vehicle for picking up storage containers from a three-dimensional grid of an underlying storage system includes a first set of wheels arranged at opposite sides of a vehicle body, for moving the vehicle along a first direction on the grid; a second set of wheels arranged at opposite sides of the vehicle body, for moving the vehicle along a second direction on the grid, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction; and the first set of wheels displaceable in a vertical direction between a first position, wherein the first set of wheels allow movement of the vehicle along the first direction, and a second position, wherein the second set of wheels allow movement of the vehicle along the second direction. The vehicle body surrounds a cavity within which at least a first lifting device and a second lifting device are positioned adjacent to each other, each lifting device is arranged to lift a storage container from the grid and into the cavity, such that a bottom of the storage container is at a level above the lowest level of the second set of wheels.
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