Mobile configurable conveyor component
US10011434B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S901/01
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An inventory management system includes a first robotic device and a second robotic device. The first robotic device includes a first conveyor removably docked with a first head of the first robotic device. The second robotic device includes a second conveyor removably docked with a second head of the second robotic device. The first robotic device includes a first conveyor controller that communicates conveyor control signals to a second conveyor controller of the second robotic device. The conveyor control signals specify operations to activate the second motor of the second conveyor.
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