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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2017
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventor:
Christopher Albert Gorski, Gettysburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/00 (2006.01); B65G 47/71 (2006.01); B65G 43/00 (2006.01); B65G 47/04 (2006.01); B65G 47/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/71 (2013.01); B65G 43/00 (2013.01); B65G 47/04 (2013.01); B65G 47/682 (2013.01); B65G 1/00 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0216 (2013.01); B65G 2203/041 (2013.01); B65G 2203/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for a multiple speed, multiple conveyor storage system for items in a materials handling facility such as a fulfillment center. In one embodiment, the item storage system includes a first conveyor configured to operate at one speed, a second conveyor configured to operate at a different speed, and a transfer device configured to transfer items between the conveyors. The conveyors are each configured to store items in motion in a circuit arrangement.