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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2022
Ocado Innovation Limited, Hatfield, GB;
Lars Sverker Ture Lindbo, Hatfield, GB;
Ocado Innovation Limited, Hatfield, GB;
Abstract
An automated storage and retrieval system includes a storage area distributed over vertically stacked storage levels having an in-bound area and an out-bound area; movable carriages on which items are placed; and autonomous transport vehicles, configured to move carriages in the storage area. A multi-level vertical loop conveyor includes a drive member; spaced apart platforms coupled to the drive member, spaced by the spacing between the vertically stacked storage levels, each platform having a support surface to support a carriage; a guide member for guiding platforms around a continuous vertical loop; and a drive mechanism to move platforms vertically one behind another around the continuous vertical loop. A navigation system guides the autonomous transport. A control system controls movement of the drive member so a platform will be at a level corresponding to at least one of the vertically stacked storage levels in response to signals from the navigation.