Horizontal carousel position light system
AssigneeBellheimer Metallwerk GmbH
InventorTimothy Robey
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Abstract
A storage and/or retrieval system such as a horizontal carousel has a common light source array consisting of LED's and the like inside the system's rotating or movable carrier loop at a picking or storage access area behind the shelves of a selected carrier. When that carrier is at the desired access position, the common light source transmits light through light transmitting devices to an access face of the carrier at the picking or storing location in relative proximity to the actual compartment's position. The light transmitting devices can be flexible light pipes arranged in patterns dictated by the type of storage required.
Claims19
A storage and/or retrieval system, comprising:
- at least one carrier movable in a horizontal carousel system having at least one light transmission element associated therewith;
- and
- a light source located at a point of access to contents of a selected one of the at least one movable carrier, wherein the selected carrier is positioned relative to the light source and an operator so as to transmit light through the at least one light transmission element at a location of items to be picked from or returned to a shelf of the selected carrier.
A position system for use in a storage and/or retrieval apparatus, comprising;
- a light source;
- and
- means associated with a carrier movable in a horizontal carousel system for transmitting light from the light source located on one side of the movable carrier to another side of the movable carrier so as to indicate at least one location of one or more items to be selected.
A storage and/or retrieval system, comprising:
- a carrier movable in a horizontal carousel system having a light transmission element;
- and
- a light source;
- wherein the movable carrier is positioned relative to the light source so as to transmit light from the light source through the light transmission element to an edge of the movable carrier.
A method of indicating a position of an item in a carrier, comprising:
- moving a carrier in a horizontal carousel system having a light transmission element to a position relative to a light source;
- and
- transmitting light from the light source through the light transmission element to an edge of the carrier at the position of the item in the carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.