WO2013075077A1 - Storage system and methods - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates generally to storing and retrieving items in rack based systems.
- Warehousing and distribution facilities have grown in importance in the supply chain in recent years.
- large warehouses are used to collect and store many types of goods at a central location for shipment by truck to one or more locations, typically retail locations.
- Goods may be stored in the warehouse by pallet load or individually, and goods may be shipped either by uniform pallet, mixed pallet, or otherwise.
- goods are often stored in vertical rack based systems, multiplying the amount of goods that can be stored in a given amount of square footage.
- Some systems sometimes known as high density or ultra-high density rack systems, store pallets of goods in a large, multi-layer rack. Pallets are stored according to known identifiers such as SKU numbers or the like and kept track of by a computer-based system. As pallets of goods are stored in the system, the related identifiers are noted and stored in a computer memory or the like so that when the goods are desired, they can be retrieved.
- Automated systems of this type use carts that place the goods in the rack and retrieve the goods when desired. Such automated systems provide efficiency in terms of floor space usage, as well as quick loading and retrieval of goods with low need for manual attention or monitoring.
- Various cart-based rack systems have been proposed, with one or more carts that travel from a staging area to a storage area to place and retrieve goods.
- Existing cart-based systems and related rack structures provide acceptable storage capabilities.
- improvement in cart functionality and efficiency, as well as in rack design to handle larger systems would be welcome.
- a shuttle usable with a rack including an aisle and a plurality of rows extending from the aisle, storage locations being located along the rows for storing an item.
- the shuttle has a first cart movable along the aisle and includes a second cart configured to be carriable by the first cart and to be movable along a row.
- the second cart is configured to carry the item between the first cart and the storage locations.
- a conveyor located on one of the first or second carts moves the item onto or off the first cart.
- a shuttle usable with a rack including an aisle and a plurality of rows extending from the aisle, storage locations being located along the rows for storing an item.
- the shuttle includes a first cart movable along the aisle and a second cart configured to be carriable by the first cart and to be movable along a row.
- the second cart is configured to carry the item between the first cart and the storage locations.
- a conveyor is located on one of the first or second carts to move the item onto or off the first cart.
- FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a rack system according to certain aspects of the disclosure
- Fig. 2 shows a side view of the rack system of Fig. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 shows a closeup of a portion of the rack system as in Fig. 2
- Fig. 4 shows an end view of the rack system of Fig. 1 ;
- FIG. 5 shows a closeup of a portion of the rack system as in Fig. 4;
- Fig. 6 shows a perspective view of a portion of the rack system of Fig. 1 showing a bracket portion
- Fig. 7 shows an exploded perspective view of the elements in Fig. 6;
- FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of a dual shuttle useful in the rack system of Fig. 1 ;
- FIG. 9 shows a perspective view of a first (aisle) cart of the dual shuttle with a second (row) cart removed;
- FIG. 10 shows a closeup perspective view of a portion of the aisle cart showing a chain conveyor
- Fig. 11 shows a perspective view of the aisle cart with top housing elements removed for clarity to show internal drive elements
- Fig. 12 shows a perspective view of a row cart according to certain aspects of the disclosure
- Fig. 13 shows a perspective view of the row cart of Fig. 12 with its top platform removed to display internal elements
- Fig1.4 shows a top view of the row cart of Fig. 12 with the top removed;
- Fig. 15 shows a top view as in Fig.14 with lifting bars further removed;
- Fig. 16 shows a side diagrammatical view of the row cart of Fig. 12 showing the top platform in a raised orientation
- Fig. 17 shows a side diagrammatical view as in Fig. 16, with the top platform in a lowered orientation
- Figs. 18 - 22 show sequential schematic views of a pallet loading function using a rack system as in Fig. 1 and a dual shuttle as in Fig. 8;
- Fig. 23 shows a perspective view of a portion of an aisle cart showing electrical contacts for powering the aisle cart
- Fig. 24 shows a perspective view of the portion of the aisle cart of Fig. 23 contacting an electrified rail
- Fig. 25 shows a perspective view of an aisle cart showing electrical contacts for powering a row cart
- Fig. 26 shows a perspective view of a bottom portion of a row cart showing electrical contacts for receiving power from the electrical contacts on the aisle cart shown in Fig. 25.
