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System and method for overhead warehousing

  • US 9,617,075 B2
  • Filed: 03/22/2016
  • Issued: 04/11/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An overhead warehousing system for use in a warehouse having a ceiling and a plurality of storage racks supported by the floor of the warehouse, said overhead warehousing system comprising:

  • a plurality of tramways affixed to the ceiling of the warehouse, each said tramway being associated with at least one of the storage racks; and

    at least one robotic module engaged upon each said tramway and translatable thereon, said robotic module comprising;

    a powered carrier engaging said tramway for translating said robotic module therealong,a utility head operatively mounted to said powered carrier, said utility head vertically positionable with respect to said powered carrier and angularly rotatable about a vertical axis with respect to said powered carrier, andat least one gripper head operatively mounted to said utility head and horizontally translatable from and angularly rotatable relative to said utility head, said gripper head including a plurality of gripper fingers being operable to respectively grasp and drop a parcel.

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