System and method for picking flatpack articles

    公开(公告)号:US12103779B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US18571823

    申请日:2022-04-27

    摘要: There are disclosed method and system (10) for picking of articles (12), in particular flat-pack articles (12), in accordance with picking orders, wherein the system (10) comprises: a rack (24) extending substantially along longitudinal and height directions (X, Y) of the system (10) and comprising a plurality of storage locations (30) configured to store source pallets (30); a gantry robot (36) including a manipulation unit (37) configured to transfer the articles (16); a packing position (62) configured to buffer a target pallet (34); a plurality of conveyors (38); and a control (74), which is preferably configured to determine, for each of the orders, an order-specific packing pattern for automatically packing, by the gantry robot (36), several of the articles (12) in accordance with the respective order from one or more of the source pallets (30) on a target pallet (34) in the packing position (62); wherein each of the conveyors (38) comprises a receiving position (66), which is positioned within the rack (24) and configured to receive the source pallets (30), as well as a delivering position (58), which is positioned within an action space of the gantry robot (36) and configured to provide, preferably dynamically, the source pallets (30); wherein the gantry robot (36) defines the action space, within which the manipulation unit (37) is movable and which contains the packing position (62) and the delivering positions (58) the conveyor (38); and wherein the control (74) is further configured to cause that such of the source pallets (30) are transported from the storage locations (32) via the receiving positions (66) to the delivering positions (58), which include the articles (12) required for the packing in accordance with the respective packing pattern.

    Article transport vehicle
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12103774B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US17255598

    申请日:2019-06-13

    申请人: Daifuku Co., Ltd.

    IPC分类号: G06K7/14 B65G1/04 B65G1/137

    摘要: Provided is technology that identifies a worker who took an article out from a storage portion when retrieving articles from a plurality of storage portions for storing articles using an article transport vehicle. Provided is a control unit (15); a support portion (12) that supports an article (B) taken out from a storage portion (1) for storing an article (B) and placed through a placement opening (K) by a worker; a placement detecting unit (5) that detects placement of an article (B) through the placement opening (K); and an identification information reading unit (4) that reads identification information indicative of information of the worker (M), wherein the identification information reading unit (4) reads the identification information when the placement detecting unit (5) detects placement of an article (B), and the control unit (15) associates the identification information and placement history of an article (B) and stores the placement history in a storage unit.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TASK EXECUTION IN A WORKPLACE

    公开(公告)号:US20240311710A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-19

    申请号:US18584835

    申请日:2024-02-22

    摘要: According to the embodiments illustrated herein, a method is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, by a computing device comprising a processor, an input from an operator device, wherein the input facilitates determining a task to be performed. Further, the method comprises activating, by the computing device, a first light device associated with a first location in a workplace in response to receiving the input, wherein the first location is associated with the task to be performed. Furthermore, the method comprises receiving, by the computing device, a first voice input from the operator device, indicative of an exception encountered during execution of the task. Additionally, the method includes modifying the task, in response to determining that the first voice input is indicative of the exception encountered during execution of the task.

    CONTAINER LOADING AND UNLOADING DEVICE, AND WAREHOUSING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20240308767A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-19

    申请号:US18574396

    申请日:2022-09-28

    IPC分类号: B65G1/137

    CPC分类号: B65G1/1375

    摘要: A container loading and unloading device, includes a loading and unloading unit including: a support assembly extending in a vertical Y-axis direction; and at least one container taking and conveying assembly configured to move along the support assembly in the Y-axis direction. The container taking and conveying assembly includes a taking and placing assembly and a bearing assembly, the taking and placing assembly is configured to move in a Z-axis direction to take out a container from a carrier and load the same onto the bearing assembly, or unload the container from the bearing assembly and place the same on the carrier.

    Article loading system and method for multilevel sorter

    公开(公告)号:US12090522B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-17

    申请号:US18455902

    申请日:2023-08-25

    摘要: A multi-level induction station is disclosed. The multi-level induction station includes multiple sorting levels arranged in a vertical stacked configuration; a vertically traveling automated lift that carries articles vertically between the sorting levels along a frame positioned proximate to the multiple sorting levels; an information acquisition device positioned to read information from an article on the lift; multiple transport devices positioned on the sorting levels to receive the articles; and a control system that directs the multi-level induction station to determine a destination for an article and direct the lift to a platform where a transport device is at an article-receiving position at the sorting level to receive the article.