- Figs. 1 -7 show an example of a rack 50 according to certain aspects of the disclosure. It should be understood that rack 50 as illustrated is but one example constructed using the present teachings. For example, rack 50 could be much larger than that shown. Also, multiple racks could be employed in a given location.
- rack 50 could be a component of a larger combined automated storage system.
- Figs. 18-22 discussed below with reference to use of the disclosed structures, shows two side by side racks 50 substantially larger than that illustrated in Fig. 1.
- Figs. 20 and 21 also show related equipment such as lifts and conveyors that will also be discussed below as part of an overall automated system. Therefore, it should be understood that the full scope of the invention includes all such modifications, extensions and variations.
- rack 50 includes a plurality of upright elements 52 arranged in a grid, a plurality of first horizontal elements 54 extending in a first direction to connect adjacent upright elements, and a plurality of second horizontal elements 56 extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
- Rack 50 includes a number of layers 58 formed by such intersecting horizontal elements 54 and 56. Struts 60 may also be provided to stiffen the structure.
- the upright elements 52 and horizontal elements 54 and 56 are connected via fasteners attached ultimately to a plurality of support brackets 62.
- Each upright element 52 has a plurality of support brackets 62 mounted to it at different heights with each height corresponding to a layer 58.
- Support brackets 62 are attached to upright elements 52 by fasteners 64 without welding (see Fig. 7). Also, mating tabs 66 and slots 68 may be provided for additional alignment and support assistance both during assembly and use.
- Each second horizontal element 56 forms one side of a portion of a track for a row 88 to be travelled by a row cart 104, as will be described later. Accordingly, opposing elements 56 mounted to adjacent brackets 62 form such a row track (see Fig. 3). Second horizontal elements 56 are attached to brackets 62 via fasteners 70 without welding (see Fig. 7). Brackets 62 may have flanges 72,74,76 for rigidity and for aligning and attaching second horizontal elements 56, and flange 77 for aligning and attaching to upright elements 52.
- First horizontal elements 54 provide spacing and support for elements within rack 50 and may be attached to upright elements 52 with fasteners 78 and to flange 79 of brackets 62 with additional fasteners 80.
- End brackets 82 at ends of rack 50 can be modified versions of brackets 62, designed to accept only one track element 56, if desired. Again, no welding is required.
- the goods are stored in discrete predetermined locations on rows 88 formed by second horizontal elements 56. Due to the fastened-together structure of rack 50, the weight of the rack and the stored items is transferred to and supported by upright elements 52 substantially via brackets 62.
- Each of the above elements can be formed of a metal such as steel or aluminum, can be painted, powder coated, etc. as desired. Due to the wide variation in potential sizes and loading, one skilled in the art can readily select dimensions and materials for the elements and fasteners to meet a given application need.
- a platform 84 such as a wood, polymer, or metal pallet, although other platforms could be used, and platforms could be avoided where large or unitized items are being moved. Accordingly, mention of moving loads, pallet loads, items or goods herein is intended to include moving items or goods on platforms or without platforms.
- Fig. 8 shows one example of a dual shuttle 100 useful in the present system and methods.
- dual shuttle 100 includes a first (aisle) cart 102 (Figs 8-11) and a second (row) cart 104 (Fig. 8 and 12-17) that can be carried on or driven off the aisle cart.
- Track portions 106 on aisle cart 102 are sized to complement track sections 56 of rack 50 allowing row cart 104 to drive on or off the aisle cart.
- Aisle cart 102 includes two motors 108 and 110.
- Motor 108 drives aisle cart 102 up and down track elements 90 of the respective aisle 86 in which the cart is located.
- Motor 110 drives a conveyor 112 on aisle cart 102 for loading and unloading items onto the aisle cart.
- conveyor 112 could also be located on row cart, if desired.
- conveyor 112 can place items directly onto aisle cart 102, or can place items on row cart 104 nested within the aisle cart, both of such modes being considered moving the items onto the aisle cart and/or moving the items onto the dual shuttle. Accordingly, as discussed in greater detail below, various configurations and modes of operation are possible within the scope of the present invention.
