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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
May. 10, 2022
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Michael Alan Bray, Elkhorn, NE (US);
Ganesh Krishnamoorthy, Seattle, WA (US);
Vivek S. Narayanan, Franklin, TN (US);
Daniel Lais, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed for automated securing and releasing of items on shuttles. In one embodiment, an example item sortation system may include a shuttle having a conveyor, a first gate portion having a second width that is about half a first width of the conveyor, a second gate portion having the second width, an optional third gate portion having the second width, and an optional fourth gate portion having the second width, wherein the third gate portion and the fourth gate portion are disposed at a second side of the conveyor. The first gate portion, the second gate portion, the third gate portion, and the fourth gate portion may be configured to: (i) secure the at least one item on the conveyor during transport, and (ii) guide the at least one item along the conveyor when the item is unloaded.