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    Method and system for controlling the operation of container handling vehicles and drones serving an automated storage and retrieval system
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and system for controlling the operation of container handling vehicles and drones serving an automated storage and retrieval system 有权

    公开(公告)号：US11975744B2

    公开(公告)日：2024-05-07

    申请号：US17251760

    申请日：2019-06-11

    申请人： Autostore Technology AS

    发明人： Ragnar Stuhaug ,  Karl Hatteland ,  Ingvar Fagerland ,  Øystein Gjerdevik ,  Trond Austrheim ,  Synnøve Matre

    IPC分类号： B65G1/137 ,  B61B13/00 ,  B65G1/04 ,  B65G1/06 ,  B65G47/06 ,  B65G47/52 ,  B65G57/03 ,  B65G63/06 ,  B65G65/23 ,  B65G67/24 ,  B66F9/06 ,  B66F9/19 ,  G05D1/00 ,  B60W50/00 ,  B65G43/00 ,  B65G63/00

    CPC分类号： B61B13/00 ,  B65G1/0414 ,  B65G1/0457 ,  B65G1/0464 ,  B65G1/0471 ,  B65G1/0478 ,  B65G1/0485 ,  B65G1/0492 ,  B65G1/065 ,  B65G1/1375 ,  B65G47/06 ,  B65G47/52 ,  B65G57/03 ,  B65G63/06 ,  B65G65/23 ,  B65G67/24 ,  B66F9/063 ,  B66F9/19 ,  G05D1/0011 ,  G05D1/021 ,  G05D1/0291 ,  B60W50/0098 ,  B60W2710/06 ,  B60W2720/10 ,  B60W2720/24 ,  B65G1/1378 ,  B65G43/00 ,  B65G63/004 ,  B65G2201/0235 ,  B65G2201/0258 ,  B65G2203/0283 ,  B65G2203/042 ,  G05D1/02 ,  G05D1/0229 ,  G05D1/0231 ,  G05D1/0259 ,  G05D1/0289 ,  G05D2201/0216

    摘要： The operation of container handling vehicles and remotely operated specialized container handling vehicles are controlled by a method such that total elapsed time or waiting time cost for transferring specified storage containers between them is minimal or optimal. The specialized container handling vehicles are operating at a level below an automated storage and retrieval system having a framework structure defining a storage grid for storing storage containers in grid cells. The storage containers are stored and retrieved by container handling vehicles running on top of the storage grid. At least one operational controller, which is in communication with a first type of controller in each container handling vehicle and a second type of controller in each specialized container handling vehicle, performs the followings steps: when a specified storage container is to be transferred from a storage column and its corresponding grid cell to a specialized container handling vehicle: assigning and instructing a container handling vehicle to pick up the storage container from the grid cell and lower it to a selected port, located at the lower end of an identified free delivery column by transmitting instructions to the first type of controller of the assigned container handling vehicle, where the port selected is included as a variable in a weighting function together with time and waiting cost to derive a trade-off of the container handling vehicle and the specialized container handling vehicle having the best matching travel time to the port; moving the container handling vehicle to the grid cell, picking up the storage container and transporting it to a grid cell of the delivery column where the port is; transmitting a signal to the specialized container handling vehicles comprising information of the selected port at a first location and when the storage container will be available at the port; based on responses from the specialized container handling vehicles, assigning and instructing a specialized container handling vehicle to retrieve the specified storage container at the selected port; moving the assigned specialized container handling vehicle to the selected port at the first location, picking up the storage container and bringing it to a second location; and/or, when a specified storage container is to be transferred to a grid cell, for storage in its corresponding storage column, by a specialized container handling vehicle: determining which port at a first location that is to be used, where the port selected is included as a variable in a weighting function together with time and waiting cost to derive a trade-off of the container handling vehicle and the specialized container handling vehicle having the best matching travel time to the port; transmitting instructions to the second type of controller of the specialized container handling vehicle, to transport the storage container from its current location representing the second location, to said determined port at the first location; moving the specialized container handling vehicle from the second location to the determined port at the first location; transmitting a signal to the container handling vehicles comprising information of the determined port to retrieve the storage container from; based on responses from the container handling vehicles, assigning and instructing a container handling vehicle to lift and retrieve the specified storage container from the determined port to be used at the first location; lifting the storage container from the determined port through the delivery column and moving the container handling vehicle for transporting the storage container to a grid cell corresponding to the storage column the specified storage container is to be transferred to.

    CONVEYOR RACETRACK SYSTEM
    7.
    发明公开
    CONVEYOR RACETRACK SYSTEM 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号：US20230202762A1

    公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

    申请号：US17927181

    申请日：2021-06-03

    申请人： FLEXLINK AB

    发明人： Ulrich KREIMEYER

    IPC分类号： B65G17/32 ,  B65G23/23 ,  B65G47/06

    CPC分类号： B65G17/32 ,  B65G23/23 ,  B65G47/06

    摘要： A conveyor system (1) comprising at least one endless chain conveyor (2) and at least one pallet (8) that comprises a magnetic material, where the conveyor system comprises a first loading station (3) and an unloading station (5), where the first loading station (3) comprises a magnet conveyor (6) comprising a linear motor for driving the pallet (8), where the pallet (8) comprises a product holder (9) having at least two holding positions (11, 12, 13, 14), and the magnet conveyor (6) is adapted to stop the pallet (8) at a plurality of positions, in which each holding position (11, 12, 13, 14) is aligned with a delivery position (15) of the first loading station (3). The advantage is that a pallet can be positioned in a plurality of positions at a loading station in a quick and precise manner, allowing for a flexible and quick handling of pallets.

    AUTOMATED DE-STACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    8.
    发明申请
    AUTOMATED DE-STACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD 有权

    公开(公告)号：US20230017681A1

    公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

    申请号：US17865807

    申请日：2022-07-15

    申请人： LCE Technology, LLC

    发明人： Thomas Walker ,  Richard Walker ,  Solomon Plange ,  Chris Walker

    IPC分类号： B65G47/90 ,  B65G59/02 ,  B65G47/06

    摘要： An automated system for de-stacking a plurality of stacked objects, the automated system comprising a lift assembly and a grabber assembly. The lift assembly comprises a tower, and a number of electric motors. The tower is configured to rotate about a vertically-extending axis. One of the electric motors is configured to rotate the tower. Another one of the electric motors is configured to raise and lower the grabber assembly. The grabber assembly is configured to move with the tower as the tower rotates and comprises a claw and an electric motor. The claw is configured to grasp the objects individually. The electric motor of the grabber assembly is configured to actuate the claw. The first, second, and third electric motors are configured to operate in a refrigerated environment.