Autonomous transports for storage and retrieval systems
US9321591B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G1/065
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An autonomous transport vehicle for transferring case units to and from predefined storage areas in an automated case unit storage system, the automated case unit storage system including an array of multilevel storage racks with picking aisles passing therebetween and at least one multilevel vertical conveyor having movable shelves, the autonomous transport vehicle including a frame configured to traverse the picking aisles and a transfer deck connecting the picking aisles to the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor for transferring case units between the predefined storage areas and the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor, and a controller connected to the frame, the controller being configured to effect movement of the autonomous transport vehicle through the picking aisles for accessing each storage area within a respective level of the array of multilevel storage racks and each shelf of the at least one multilevel vertical conveyor.
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