Automated guided vehicle (AGV) with batch picking robotic arm
AssigneeBastian Solutions, LLC
InventorsWilliam A. Bastian, II, Aaron M. Jones
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Abstract
A system includes an automated guided vehicle (AGV). A loading table is positioned on the AGV. The loading table is configured and sized to hold more than one storage container. A frame extends from the AGV. A robotic arm is mounted to the frame. In one form, the frame includes a gantry that moves relative to the rest of the AGV. Alternatively or additionally, the robotic arm is able to move relative to the gantry. By holding more than one storage container, the AGV facilitates automatic batch picking or placing of items. The gantry increases the degrees of freedom of movement of the robotic arm.
Claims26
A system, comprising:
- an automated guided vehicle (AGV);
- a loading table on the AGV, wherein the loading table includes at least one conveyor;
- a plurality of storage containers arranged on the conveyor;
- a gantry moveably coupled to the AGV, wherein the gantry spans over the storage containers on the conveyor;
- a robotic arm mounted to the gantry at a position above the storage containers on the conveyor, wherein the robotic arm is configured to pick from and/or put into the storage containers on the conveyor one or more items at a time when the conveyor is stationary;
- a gantry drive system configured to move the gantry relative to the loading table to facilitate servicing of the storage containers on the conveyor by the robotic arm when the conveyor is stationary;
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- wherein the conveyor is configured to move to discharge the storage containers from the AGV.
A system, comprising:
- an automated guided vehicle (AGV) including a propulsion mechanism configured to move the AGV along a floor or ground;
- a loading table on the AGV configured and sized to hold a plurality of storage containers;
- a gantry moveably coupled to the AGV, wherein the gantry spans over the loading table;
- a robotic arm mounted to the gantry at a position above the loading table, wherein the robotic arm is configured to pick from and/or put into the storage containers one or more items at a time;
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- a gantry drive system configured to move the gantry relative to the loading table to facilitate servicing all of the storage containers on the loading table by the robotic arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.