Robotic storage and retrieval systems
AssigneePaR Systems, Inc.
InventorsDaniel J. Hagen, Charles E. Ridley, Steven J. Austin, Thomas E. Jung, Chad Stiernagle
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Abstract
A robotic storage and retrieval system is provided. The robotic storage and retrieval system may include a three-dimensional storage rack, a set of article holders, and a robot. In one embodiment, the storage rack has a plurality of rows, a plurality of columns, and one or more support members at each unique row and column position. Each set of article holders is located at one of the unique row and column positions, and each article holder within a set is vertically supported by the one or more support members. The robot is configured to store the article holders to the storage rack and to retrieve the article holders from the storage rack.
Claims15
A robotic storage and retrieval system comprising:
- a three-dimensional storage rack having a plurality of different rack positions and being configured to store a plurality of article holders at each of the rack positions, each article holder configured to hold an article and each plurality of article holders comprising a first article holder and a plurality of other article holders disposed on one side of the first article holder and extending away from the first article holder into the rack at each rack position, wherein at least for some of the different rack positions the article holders of the plurality of article holders are different sizes;
- a system controller that determines which one of the article holders includes a selected article;
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- a robotic retrieval system operably coupled to the system controller that removes the article holder with the selected article from the associated plurality of article holders and displaces the article holder to allow the selected article to fall out of the article holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.