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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2021
Ocado Innovation Limited, Hatfield, GB;
Stephen Millward, Hatfield, GB;
Jaroslaw Malinowski, Hatfield, GB;
Pawel Karolinczak, Hatfield, GB;
Martyn Bates, Hatfield, GB;
Andrew Ingram-Tedd, Hatfield, GB;
OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED, Hatfield, GB;
Abstract
A system for guiding the movement of one or more load handling devices in operation includes: a) a first set of parallel tracks and a second set of parallel tracks, the first and second sets of parallel tracks sharing a common track, each track of the first and second set of parallel tracks providing a track surface; and b) a first load handling device and a second load handling device, each having a wheel assembly engaging with the track surface and with the track surface of the common track; wherein each track of the first and second sets of parallel tracks include only two guide surfaces extending from the track surface for guiding the first and second load handing devices along their respective first and second sets of parallel tracks.