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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2020
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Jose Luis De La Rosa, Seattle, WA (US);
Larry Joe Robb, Miramar Beach, FL (US);
Justin Stone, Frisco, TX (US);
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for container location flaps with increased degrees of freedom for sortation systems. In one embodiment, an example rotatable flap for use with an item sortation machine may include a first portion having a first frame and a first mesh grid coupled to the first frame, a second portion having a second frame and a second mesh grid coupled to the second frame, and a first coupler configured to couple the second portion to the first portion. The second portion may be configured to rotate from a first position coplanar to the first portion to a second position transverse to the first portion, and the first portion may be coupled to a frame of the item sortation machine and configured to rotate with respect to the frame.