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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Symbotic, Llc, Wilmington, MA (US);
Inventors:
John F. Keating, Billerica, MA (US);
Lawrence A. Margagliano, Boylston, MA (US);
Thomas G. Perry, Pepperell, MA (US);
William Johnson, Jr., Andover, MA (US);
Todd E. Kepple, Litchfield, NH (US);
Assignee:
Symbotic, LLC, Wilmington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B65G 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/0492 (2013.01); B65G 1/02 (2013.01); B65G 2207/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An automated storage and retrieval system includes an autonomous rover and a multilevel rack structure. The multilevel rack structure includes columns connected by rail beams transversely spanning between the columns. The rail beams define storage and transport levels and provide riding surfaces for the autonomous rover. The rail beams include integral fatigue resistant rover location apertures.