- Both motors 108, 110 can be powered by an energy storage device such as a battery, capacitor, a combination of a battery and capacitor, or the like charged by suitable electrical connections (see Figs. 23-26) in rack 50. If desired, even though an energy storage device that would output DC current could be employed, motors 108,110 can be AC motors, used with an inverter. Use of such AC motors with an inverter may provide a less expensive alternative than use of a DC motor.
- an energy storage device such as a battery, capacitor, a combination of a battery and capacitor, or the like charged by suitable electrical connections (see Figs. 23-26) in rack 50.
- motors 108,110 can be AC motors, used with an inverter. Use of such AC motors with an inverter may provide a less expensive alternative than use of a DC motor.
- aisle cart 102 can receive three-wire single phase or three-phase AC power directly from track elements 90 via an electrified rail/wiper system. Use of such direct powering allows aisle cart 102 to be constantly and fully electrified, without need for charging. Also, the weight and space used by the energy storage devices, inverter, etc., can be eliminated from each aisle cart 102. Because aisle carts 102 each traverse only one dedicated aisle 86, electrifying the aisles with a track (see Figs. 23-26) and wiper contact interface is a cost effective solution for powering aisle carts 102.
- Motor 108 is connected to a gear box 114 with an output gear 116 that drives a chain 118 that drives an input gear 120 of a shaft 122.
- Wheels 124 are mounted to shaft 122.
- Wheels 126 mounted on shaft 128 may be idlers.
- Cart 102 may include a wireless communication device (not shown) for communicating with a controller for the system to receive signals and provide feedback as to desired tasks, locations, etc.
- Motor 110 is connected to a gearbox 129 having a drive gear 130 that drives a chain 132.
- An input gear 134 of shaft 136 is rotated by chain 132.
- Two output gears 138 on shaft 136 drive chains14 0 of loading/unloading conveyor 112. Accordingly, driving motor 110 one way or the other causes chains14 0 to move one way or another.
- Such motion of chains14 0 can be used to pull items onto or push items off aisle cart 102 when desired.
- chains14 0 are higher than the top surface.
- carts 102 and 104 could be configured or operated differently, so that chains14 0 move a load onto cart 104, either initially or after lifting top surfac1e4 2 of cart 104, as discussed below. Therefore, although the description herein shows pallets 84 being supported on chain1s4 0 located on aisle carts 102, the pallets could at times be supported by row carts 104 when the row carts are on aisle carts.
- Row cart 104 includes a frame14 4 and movable top surface14 2 forming a platform for receiving loads. Within frame14 4 are two motors. Motor14 6 drives cart 104 along rows 88 and moto1r4 8 moves top surface14 2 up and down. Motor14 6 drives a gearbox I SO, an output gear 152 and a chain 154. Chain 154 drives an input gear 156 of shaft 158 on which driven wheels 160 are mounted. Output gears 162 drive chains 164 that drive input gears 166 of shafts 168 to drive driven wheels 170. Accordingly, driving motor14 6 in one direction or another rotates wheels 160 and 170 clockwise or counterclockwise, thereby moving row cart 104 along a row 88, or onto or off aisle cart 102.
- Motor14 8 lifts top surface14 2 off cart 104 when desired to lift an item off either loading conveyor 112 of cart 102 or a position within storage rack 50.
- Motor14 8 drives a gearbox 172 and an output gear 174 to drive a chain 176.
- Chain 176 drives input gear 178 mounted to shaft 180, to which camming elements 182 are attached for rotation with shaft 180 around a substantially horizontal axis.
- Wheels 184 are idlers that move independently of shaft 180.
- Camming elements 182 include lifters 186 which may be in the form of a wheel or the like. Pins 188 and bars 190 connect camming elements 182 with similar camming elements 192 at the other end of frame14 4.
- a track element 194 may extend between camming elements for attachment to or contact with surface14 2 when lifters 186 are activated.
- Wheels 196 are idlers and an encoder 198 may be attached for rotation with one of the wheels 196 or elsewhere to track position, as discussed above.
- Use of eight wheels on each row cart 104 assists in keeping the row cart stable when driving between row cart 102 and a row 88.
