Stackable inventory storage modules, storage systems, and methods of using the same
US11312571B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/08
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, an inventory storage module has a first conveyor segment, a second conveyor segments offset from the first segment along a vertical direction, a first vertical lift at a first end of the module, and a second vertical lift at a second end of the module, which together define a movement path that is elongate along a longitudinal direction between the first and second ends. The storage module can translate inventory storage containers around the movement path until a desired one of the inventory storage containers is presented at one of the first end and the second end. In another embodiment, a plurality of instances of the storage module are arranged in a vertical stack of independently controllable storage modules.
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