CPC B07C 3/008 (2013.01) [B07C 3/006 (2013.01); B65G 1/0464 (2013.01); B65G 1/0478 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0285 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0283 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An automated parcel sortation system comprising:
a first tier comprising a plurality of tracks that intersect to form a grid that is horizontally oriented, and one or more autonomous guided vehicles that traverse the grid along the plurality of tracks;
a second tier positioned beneath the first tier and comprising a plurality of accumulation containers, each accumulation container of the plurality of accumulation containers being associated with a shipping destination; and
a third tier comprising a parcel accumulation transporter positioned beneath the second tier and configured to transport an accumulation of parcels received from one of the plurality of accumulation containers towards a perimeter of the automated parcel sortation system,
wherein the one or more autonomous guided vehicles are each configured to transport a parcel across the grid to a position above an accumulation container of the plurality of accumulation containers that is associated with the shipping destination that corresponds to an assigned shipping destination of the parcel and to release the parcel into the accumulation container.
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