WO2009089159A3 - Vertical spiral multilevel sorter and merge conveyor for three dimensional automated pick module - Google Patents

Vertical spiral multilevel sorter and merge conveyor for three dimensional automated pick module Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2009089159A3
WO2009089159A3 PCT/US2009/030118 US2009030118W WO2009089159A3 WO 2009089159 A3 WO2009089159 A3 WO 2009089159A3 US 2009030118 W US2009030118 W US 2009030118W WO 2009089159 A3 WO2009089159 A3 WO 2009089159A3
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
items
vertical
multilevel
sorter
vertical spiral
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/US2009/030118
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
WO2009089159A2 (en
Inventor
William A. Ii Bastian
Elizabeth Sobota
Original Assignee
Bastian Material Handling, Llc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from PCT/US2008/050501 external-priority patent/WO2008091733A2/en
Application filed by Bastian Material Handling, Llc filed Critical Bastian Material Handling, Llc
Publication of WO2009089159A2 publication Critical patent/WO2009089159A2/en
Publication of WO2009089159A3 publication Critical patent/WO2009089159A3/en
Priority to US12/830,099 priority Critical patent/US8397897B2/en

Links

Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G21/00—Supporting or protective framework or housings for endless load-carriers or traction elements of belt or chain conveyors
    • B65G21/16—Supporting or protective framework or housings for endless load-carriers or traction elements of belt or chain conveyors for conveyors having endless load-carriers movable in curved paths
    • B65G21/18—Supporting or protective framework or housings for endless load-carriers or traction elements of belt or chain conveyors for conveyors having endless load-carriers movable in curved paths in three-dimensionally curved paths
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G1/00—Storing articles, individually or in orderly arrangement, in warehouses or magazines
    • B65G1/02—Storage devices
    • B65G1/04—Storage devices mechanical
    • B65G1/0485—Check-in, check-out devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/74—Feeding, transfer, or discharging devices of particular kinds or types
    • B65G47/82—Rotary or reciprocating members for direct action on articles or materials, e.g. pushers, rakes, shovels
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/74—Feeding, transfer, or discharging devices of particular kinds or types
    • B65G47/84—Star-shaped wheels or devices having endless travelling belts or chains, the wheels or devices being equipped with article-engaging elements
    • B65G47/841—Devices having endless travelling belts or chains equipped with article-engaging elements
    • B65G47/844—Devices having endless travelling belts or chains equipped with article-engaging elements the article-engaging elements being pushers transversally movable on the supporting surface, e.g. pusher-shoes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G2207/00—Indexing codes relating to constructional details, configuration and additional features of a handling device, e.g. Conveyors
    • B65G2207/24—Helical or spiral conveying path

Abstract

A vertical storage rack system (100) includes a vertically moveable transport conveyor (106) and one or more vertical feed conveyors (104) that vertically extend between the various rack levels (109) so that items (110) can be loaded and/or unloaded at any of the levels (109) without the need for the vertically moveable transport (106) to return to a loading/unloading level. This vertical rack system (100) can be used to load and unload items (110) from the racks (102) as well as rearrange items in the racks (102). This system and technique allows items (110) to be continuously moved in a vertical direction as well as sorts or merges the items (110) at high speeds. In other words, this arrangement minimizes the vertical positioning of the vertically moveable transport conveyor (106), such as a cross-belt conveyor, before it can discharge (and/or load) items, thereby improving throughput.
PCT/US2009/030118 2007-01-25 2009-01-05 Vertical spiral multilevel sorter and merge conveyor for three dimensional automated pick module WO2009089159A2 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US12/830,099 US8397897B2 (en) 2007-01-25 2010-07-02 Vertical spiral multilevel sorter and merge conveyor for three dimensional automated pick module

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US2008/050501 WO2008091733A2 (en) 2007-01-25 2008-01-08 Three-dimensional automated pick module
USPCT/US2008/50501 2008-01-08
US2199208P 2008-01-18 2008-01-18
US61/021,992 2008-01-18

Related Parent Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US11/626,869 Continuation-In-Part US8276739B2 (en) 2007-01-25 2007-01-25 Three-dimensional automated pick module

Related Child Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US12/830,099 Continuation US8397897B2 (en) 2007-01-25 2010-07-02 Vertical spiral multilevel sorter and merge conveyor for three dimensional automated pick module

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2009089159A2 WO2009089159A2 (en) 2009-07-16
WO2009089159A3 true WO2009089159A3 (en) 2009-10-08