- FIGs. 16 and 17 show schematically the lifting of top surface14 2 off frame144 of row cart 104. As shown, rotation of motor14 8 a small distance causes chain 176 to move camming elements 182 and camming elements 192 (via bars 190).
- Fig. 17 shows the top surface14 2 below the raised level 200, which is higher than the level 202 of loading conveyors 112 on aisle cart 102 when the carts 102 and 104 are nested, and higher than the level of track portions 56 on which loads are placed.
- Cart 104 may be driven via an energy storage device 204 such as batteries, capacitors, combinations or batteries and capacitors, or the like.
- Motors 164, 184 may be DC motors or may be AC motors if an inverter 206 and frequency converter 208 is used (all schematically shown in Fig. 14).
- energy storage device 204 includes a capacitor, it may be an ultra-capacitor providing a substantially equivalent output. Capacitors provide the benefit of quick charging of row cart 104, as described below, and accordingly can provide for alternate modes of operation.
- Power can be provided to the dual shuttle 100 in various ways.
- an electrified rail may be added along aisles 86 within rack 50 to constantly power aisle cart 102 or charge the energy storage device of the aisle cart, if desired. Since there are many fewer aisles 86 than rows 88, adding electrification to aisles only can be cost effective in some applications. Alternatively, charging could be provided at only one location or some locations along aisles. Such structure would require an energy storage device within aisle cart 102.
- row cart 104 can be charged via an electrified rail or via charge from a given location. If desired, aisle cart 102 and row cart 104 may have electrical contacts so that aisle cart can maintain charge on the row cart. As there are many more rows 88 than aisles 86, adding rail/wiper electrification to all of the rows while simplifying the row carts 104 so as to eliminate the energy storage device and related electronics may not be as cost effective as employing more electrically complicated row carts (with batteries or capacitors, for example) charged via aisle carts 102.
- capacitors are used in row carts 104, placing a single charge contact located at an end of a row adjacent the aisle may be a suitable mode of charging the row carts.
- Capacitor charging occurs in a matter of seconds, and each time a row cart 104 passes the end of a row, it could pause just long enough for charging before or after moving onto or off the aisle cart 102, or charging could occur while the row cart is idle and the aisle cart is elsewhere.
- the capacitor charging contact in the row could be lengthy enough to charge row cart 104 while moving (without pausing) to make the system more efficient in terms of load moves per hour.
- Figs. 18-22 show diagrammatically a large system, using two individual racks 300, much larger than rack 50, arranged side by side with a number of pieces of auxiliary equipment. For clarity, certain structure of the previous figures has been eliminated from Figs. 18-22 so as to focus on overall layout and function.
- racks 300 each include two lifts 302, one on either side of an aisle 303. Use of two lifts 302, particularly in a large system, optionally allows greater throughput.
- Each lift 302 includes a lift platform 304 onto which items 306 are placed, as illustrated goods/items 308 on pallets 310.
- Each lift platform 304 is moved up and down rack 300 along a frame 312 between layers 314 (in this case six, layers).
- a system 316 of feed and delivery conveyors can be provided adjacent lifts 302 and racks 300.
- first conveyors 318 adjacent lifts 302 fed by second conveyors 320 can transfer items to and from the lift platforms 304.
- An array of third conveyors 322 can be provided along with a common conveyor 324.
- Third conveyors 322 can be used with individual vehicles, for example, for loading and unloading.
- Common conveyor 324 can use a transfer cart 326 similar to aisle cart 102 for receiving items from one of the third conveyors 322 and distributing it to one of the second conveyors 322 (or vice versa).
- the various conveyors disclosed can be driven or idler rollers, belt conveyors, chain conveyors, etc., as desired, with appropriate motor drives, in various possible orientations and arrangements.
- the logic and decision making for storage and retrieval of items in racks 300 can be controlled by various types of systems available from various sources, including 1TW Warehouse Automation, using programmable logic controllers or the like.
- lift platforms 304 each include a motor driven conveyor 328 with at least one chain or belt similar to conveyor 112 on shuttle carts 100.
