Automate Systems Patents - Cred. Agr. 22/2011 - Prato Law Court - Sale n.4

IT2008TO0490 patent 20080623 (A1) "storage system rolls of material (Patent N. 1386596 - Vertix)

Presentation: Storage system of rolls of material comprising: one or more guide devices defining a closed path, to which are associated aligned with one another a plurality of supports bearing means for accommodating at least one roll of material; these supports being maneuvered along said closed path in the guides by means of a chain or belt ring, to which is constrained to the upper part of the supports and which recopy the substantially closed path of the guides.

Description: The present invention relates to a system for the storage of rolls of material, such as fabric, nets, sheets or what another in a small volume of space. They are known to the state of the art storage systems that describes a set of shelves at different levels, on which are positioned a series of aligned rolls of material, a transfer apparatus of the rolls to such a shelf to a conveyor belt, from which they are downloaded to the rolls themselves . In the shelving rolls are positioned aligned on the horizontal supports, which are moved vertically by means of a pair of chains arranged laterally to the supports themselves. The transfer apparatus picks up all the rolls positioned on a support by means of suitable grip means and places them on the conveyor belt. So, in this system there and a single point of access to the rolls and also to access a predetermined roll, you must download the support and positioned where the roll to which you want to access and handle all other rolls on the media. The present invention aims to overcome the above mentioned drawbacks by providing a storage system, in which the access points for injection or withdrawal of the rolls can be placed at any point of the system, along its path, and then also in multiple steps. This is an important element of flexibility and usability of the system. the storage system according to the present invention comprises one or more guiding devices which describe a closed path, for example annular, to which are associated aligned with one another a plurality of supports bearing means for accommodating at least one roll of material. Such supports are maneuvered along the closed path in the guides by means of a chain or belt ring to which is constrained the upper part of the supports and which recopy substantially the path of the guides. The system may comprise a plurality of guide devices mutually superposed, so as to substantially form a "shelf" on several levels, in which each of the planes and formed by a substantially annular rotary supports. The shelving can be encapsulated in a casing, which in the embodiment illustrated, includes a front opening and from which it can access the rolls, but that may also provide for the possibility of having openings in different positions, such as on a side or both sides, so as to realize a storage system with multiple access points.

Advantages: The number of bobbins that can hold media, varies alternately landslides, this to allow a better exploitation of the space available. In addition to the advantages of the vertical magazine, such as reductions in overall dimensions, optimization of the available space, flexibility of assembly and usage, this embodiment, also lends itself to be used as "creel" for warping ". Further flexibility could be obtained by integrating two storage systems (warehouse and creel) so automating the process of loading and unloading the creel. The process of automation of the loading and unloading of creels is by means of a robot which is also adapted to perform operations of storage, processing and placing of the reels in the warehouse. Moreover the robot allows withdrawing from stock the reels that have to be prepared for the operations of warping, transporting them, and storing them in the various rods of the uprights of the first motor. The present invention has the following advantages The first allows the management of single rolls and compaction of the stock, as there are no corridors, which in the case of automatic systems are generally higher than the height of the roll with great waste of space. Also, no point of support for the roll, so in case of delicate material, does not have defects data from the support of the uprights or surfaces, such as by the superimposition of several rolls on themselves. The system requires that the material wound on cones or on the rolls is closed or individually packed, this could only happen to a reminder of the sale, and then give way to make partial withdrawals of material without having to unpack every time the pack. The system can be constructed in different heights and widths, and being coupled both vertically and horizontally.

IT2009TO00141 patent 20090227 "Automatic storage and retrieval of objects and associated method." (Patent N. 1386284 - Livery Flyer)

Presentation: System of automatic storage and retrieval of objects, having a plurality of support beams for the guides and a plurality of trays positioned on the guides in rows and columns perpendicular to each other; the guides are positioned in pairs on at least a first pair of opposite sides of the system and are superimposed on a 'other for each of the sides of the first pair of sides; the system has a first and a second carriage for the removal of trays, positioned on a second pair of opposite sides of the system. Method of extraction of objects from the system comprising the selection of the object to be extracted and a pitch of the identification of 'object between the rows and columns of trays and having a step of extraction with handling a first and a second carriage, positioned on a pair of opposite sides of the matrix and affacciantisi on a respective column of the matrix directly accessible.

