WO1999002434A3 - Robotic pick up and delivery system - Google Patents

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WO1999002434A3
WO1999002434A3 PCT/US1998/014041 US9814041W WO9902434A3 WO 1999002434 A3 WO1999002434 A3 WO 1999002434A3 US 9814041 W US9814041 W US 9814041W WO 9902434 A3 WO9902434 A3 WO 9902434A3
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pallet
holding device
retaining
pick
pallets
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PCT/US1998/014041
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Robin Felder
Randy Turner
William Holman
Chris Estey
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Robin Felder
Randy Turner
William Holman
Chris Estey
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Priority to AU84773/98A priority Critical patent/AU8477398A/en
Publication of WO1999002434A2 publication Critical patent/WO1999002434A2/en
Publication of WO1999002434A3 publication Critical patent/WO1999002434A3/en
Priority to US09/501,863 priority patent/US6543983B1/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23Q—DETAILS, COMPONENTS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR MACHINE TOOLS, e.g. ARRANGEMENTS FOR COPYING OR CONTROLLING; MACHINE TOOLS IN GENERAL CHARACTERISED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF PARTICULAR DETAILS OR COMPONENTS; COMBINATIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS OF METAL-WORKING MACHINES, NOT DIRECTED TO A PARTICULAR RESULT
    • B23Q7/00—Arrangements for handling work specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools, e.g. for conveying, loading, positioning, discharging, sorting
    • B23Q7/14—Arrangements for handling work specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools, e.g. for conveying, loading, positioning, discharging, sorting co-ordinated in production lines
    • B23Q7/1426—Arrangements for handling work specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools, e.g. for conveying, loading, positioning, discharging, sorting co-ordinated in production lines with work holders not rigidly fixed to the transport devices
    • B23Q7/1442—Arrangements for handling work specially combined with or arranged in, or specially adapted for use in connection with, machine tools, e.g. for conveying, loading, positioning, discharging, sorting co-ordinated in production lines with work holders not rigidly fixed to the transport devices using carts carrying work holders

Abstract

A pick up and delivery system for use with mobile robots (12) which have a body with a horizontal upper surface and at least one vertical side. The robot has at least one shelf (24) each of which contains a stop bar (26) containing a retaining device (30). The system further uses multiple stations (14), each of which contains at least one pallet retaining surface (18) to contain at least two pallets (20). The pallet retaining surfaces are provided with a holding device (28) at the pick up area and a holding device (29) at the delivery area. Pallets are used to retain the items being transferred with each of the pallets having a securing device (46, 48) that interacts with the holding device and retaining device. The strength of the holding device at the pick up area is less than the holding device at the delivery area, with the robot's retaining device having a strength between the strength of the holding devices. The mobile robot picks up a pallet from a first station, and delivers the pallet to a second station.
PCT/US1998/014041 1997-07-07 1998-07-07 Robotic pick up and delivery system WO1999002434A2 (en)

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AU84773/98A AU8477398A (en) 1997-07-07 1998-07-07 Robotic pick up and delivery system
US09/501,863 US6543983B1 (en) 1998-07-07 2000-02-10 Robotic pick up and deliver system

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US5180297P 1997-07-07 1997-07-07
US60/051,802 1997-07-07

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WO1999002434A3 true WO1999002434A3 (en) 1999-04-29

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WO1992000912A1 (en) * 1990-07-05 1992-01-23 Caterpillar Industrial Inc. Load positioning method and apparatus
US5183368A (en) * 1991-05-17 1993-02-02 Fluidelec Apparatus for transporting light loads by means of self-propelled carriages on rails
US5202832A (en) * 1991-01-29 1993-04-13 R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. Material handling automation system using portable transfer module

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US4508484A (en) * 1980-10-21 1985-04-02 Inventio Ag Installation for the automatic removal and reception of loads through the intermediary of transport vehicles
US4664590A (en) * 1984-05-15 1987-05-12 Murata Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha Transportable robot system
US4773811A (en) * 1984-11-28 1988-09-27 Friedrich Kessler & Co. Apparatus for docking of a carrier element forming a support plane onto a stationary support plane
US4698775A (en) * 1985-05-17 1987-10-06 Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Inc. Self-contained mobile reprogrammable automation device
WO1992000912A1 (en) * 1990-07-05 1992-01-23 Caterpillar Industrial Inc. Load positioning method and apparatus
US5202832A (en) * 1991-01-29 1993-04-13 R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co. Material handling automation system using portable transfer module
US5183368A (en) * 1991-05-17 1993-02-02 Fluidelec Apparatus for transporting light loads by means of self-propelled carriages on rails

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