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US 10,343,881 B2Granted
Automatic batch picking robot
OwnerChing Qing Guo, ViVien Zhang Shao Guo +1inventors
InventorsChing Qing Guo, ViVien Zhang Shao Guo, Tiffany Tong Zhang
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Abstract
A robotic system has a vehicle, a robot, a first removable rack and a second removable rack. The robot, the first removable rack and the second removable rack are mounted on a platform of the vehicle. A plurality of latches are used to lock or unlock the first removable rack and the second removable rack. The robot comprises a rotatable base. A method uses the robotic system to move a plurality of items from a stationary rack to a designated location.
Claims20
A robotic system comprising:
- a vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of wheels;
- a driving assembly;
- and
- a platform;
- a robot mounted on the platform of the vehicle;
- and
- a first removable rack mounted on the platform of the vehicle;
- and
- a second removable rack mounted on the platform of the vehicle;
- wherein the driving assembly is an engine or a battery;
- wherein the first removable rack is closer to the driving assembly than the second removable rack;
- and
- wherein the robot is between the first removable rack and the second removable rack.
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A robotic system comprising:
- a vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of wheels;
- a driving assembly;
- and
- a platform;
- a robot mounted on the platform of the vehicle;
- and
- a first removable rack mounted on the platform of the vehicle;
- wherein the driving assembly is an engine or a battery;
- wherein the robot is a fork-shaped lifter comprising a base;
- wherein the base further comprises a balance weight;
- and
- wherein the fork-shaped lifter is characterized by
- an rest condition in which
- an outer surface of the balance weight is aligned with a side surface of the base;
- and
- an operational condition in which
- the balance weight extends away from the side surface of the base by a distance along a direction opposite a longitudinal direction of a first fork prong of the fork-shaped lifter.
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A robotic system comprising:
- a vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of wheels;
- a driving assembly;
- and
- a platform;
- a robot mounted on the platform of the vehicle;
- and
- a first removable rack mounted on the platform of the vehicle;
- wherein the driving assembly is an engine or a battery;
- and
- wherein the robot is a fork-shaped lifter comprising
- a base rotatable about a first direction, the base comprising a first slot and a second slot parallel to the first slot, the first slot being perpendicular to the first direction;
- a first pole translating along the first slot;
- a second pole translating along the second slot;
- a frame translating along the first direction, the frame being directly mounted on the first pole and the second pole;
- a first fork prong directly mounted on the frame;
- and
- a second fork prong directly mounted on the frame, the second fork prong being parallel to the first fork prong;
- wherein a width between the first fork prong and the second fork prong is adjustable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.