Cognitive rotatable item storage with automated replenishment
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsKatsuyuki Sakuma, Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Chandrasekhar Narayanaswami
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Abstract
An item storage system includes a shelving portion and a replenishment portion. The shelving portion includes: a first shelf having a toroidal shape with a center axis; and a second shelf having a toroidal shape that is spaced apart from the first shelf along the center axis. The replenishment portion includes: an elevator portion configured to deliver items to the first shelf and the second shelf, wherein at least part of the elevator portion is positioned in the center of the shelving portion and is surrounded by the shelving portion; and a storing portion configured to load items into the elevator portion, wherein the storing portion is positioned above or below the shelving portion.
Claims15
An item storage system comprising:
- a shelving portion comprising:
- a first shelf having a toroidal shape with a center axis;
- and
- a second shelf having a toroidal shape that is spaced apart from the first shelf along the center axis;
- wherein the shelving portion is located between a floor and a ceiling;
- and
- a replenishment portion comprising:
- an elevator portion configured to deliver items to the first shelf and the second shelf, wherein at least part of the elevator portion is positioned in the center of the shelving portion and is surrounded by the shelving portion;
- and
- a storing portion configured to load items into the elevator portion, wherein the storing portion is positioned above or below the shelving portion and the storing portion is positioned below the floor or above the ceiling.
An item storage system comprising:
- a shelving portion comprising:
- a first shelf that is rotatable about a center axis;
- a second shelf that is rotatable about the center axis and is spaced apart from the first shelf;
- and
- an actuator connected to the first shelf and the second shelf that is configured to rotate the first shelf and the second shelf;
- wherein the shelving portion is located between a floor and a ceiling;
- and
- a replenishment portion that is positioned adjacent to the shelving portion, the replenishment portion comprising:
- an elevator portion configured to deliver items to the first shelf and the second shelf;
- and
- a storing portion configured to load items into the elevator portion, wherein the storing portion is positioned below the floor or above the ceiling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.