- Lift conveyors 328 can be used to move items onto or off lift platforms 304 when desired. If some spacing exists between lifts 302 and aisles 303, that can be taken up by a buffer conveyor 330.
- Each buffer conveyor 330 can also have one or more motor- driven conveyors 331 such as a chain, belt or the like, however the buffer conveyors could be idlers between the driven lift platform conveyors 328 and the aisles where shuttles 100 are located.
- all of the lift platforms 304, buffer conveyors 330 and shuttles 100 may include driven chain or belt conveyors on top surfaces for selectively moving items. Accordingly, a lift 302 can place an item on a buffer conveyor 330 in an upper layer when aisle cart 102 is not in a loading position at the end of aisle 303 next to the buffer conveyor, and then the lift can return to the base layer to retrieve another item while the aisle cart returns to retrieve the placed item. Multiple items can be located on a given buffer conveyor 330 while the dual shuttle carts 102/104 do their work placing other items, or while waiting for the lift 302 to return to pick them up to deliver them out of rack 300.
- buffer conveyor 330 is used and is also motorized, when aisle cart 102 returns to the loading position, buffer conveyor 330 and aisle cart conveyor 112 can be activated simultaneously to pull the item onto the aisle cart.
- row cart 104 need not be sent off and back on the aisle cart for loading, which saves time and energy within the row cart's batteries.
- Use of and/or motorizing buffer conveyor 330 further assists in this efficiency but is not required in all applications.
- an amount of time in the range of about 22-25 seconds is required to move a load from the lift to the aisle cart.
- the row cart must start moving off the aisle cart, accelerate, travel, decelerate, stop moving at the lift, pick up a load, start moving off the lift, accelerate, travel, decelerate, stop moving at the aisle cart, and then lower the load into the aisle cart.
- the time used by such activity impacts the number of pallet moves per hour.
- shuttle systems that load aisle carts using row carts as above make in the range of 20-25 pallet moves per hour.
- Such aisle cart loading activity also causes the row cart to be off the aisle cart twice per each pallet move (receiving the pallet and depositing the pallet), thereby using more energy per pallet move, causing a larger, heavier battery to be needed, due to both more activity and less opportunity for charging per pallet move.
- Efficiency in terms of pallet moves per hour can also be achieved by driving carts 102 and 104 faster than in conventional systems, of course within limits so as to not mishandle loads.
- driving row carts 104 at a speed in the range of 4.0 m/s vs. a speed of 2.25 m/s as in certain available systems provides further pallet move per hour improvement. Acceleration and deceleration can be increased as well to the range of 0.5 m/s 2 from 0.17 m/s 2 as in certain available systems.
- pallet moves can be increased to a range of above 30 pallet moves per hour, and further to a range of 40-45 or greater pallet moves per hour, through use of the onboard loading/unloading conveyor 112 and driving row carts 104 and/or aisle carts 102 faster. Therefore, pallet moves per hour for a given size rack can be more or less doubled using the various teachings of the present disclosure.
- simultaneous separate operation of row and aisle carts at least some of the time can help achieve some additional efficiency benefits. For example, if row carts 104 are not located on aisle carts 102 for charging while the aisle carts return from a row to the loading/unloading area with a load (or to get a load), the row carts can be active simultaneously in a row to get or return a load. Simultaneous separate operation of row and aisle carts therefore can provide even further efficiency benefits or as many as 60 pallet moves per hour or more, when used with the above improvements as well. Such simultaneous operation may be achieved by allowing row carts 104 to be charged sometimes or always off aisle carts 102, for example in rows.
- Figs. 18-21 show the use of lifts 302 and buffer conveyors 330 to get items onto dual shuttles 100 (including nested carts 102 and 104) at the loading position.
- Fig. 22 shows that dual shuttle 100 has traveled down an aisle 303 to a desired row 332.
- Row cart 104 has raised its upper surface 142 to lift the item off conveyors 112 of aisle cart 102 and has left the aisle cart to deliver the item to a desired location in the row 332.
- Aisle cart 102 may wait for row cart 104 or may return to the lift area for another load while the row cart operates. After reaching the desired location, row cart 104 will lower its upper surface 124 to place the item.
