Method for merging, within a logistical warehouse, k incoming flows of payloads into one outgoing flow
US11795009B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/2621
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Method for merging, within a logistical warehouse, k incoming flows of payloads, transported respectively by k FIFO conveyor lanes αi with i∈{1, . . . , k} into one outgoing flow of payloads transported by a collector conveyor. The k lanes are distributed along the collector and numbered a1 to ak. Δi is a time-related distance between the lanes ai and ak. A control system obtains a set L having n payloads distributed on the k lanes and having to be injected into the collector to form an exit sequence; computes a date t0 at which the first payload σ1 of the exit sequence σ passes in front of the lane ak; and computes n dates of injection of the n payloads into the collector, as a function of t0; and commands the collector and the k alleys, for an injection of the n payloads into the collector in compliance with the injection dates.
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