US 12,291,398 B2
Picking systems and methods
Lars Sverker Ture Lindbo, Hatfield (GB); and Andrew John Ingram-Tedd, Hatfield (GB)
Assigned to OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED, Hatfield (GB)
Filed by OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED, Hatfield (GB)
Filed on Jun. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/336,361.
Application 18/336,361 is a continuation of application No. 18/045,209, filed on Oct. 10, 2022, granted, now 11,738,946.
Application 18/045,209 is a continuation of application No. 17/094,023, filed on Nov. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,505,405, issued on Nov. 22, 2022.
Application 17/094,023 is a continuation of application No. 15/775,623, granted, now 10,899,539, issued on Jan. 26, 2021, previously published as PCT/EP2016/077476, filed on Nov. 11, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 1519929 (GB), filed on Nov. 11, 2015; application No. 1519930 (GB), filed on Nov. 11, 2015; and application No. 1519931 (GB), filed on Nov. 11, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0322485 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65G 1/137 (2006.01); B25J 15/06 (2006.01); B65D 83/08 (2006.01); B65D 83/76 (2006.01); B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B65G 1/06 (2006.01); G07F 11/16 (2006.01); B25J 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 1/1373 (2013.01) [B25J 15/0616 (2013.01); B65D 83/0829 (2013.01); B65D 83/768 (2025.01); B65G 1/0464 (2013.01); B65G 1/065 (2013.01); G07F 11/1657 (2020.05); B25J 5/02 (2013.01); B65G 1/0478 (2013.01); B65G 1/0492 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0235 (2013.01); G07F 11/165 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage system in combination with a picking system, the combination comprising:
a first set of parallel rails or tracks and a second set of parallel rails or tracks extending substantially perpendicularly to the first set in a substantially horizontal plane to form a grid pattern with a plurality of grid spaces;
a set of uprights, the uprights supporting the first and second sets of rails or tracks, the uprights and the rails or tracks together defining a framework;
a plurality of bins located beneath the first and second sets of rails or tracks and within the framework, a portion of the bins occupying a space below a grid space; and
a robotic picking device being movably mounted at one edge of the storage system including a picker disposed above at least a portion of the bins, the picker configured to pick at least one inventory item from at least one bin of the plurality of bins and deposit the at least one inventory item into at least one delivery container.