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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Intelligrated Headquarters Llc, Mason, OH (US);
Inventors:
Michael L. Girtman, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Brian E. Neville, Edwardsville, IL (US);
Matthew Wicks, St. Charles, MO (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 67/24 (2006.01); B25J 15/06 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B65G 47/91 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 67/24 (2013.01); B25J 15/0052 (2013.01); B25J 15/0616 (2013.01); B65G 47/918 (2013.01); Y10S 901/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robotic carton unloader for automatic unloading of cartons from a carton pile, such as a carton pile stacked within a trailer. In various embodiments, a robotic carton unloader may comprise a conveyor system, a robotic positioner, and a manipulator having a conformable face configured to conform to irregularities of the carton pile, and the manipulator may be movable attached to an end of the robotic positioner.