Order fulfillment system and method with item sensor

• Main Authors: Alden, Richard Mathias, Savage, Benjamin V, Savage, Kent V
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 27.05.2021
• Subjects: CONVEYING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS; SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS; STORING; TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING; TRANSPORTING

An order fulfillment system including a frame defining a passageway, a tray positioned in the passageway and pivotable between a first position and a second position, and a sensor system configured to sense the position of the tray.