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Shuttle for automated warehouse

US9522781B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

21Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Dematic Systems GmbH · DE

Inventors

Philipp J. Hortig · Rockford, US
Steven M. DeMan · Belmont, US
Shin Yamashita · Hamamatsu, JP
Lars Hallberg · Sollentuna, SE
Clemens Hummel · Goldkronach, DE
Pascal Rehm · Bielefeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 27, 2011
Grant date	Dec 20, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 6, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65G1/065
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A warehouse shuttle includes a chassis made up of first and second chassis portions and an article-carrying area between the chassis portions. Pairs of first and second running wheels are provided on the chassis to travel along the runway. One of a pair of arms is mounted to the first chassis portion and the other of the arms is mounted to the second chassis portion and are extendable and retractable to transfer an article between one of the shelves and the article-carrying area. A connector assembly connects the first and second chassis portions and can vary the spacing between the first and second chassis portions thereby varying the spacing between the arms to engage articles of different widths.

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