公开(公告)号：US11883851B1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-30

申请号：US17741075

申请日：2022-05-10

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Alan Bray ,  Ganesh Krishnamoorthy ,  Vivek S. Narayanan ,  Daniel Lais

IPC: B07C3/08 ,  B65G23/18 ,  B65G21/20 ,  B07C5/36 ,  B65G54/02 ,  B65G41/02 ,  B65G47/88 ,  B25J5/02 ,  B60P1/38 ,  B25J5/00

CPC classification number: B07C3/082 ,  B07C5/362 ,  B25J5/02 ,  B60P1/38 ,  B65G21/2018 ,  B65G21/2045 ,  B65G23/18 ,  B65G41/02 ,  B65G47/8823 ,  B65G47/8876 ,  B65G54/02 ,  B25J5/007 ,  B65G2201/0258

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed for automated securing and releasing of items on shuttles. In one embodiment, an example item sortation system may include a shuttle having a conveyor, a first gate portion having a second width that is about half a first width of the conveyor, a second gate portion having the second width, an optional third gate portion having the second width, and an optional fourth gate portion having the second width, wherein the third gate portion and the fourth gate portion are disposed at a second side of the conveyor. The first gate portion, the second gate portion, the third gate portion, and the fourth gate portion may be configured to: (i) secure the at least one item on the conveyor during transport, and (ii) guide the at least one item along the conveyor when the item is unloaded.

公开(公告)号：US11945665B1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US17880184

申请日：2022-08-03

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Daniel Lais ,  Ganesh Krishnamoorthy ,  Michael Alan Bray ,  Erika Regan Storvick ,  Zahin Nambiar

IPC: B65G54/02

CPC classification number: B65G54/02 ,  B65G2203/0208 ,  B65G2203/042

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for automated lateral transfer and elevation of sortation shuttles. An example system may include a track having a first portion arranged in a first direction, a shuttle configured to move along the track, and a shuttle carriage system configured to move in a second direction transverse to the first direction, where the shuttle is configured to move from the track to the shuttle carriage system. The shuttle carriage system may include a first frame configured to support the shuttle, a first electromagnet configured to propel the first frame, and a second electromagnet coupled to the first frame, the second electromagnet configured to propel the shuttle off the first frame.