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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2022
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Vivek S. Narayanan, Franklin, TN (US);
Rajeev Dwivedi, Sammamish, WA (US);
Ganesh Krishnamoorthy, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed for helical container conveyance. In one embodiment, an example container conveyance system may include a set of rails having a first rail and a second rail, the set of rails configured to guide a container from an upright position at a first point along the set of rails to an inverted position at a second point along the set of rails. The system may include a drive mechanism configured to propel the container along the set of rails, and a conveyor disposed under a portion of the set of rails corresponding to the second point.