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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Stefano La Rovere, Luxembourg, LU;
Tolga Kol, Luxembourg, LU;
Athanasios Voilis, Luxembourg, LU;
Vidmantas Saltis, United Kingdom, GB;
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); B65G 43/08 (2006.01); B65G 1/16 (2006.01); B65G 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/137 (2013.01); B65G 1/14 (2013.01); B65G 1/16 (2013.01); B65G 43/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for automated palletization of totes and cuboid containers includes an end effector having fingers projecting outwardly. The fingers may engage recesses in the totes. Alternatively, actuators on fixed fingers can move gripping surfaces into engagement with the totes or containers. Or actuators on a body of the end effector can move the fingers, which include gripping surfaces.