| 发明名称 | Autonomous transport vehicle charging system | ||
| 摘要 | A charging system for autonomous transport vehicles including at least one charging contact disposed on each pick floor level of a storage and retrieval system, each of the at least one charging contact being located at a transfer station, at least one power supply configured to supply power to the at least one charging contact, and a controller in communication with the transfer station and being configured to communicate information relating to a transfer of items between the transfer station and a predetermined one of the autonomous transport vehicles and to apply power from the power supply to the at least one charging contact for charging the predetermined autonomous transport vehicle corresponding to the transfer and located at the transfer station, wherein the controller is configured to supply power to the charging contacts simultaneously with the predetermined autonomous transport vehicle exchanging items related to the transfer at the transfer station. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US9082112(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2015.07.14 |
| 申请号 | US201113326823 | 申请日期 | 2011.12.15 |
| 申请人 | Symbotic, LLC | 发明人 | Sullivan Robert;Vasilyev Dmitry |
| 分类号 | H02J7/00;G06Q20/10;G06Q30/02;G06Q40/00 | 主分类号 | H02J7/00 |
| 代理机构 | Perman & Green, LLP | 代理人 | Perman & Green, LLP |
| 主权项 | 1. A charging system for autonomous transport vehicles in a warehouse storage and retrieval system, the charging system comprises: at least one charging contact disposed on each pick floor level of the storage and retrieval system, each of the at least one charging contact being located at a transfer station; at least one power supply configured to supply power to the at least one charging contact; and a first controller in communication with the transfer station and being configured to communicate information relating to a transfer of items between the transfer station and a predetermined one of the autonomous transport vehicles and to apply power from the power supply to the at least one charging contact for charging the predetermined autonomous transport vehicle corresponding to the transfer and located at the transfer station, wherein the first controller is configured to supply power to the charging contacts for charging the predetermined autonomous transport vehicle simultaneously with the predetermined autonomous transport vehicle exchanging items related to the transfer at the transfer station. | ||
| 地址 | Wilmington MA US | ||