Patent ID: 11932491
Assignee: PICK8SHIP TECHNOLOGY AG
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 21:
22. A cargo logistics system comprising:
a. at least one transfer station configured to handle cargo receptacles and an electronic cargo tracking system, wherein the transfer station comprises:
i. a transfer device comprising
a. at least one holder component configured to hold and release the cargo receptacles,
b. at least one platform configured to support the cargo receptacles,
c. at least one transfer device frame extending in a vertical direction, in which the at least one platform is mounted in a vertically displaceable manner, the transfer device frame comprising at least one lifting drive component configured to vertically displace the at least one platform,

ii. a base member on which the transfer device frame is mounted, and
iii. an electronic circuit configured to control an operation of at least one component of the transfer station, wherein the electronic circuit comprises an electronic communications interface configured to send and receive transfer station operation information to and from the electronic cargo tracking system, wherein an electronic circuit of the electronic cargo tracking system comprises at least one sensor or detector configured to detect position, size, and status information of the cargo receptacle and to detect identification number logic that includes information on the cargo item, cargo size, and capacity of the cargo receptacle cart,

b. at least one cargo receptacle comprising a mount, wherein the at least one holder component of the transfer station is configured to hold and release the cargo receptacles by their respective mount,
c. at least one cargo receptacle cart comprising a polyhedron frame comprising at least one access face for insertion and removal of the at least one cargo receptacle, the cargo receptacle cart further comprising a system of tracks spaced apart laterally for carrying the at least one cargo receptacle by its mount, in particular its rim, each track comprising a mounting surface or seat extending laterally between the access face and an opposite face of the frame, and each of the at least one cargo receptacle, the at least one cargo receptacle cart, and the at least one transfer station being coordinated with respect to the other for carrying out a cargo receptacle sorting method, in which the transfer station is operated, whereby the at least one holder component transfers the cargo receptacles from the at least one cargo receptacle cart onto the at least one platform and the at least one holder component transfers the cargo receptacles from the at least one platform to at least one cargo receptacle cart, wherein the cargo receptacle cart comprises an array of track pairs arranged on different height levels of the cargo receptacle cart such that the array of track pairs are arranged equidistant from one another in height direction; and
wherein the cargo logistics system is configured to determine in which storage position or on which level of the cargo storage unit the new cargo receptacle can be placed to optimize use of space in the cargo storage unit,
wherein this determination is done by the cargo logistics system based on measures of a size of the cargo receptacle.