公开(公告)号：US20190176323A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-13

申请号：US15838836

申请日：2017-12-12

Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.

Inventor： Matthew W. Coady ,  William J. Fosnight ,  Alejandro Sierra ,  David A. Lachance ,  Michael Chesna ,  Patrick Renard ,  Chris Dancewicz

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  G01S15/04 ,  B65G1/137 ,  B60L3/12 ,  B65G1/04 ,  A61B5/04

Abstract: A safety system is disclosed for failsafe servicing of areas within an order fulfillment facility. During normal operation, a number of battery-powered robots receive wireless instructions from a management control system (MCS) to transfer items to/from workstations or storage shelves in a multi-level storage structure. The order fulfillment facility may be divided into dynamically configurable service zones. When service is required in a service zone, different safety protocols may be employed based on a determination as to the priority level of service required and/or the estimated length of time service will take. One safety protocol involves physically blocking all access points to a service area with mechanical guards, so that order fulfillment operations may be proceed around the service zone while service is performed.

公开(公告)号：US11623342B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-11

申请号：US15838836

申请日：2017-12-12

Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.

Inventor： Matthew W. Coady ,  William J. Fosnight ,  Alejandro Sierra ,  David A. Lachance ,  Michael Chesna ,  Patrick Renard ,  Chris Dancewicz ,  Bryce Germain

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  B65G1/137 ,  G01S15/04 ,  B65G1/04 ,  B60L3/12 ,  G05B19/418 ,  A61B5/24

Abstract: A safety system is disclosed for failsafe servicing of areas within an order fulfillment facility. During normal operation, a number of battery-powered robots receive wireless instructions from a management control system (MCS) to transfer items to/from workstations or storage shelves in a multi-level storage structure. The order fulfillment facility may be divided into dynamically configurable service zones. When service is required in a service zone, different safety protocols may be employed based on a determination as to the priority level of service required and/or the estimated length of time service will take. One safety protocol involves physically blocking all access points to a service area with mechanical guards, so that order fulfillment operations may be proceed around the service zone while service is performed.

公开(公告)号：US20190245366A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-08

申请号：US16269900

申请日：2019-02-07

Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.

Inventor： Matthew W. Coady ,  William J. Fosnight ,  David A. Lachance ,  David Eiselen

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  H02J7/04 ,  B65G1/04 ,  B65G1/06 ,  B65G1/137

CPC classification number: H02J7/0045 ,  B65G1/0492 ,  B65G1/065 ,  B65G1/1373 ,  H02J7/0027 ,  H02J7/0042 ,  H02J7/04

Abstract: An opportunistic rail charging system is disclosed for recharging power supplies on mobile robots transporting goods within an automated order fulfillment system. Individual chargers may be incorporated into each mobile robot for converting a facility line voltage from the charge rail to a voltage for which the rechargeable power supplies on each mobile robot are rated.