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公开(公告)号:US20160090248A1
公开(公告)日:2016-03-31
申请号:US14502927
申请日:2014-09-30
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Timothy Craig Worsley , Karl Eric Schrader , Michael Ellsworth Bundy , Charles Edward Rice
IPC: B65G67/08
Abstract: Cable robots may be used to automatically load items onto one or more surfaces in any environment. An item may be received on a carrier that is connected to tensioning actuators of a cable robot by one or more cables in tension. The actuators of the robot may be manipulated in concert to move the carrier from a first position to a second position, which may be fixed or in motion, at which the item may be expelled from the carrier. The carrier may include induction wheels and/or conveyors for receiving the item thereon and for expelling the item therefrom. The cable robot may be provided in series with a conveyor and mounted to a frame, and used to load items onto a delivery vehicle, such that the frame may be withdrawn as items are loaded.
Abstract translation: 电缆机器人可用于自动将物品装载到任何环境中的一个或多个表面上。 物品可以被接收在承载件上,该承载件通过一根或多根紧张的缆索连接到电缆机器人的张紧致动器。 可以协调地操纵机器人的致动器,以将载体从第一位置移动到可以固定或运动的第二位置,在该位置处物品可以从载体排出。 承运人可以包括用于在其上接收物品并从中排出物品的感应轮和/或输送机。 电缆机器人可以与输送机串联设置并且安装到框架上,并且用于将物品装载到输送车辆上,使得当物品被装载时框架可以被抽出。
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公开(公告)号:US20180155142A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-07
申请号:US15868612
申请日:2018-01-11
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Timothy Craig Worsley , Karl Eric Schrader , Michael Ellsworth Bundy , Charles Edward Rice
Abstract: Cable robots may be used to automatically load items onto one or more surfaces in any environment. An item may be received on a carrier that is connected to tensioning actuators of a cable robot by one or more cables in tension. The actuators of the robot may be manipulated in concert to move the carrier from a first position to a second position, which may be fixed or in motion, at which the item may be expelled from the carrier. The carrier may include induction wheels and/or conveyors for receiving the item thereon and for expelling the item therefrom. The cable robot may be provided in series with a conveyor and mounted to a frame, and used to load items onto a delivery vehicle, such that the frame may be withdrawn as items are loaded.
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公开(公告)号:US11182574B2
公开(公告)日:2021-11-23
申请号:US15917347
申请日:2018-03-09
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Karl Eric Schrader , Daniel Muething , Jie Zheng
Abstract: Embodiments herein describe a system that includes a scanner that captures images of a package. The scanner processes the image to identify a destination for the package. For example, the scanner may transmit bar code data identified in the image to an inventory tracking system which issues commands to an item-sortation machine for routing the package to its destination. The images of the package captured by the scanner may include private information that is not needed or used to determine the destination of the package. To protect private information in the package, the scanner assigns an obfuscated ID to the package which the scanner, inventory tracking system, and item-sortation machine can use to pass messages corresponding to the package. After processing the image to identify the destination (e.g., data encoded in a bar code), the scanner can erase the image.
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公开(公告)号:US10324706B1
公开(公告)日:2019-06-18
申请号:US15590917
申请日:2017-05-09
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Karl Eric Schrader , Zameer Merali
IPC: G06F9/44 , G06F8/65 , G06F9/4401
Abstract: Techniques for distributing updated executable instructions for machine controller systems may be described herein. For example, a machine controller system may initiate or execute into a boot-loader environment, in response to a first boot cycle, that is configured to communicate with a server computer and receive one or more portions of code. The one or more portions of code may be received and compiled into executable instructions which may be updated executable instructions for the machine controller system. The updated executable instructions may be stored in the external memory of the machine controller system thereby overwriting any previously stored executable instructions. A pointer file of the external memory may be updated to re-direct to the updated executable instructions which may be applied to the machine controller system in response to a second boot cycle of the machine controller system.
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公开(公告)号:US09868596B2
公开(公告)日:2018-01-16
申请号:US14502927
申请日:2014-09-30
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Timothy Craig Worsley , Karl Eric Schrader , Michael Ellsworth Bundy , Charles Edward Rice
Abstract: Cable robots may be used to automatically load items onto one or more surfaces in any environment. An item may be received on a carrier that is connected to tensioning actuators of a cable robot by one or more cables in tension. The actuators of the robot may be manipulated in concert to move the carrier from a first position to a second position, which may be fixed or in motion, at which the item may be expelled from the carrier. The carrier may include induction wheels and/or conveyors for receiving the item thereon and for expelling the item therefrom. The cable robot may be provided in series with a conveyor and mounted to a frame, and used to load items onto a delivery vehicle, such that the frame may be withdrawn as items are loaded.
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