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.

主权项

1. A method for charging autonomous transport vehicles in a warehouse storage and retrieval system, the method comprising:
providing at least one charging contact on each pick floor level of the storage and retrieval system, each of the at least one charging contact corresponding to a respective transfer station; supplying power, with at least one power supply, to the at least one charging contact; communicating information, with a first controller in communication with at least one of the at least one charging contact or at least one autonomous transport vehicle, relating to a transfer of items between the transfer station and a predetermined one of the autonomous transport vehicles; and with the first controller, applying power from the power supply to the at least one charging contact for charging the predetermined autonomous transport vehicle with the predetermined autonomous transport vehicle transferring the items related to the transfer at the transfer station.