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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
May. 04, 2023
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Zahin Nambiar, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael Alan Bray, Elkhorn, NE (US);
Sudhakar Teegavarapu, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Jeffrey Nelson, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael D Assadi, Seattle, WA (US);
Zechariah Ives, Auburn, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for dynamic wheel assemblies for shuttles powered by linear synchronous motors. An example shuttle may include a frame having a front lateral portion, a rear lateral portion, and a central member. The shuttle may include a first wheel assembly coupled to a first end of the front lateral portion, the first wheel assembly having a first wheel configured to engage a first sidewall of the track, where the first wheel assembly is configured to rotate in a forward and rearward direction with respect to the front lateral portion. The shuttle may include a second wheel assembly coupled to a second end of the rear lateral portion, the second wheel assembly having a second wheel configured to engage a second sidewall of the track, where the second wheel assembly is configured to rotate in a forward and rearward direction with respect to the rear lateral portion.