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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2021
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Kevin W. Keck, Seattle, WA (US);
Roland J. Menassa, Macomb, MI (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for automatic item picking stations. In one embodiment, an example automated item picking station may include a first set of container slots configured to support a first set of containers, and a second set of container slots configured to support a second set of containers. The item picking station may include a first item handling device configured to transport a first item to a container in the first set of containers or the second set of containers, a first empty container shuttle disposed adjacent to the first set of container slots, and an optional second empty container shuttle disposed adjacent to the second set of container slots. The item picking station may include a takeaway conveyor disposed between the first set of container slots and the second set of container slots, the takeaway conveyor configured to transport full containers to a downstream processing station.