- Row cart 104 may then return down the row to nest within aisle cart 102, if the aisle cart is waiting for the row cart, or to wait for the aisle cart to return. Aisle cart 102 will then either move down aisle 303 to a different row to retrieve an item from storage, sending row cart 104 out to do so, or return to the loading area at the end of the aisle to obtain an additional item to place into storage, or allow row cart 104 to take a load to the present row or a different row if the aisle cart had left to get another load while the row cart was operating. These patterns repeat as controlled by the master controller of the entire automated warehousing system, as desired.
- Row cart 104 gets a load, carries it to the aisle cart 102, and the two carts return nested to the loading/unloading position at the end of the aisle. At that point, conveyor 112 drives the load off the shuttle 100.
- carts 102 and 104 need not always be nested when aisle cart 102 moves between to the rows and the loading/unloading position at the ends of the aisles. Therefore, during a storing operation, as soon as row cart 104 leaves aisle cart 102 with a load, the aisle cart could return to the loading area to get another load. Aisle cart 102 could then return to retrieve row cart 104, which would drive onto the aisle cart beneath the second load. If the second load is to be placed in the same row, row cart 104 could place the load in the row, and the process could repeat.
- Similar function can occur during retrieval, as aisle cart 102 can be moving a retrieved load down the aisle to the loading/unloading position while row cart 104 is moving along a row to get the next load, either in the same row as previously or a different row (as dropped off by the aisle cart).
- row cart 104 is to be powered and charged by contact only with aisle cart 102, only a limited, defined amount of usage time off the aisle cart is advisable before the energy storage device in row cart 104 would be drained.
- the overall control system can optionally monitor and control such operation if needed to limit such operation in various ways, such as to allow only a certain number of row cart trips per hour, to require a certain amount of nested time per hour, to allow for only a certain number of successive row trips or row trips only a certain distance from the loading area or from each other, etc.
- Row carts 104 can operate more independently from aisle carts 102 if they have a capacitor or ultra-capacitor based energy storage device, as such can be charged quickly by charging pads in the rows, either instead of or in addition to charging on the aisle carts.
- Figs. 23-26 show one example of electrical connections that could be used to power the aisle and row carts.
- aisle cart 102 can include an electrical contact 400 in the form of a brush, wiper, etc., for receiving power from an electrified track 402 on the side elements 90 forming part of the aisle cart track.
- brush 400 has four contacts 404, 406, 408, 410, that can be used to contact individual elements 412, 414, 416, 418 on track 402 for three-phase power AC supply plus ground. If desired, single-phase AC power could also be provided with
- a contact 420 on top of aisle cart 102 includes two spring-loaded elements 422, 424 for contacting two plates 426, 428 on an electrical connector portion 430 of row cart 104.
- the storage element (battery and/or capacitor) on row cart 104 can be charged whenever it is located on aisle cart 102 via contact between elements 422, 424 and plates 426,428. The location of elements 422,424 and plates 426,428 can be reversed between the carts.
- elements 422, 424 or 426,428
- such elements could be placed in the rack, for example in the center of the end of each row adjacent the aisle. Such location could be particularly useful if capacitors or ultra-capacitors are employed as an energy storage device within carts 104.
- row carts 104 could employ a wiper and track system as disclosed for aisle carts 102 above for direct powering or charging or an energy storage device.
- wiper and track system as disclosed for aisle carts 102 above for direct powering or charging or an energy storage device.
- keeping the row cart 104 on the aisle cart 102 for more time provides more time within a duty cycle for charging and/or allows for use of a smaller storage device in the row cart, thereby potentially providing cost savings for the storage device and the motor used to drive it.
- a row cart 104 is driven off an aisle cart 102 to load and unload items at a loading/unloading position the end of the aisle, other disclosed structures and methods above provide other benefits within the scope of the present invention.
- a rack, a dual shuttle, an aisle cart, a row cart, and an automated warehousing system are disclosed having various benefits. Further, methods of use of such items are disclosed.
- the systems may allow for a more rapid storage and retrieval of items, may employ smaller and more efficient carts, and may be easier to assemble and use. Numerous benefits are provided by the various disclosed subject matter curing at least some of the drawbacks posed by conventional systems.
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