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A transporting device

A technology for transportation equipment and transportation containers, applied in the directions of transportation and packaging, conveyors, packaging, etc., can solve the problems of slowing down the operation of transportation equipment, time consumption, and difficulty in changing the direction of transportation equipment.

Active Publication Date: 2020-11-06
OCADO INNOVATION
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[0020] However, there are still deficiencies in this type of system, which are caused by the excavation operation described above. When the target storage box 10b is not on the top of the stack 12, an excavation operation must be performed
[0021] In addition, changes in the direction of transport equipment are difficult to achieve
In particular, the systems described above use complex and expensive reversing mechanisms to raise and lower the wheels on both faces of the transport so that only one set of wheels is in contact with the track at a given moment, allowing the transport to move in orthogonal directions
These existing reversing mechanisms slow down the operation of the transport equipment, a lot of time is spent changing direction instead of moving laterally

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[0054] Figure 5 A transport device 100 according to a first embodiment of the invention is shown. The transport device 100 is set to operate on a grid 200 . Grid 200 includes a first set of parallel tracks extending along a first direction (eg, X direction) and a second set of parallel tracks extending along a second direction (eg, Y direction). Where the first set of rails and the second set of rails meet to form an intersection. The transportation device 100 is set to move over the track in a first direction and a second direction. Below the rails may be stacked containers for the transport device 100 to retrieve / place. The transport device 100 achieves this by receiving a receiving cavity (not shown) for the container.

[0055] The grid 200 thereby forms a two-dimensional array of cells on which the transport device 100 can move and stop to retrieve / place containers.

[0056] In this regard, the transport device 100 of the first embodiment comprises an omnidirectional...

no. 2 approach

[0109] Figure 21 and Figure 22 A second embodiment of the present invention is shown. The second embodiment of the present invention is similar to the first embodiment, except that the track is modified at selective points to allow the wheels mounted to the face of the transportation device 100 to slide.

[0110] Figure 21 A first example of the second embodiment according to the invention is shown. In a first example, wheels 2101 similar to those used in existing designs of transport equipment 100 may be used. Additionally, the rail is modified to a flat region 2102 that is slightly different in level from the rest of the rail (eg, 1 mm lower than the rest of the rail). Furthermore, the flat areas 2102 of the rails do not feature the channels of the rest of the rails, instead the rails include 'notches' in the sides of the rail channels. Furthermore, the flat areas are positioned such that the wheels 2101 and the flat areas 2102 are coaxial, ie in line with each other...

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Abstract

The present invention aims to provide an apparatus and method for a load handling system such that direction change of the transporting device is more easily and quickly realised. A transporting device comprises an omnidirectional driving unit which permits the transporting device to more easily move in more than one direction. There is provided a transporting device arranged to transport a container, the container being stored in a facility, the facility arranged to store the container in a plurality of stacks, the facility comprising a plurality of pathways arranged in cells so as to form agrid-like structure above the stacks, wherein the grid-like structure extends in a first direction and in a second direction, the transporting device arranged to operate on the grid- like structure. The transporting device comprises an omnidirectional driving unit arranged to drive the transporting device in the first direction and / or the second direction.

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[0001] This application claims priority from UK Patent Application No. 1804867.8 filed 27 March 2018, the entire content of which application is hereby incorporated by reference. technical field [0002] The present invention generally relates to the field of transportation equipment. In particular, the present invention relates to omnidirectionally mobile transport equipment. Background technique [0003] Online retail operations that sell multiple product lines / batches / batches, such as online grocery stores and supermarkets, require systems that can store dozens or even hundreds of thousands of different product lines. It is not practical to use single product stacking in this case as a very large footprint would be required to accommodate all the stacks required. Also, for some items, only a small amount of storage may be desired, such as perishable items or infrequently ordered items, making single-product stacking an inefficient solution. [0004] International patent...

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IPC IPC(8): B65G1/04
CPCB65G1/0464B60B19/003B65G1/137B65G2201/0235B65G1/0492B65G1/1378B65G2209/04
Inventor 肖恩·克拉克大卫·夏普
Owner OCADO INNOVATION