Family

ID=40853725

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/US2009/030118 WO2009089159A2 (en) 2007-01-25 2009-01-05 Vertical spiral multilevel sorter and merge conveyor for three dimensional automated pick module

Country Status (1)

Country Link
WO (1) WO2009089159A2 (en)

Families Citing this family (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8397897B2 (en) 2007-01-25 2013-03-19 Bastian Solutions, Llc Vertical spiral multilevel sorter and merge conveyor for three dimensional automated pick module
US8403614B2 (en) 2010-03-24 2013-03-26 Bastian Solutions, Llc Robotic automated storage and retrieval system mixed pallet build system
AT509949B1 (en) * 2010-05-28 2013-01-15 Tgw Logistics Group Gmbh MEMORY STORAGE
US9334111B2 (en) * 2013-05-21 2016-05-10 Datalogic Automation, Inc. High density storage array system
CN103935681B (en) * 2014-03-18 2016-01-20 杭州中亚瑞程包装科技有限公司 A kind of bypass scratch pad conveying shock absorber and buffering carrying method
US9409728B2 (en) 2014-11-03 2016-08-09 Bastian Solutions, Llc Automated case flow buffer
WO2021178826A1 (en) * 2020-03-06 2021-09-10 Berkshire Grey, Inc. Systems and methods for providing order fulfillment using a conveyor takeaway system

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4265582A (en) * 1977-06-08 1981-05-05 Adolf Theobald Arrangement for storing of pallets used for holding material
US6061607A (en) * 1997-07-18 2000-05-09 St. Onge Company Order pick system
US6149366A (en) * 1997-07-30 2000-11-21 Fata Automation S.P.A. Cellular depot with hydropneumatically-driven conveyor cars
US6824345B2 (en) * 2002-12-18 2004-11-30 TGW Transportgeräte GmbH & Co. KG Load-bearing frame for a shelf-stacking device

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4265582A (en) * 1977-06-08 1981-05-05 Adolf Theobald Arrangement for storing of pallets used for holding material
US6061607A (en) * 1997-07-18 2000-05-09 St. Onge Company Order pick system
US6149366A (en) * 1997-07-30 2000-11-21 Fata Automation S.P.A. Cellular depot with hydropneumatically-driven conveyor cars
US6824345B2 (en) * 2002-12-18 2004-11-30 TGW Transportgeräte GmbH & Co. KG Load-bearing frame for a shelf-stacking device

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
WO2009089159A2 (en) 2009-07-16

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
WO2009089159A3 (en) Vertical spiral multilevel sorter and merge conveyor for three dimensional automated pick module
US8480347B2 (en) Order-picking system having a rack transport unit and method for operating such a system
RU2017126983A (en) SYSTEM FOR THE PROCESSING OF BAGGAGE OR MAILBOARDS
EP1695927A3 (en) Apparatus for selecting and sorting products
MX2009007967A (en) Three-dimensional automated pick module.
PL2139793T3 (en) Automated commissioning system comprising an integrated sorting function, and method for the operation thereof
AU2006204622A1 (en) Method and device for sequence forming
US7753639B2 (en) Overhead travelling carriage system
CA3015504A1 (en) Transport and handover system for storing and removing or relocating storage items in high-bay warehouses, and storage and retrieval machine
US20100322746A1 (en) Lift interface for storage and retrieval systems
US20100300842A1 (en) Vertical spiral multilevel sorter and merge conveyor for three dimensional automated pick module
CN102092552A (en) Warehousing method and equipment for intensive logistic warehouses
SI1901982T1 (en) Container treatment machine
AU2003278268A1 (en) System of transporting and storing containers of semiconductor wafers and transfer mechanism
KR20160044029A (en) Storage device for stackable containers
US8851818B2 (en) Automatic warehouse and control method thereof
JP2007014925A (en) Agricultural product sorting apparatus
CA2678214C (en) Conveyor system, storage and retrieval device and logistics system
CN101221919A (en) Apparatus for supplying articles
DE502008000747D1 (en) METHOD FOR STORING STORAGE GOODS IN A STORAGE RACK WITH SEVERAL RACKING UNITS AND A TRANSPORTING VESSEL AND SUCH STORAGE RUGAL
WO2016039649A1 (en) A conveying device
ATE303337T1 (en) TRANSPORTATION FACILITY IN A SEA OR INLAND PORT
ITRE20060045A1 (en) AUTOMATED WAREHOUSE
US20210229915A1 (en) Storage system
JP2010089935A (en) Sorting device for two-stage transfer means

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application

Ref document number: 09701398

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A2

NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: DE

122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase

Ref document number: 09701398

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A2