Description: System storage of goods that can be placed in a drawer or on a plane, the depth of which is variable. The system takes advantage of the ability to have multiple drawers making them available to the levy on the same plane. This involves a great increase in capacity compared to the volume of the warehouse. This system of storage in planes shifted saves 1/3 of the space than the systems currently known. There is provided a method of operating automatic storage and retrieval system of objects as claimed in claim

Advantages: The automatic storage and retrieval of objects, which expects to be able to extract objects from a warehouse automatically without direct user intervention within the warehouse itself, allows to structure the stock by positioning a plurality of trays each in a Ba matrix in which not all the trays are directly accessible; therefore more matrices can be arranged side by side, resulting in a substantial reduction of the surface that needs to be directly accessible for the removal of desired objects. In fact, even if the object to be extracted from the system was not directly accessible, the algorithm of operation of the system 1 allows the same extraction automatically dell 'object, through the repetition of the extraction method described above. The present invention can be applied some variants. In detail the shape of the tray may be different from that illustrated in FIGS. The output plane can be positioned in the highest part of the auxiliary column; This can be especially helpful if you have the system positioned buried (for example in underground storage) where the convenience of access it is in the highest position of the system. Finally it is clear that, based on the weight of the objects which are to be loaded on the trays, the number of beams and guides within which the trays themselves flow can also be increased.

Help System Infrared for Automatic Guided Carts (Patent N. 1386595 - Livery Navigator)


The system is based on a system able to drive any vehicle within an environment, that both industrial, commercial or civil is obviously indifferent, provided that it has the minimum requirements of suitability.
The patent relates navigation system whose intelligence can reside entirely on the vehicle and communicate via Wi-Fi with a system of external control that directs each time destinations. The system has a mapping environment and the pathways and related tasks. Automatic navigation is accomplished using inertial system, or through a tracing of the route that the vehicle follows. In this as well known it is perhaps the vehicle can accumulate an error, for various reasons, the type of surface, of different diameters of the wheels, by weight inhomogeneous that produces a difference in attitude of the vehicle and yet other cases. This error is corrected dynamically by the system in an intelligent manner without the need to stop as is the case for traditional systems AVG.
The system is equipped with two cameras that acquire a stereoscopic mink, along the route, such cameras are for another usable for other tasks, centering with respect to objects whose allocation is not assured or that may have moved, perceive obstacles along the way, and more yet always about the utilization within the intelligent vision. These cameras are equipped with a system called illuminator who works in the infrared region, the field is not visible to the human eye. The illuminator has the simple task of activating dormant here devices that are on the way, placed in the most suitable.
These latter include at simple-emitting LED of infrared (point source) which emits a pulse sequence in which the coding sequence is identified by the vision system which derives the position. These systems do not require power but if in a location minimally illuminated by a small photovoltaic cell obtained that energy to ensure their functioning, otherwise they can simply be fed.
By subtraction image the system relocalizes and can dynamically adjust its position, it ensures the consistency along the way.
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4) Patent IT2008TO00226 20080326 - Patent number: 0000277012  "automated pickup and moving goods in warehouses and associated method" (Patent Application N. 141 - Combichest-log)

Presentation: In logistics or storage of goods, the space is critical and the cost of stock you should see because of its ability. Save space, reducing the space of the corridors and verticalizing the warehouse capacity is the principle of this system. Today the bay warehouses have traditional corridors that allow a forklift to be steered to perform inside the insertion of the goods. This generally exceeds 2.6 Mt, in our case would be sufficient 1.6 Mt. This system presupposes the use of special shelves whose front profiles are designed as guides to ensure that the system can climb. It always presupposes a guide suitably slotted metal section in the specific profile. The system also requires a shuttle AVG (Automated Guided) in which has the sole task of transporting the goods, the same supports on whether the item that has satellite devices to hook the side profiles of the shelves once it reaches the position. Once the system has aligned the system engaging profiles salt to the desired floor of the shelf to do this grip or release of goods, preferably pallets. The operation is carried out with the traditional system with retractable blades. This system allows the rationalization of space and the ability to leverage the vertical space beyond the heights allowed by conventional trolleys. Besides the fact that this operates without producing operator and connected to a management system of the warehouse which cancels all the possible errors in the allocation of goods. The system with the cart equipped with appropriate safety devices are working on hybrid systems where it is permissible for people and things.