Each pick
US9037286B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2209/08
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A warehousing system for storing and retrieving goods disposed in containers is provided. The system includes a multilevel storage array including an array of storage shelves for holding containers thereon, at least one substantially continuous lift for transporting containers to and from at least one level of the storage array, at least one transport vehicle located on the at least one level and configured to traverse a transport area transporting containers between the at least one continuous lift and container storage locations so that the at least one continuous lift communicates non-deterministically, via the transport vehicle, with storage locations of each of the storage shelves on the at least one level, an infeed transport system linked to the at least one continuous lift, and an order fulfillment station for generating order containers corresponding to customer orders where the order containers are entered onto the storage shelves of the storage array.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.