Patent ID: 11945665
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A system comprising:
a track having a first portion arranged in a first direction;
a shuttle configured to move along the track;
a shuttle carriage system configured to move in a second direction transverse to the first direction, wherein the shuttle is configured to move from the track to the shuttle carriage system, wherein the shuttle carriage system comprises:
a first frame configured to support the shuttle;
a first electromagnet configured to propel the first frame; and
a second electromagnet coupled to the first frame, the second electromagnet configured to propel the shuttle off the first frame; and

a shuttle lift system configured to raise the shuttle from a first elevation to a second elevation, and to lower the shuttle from the second elevation to the first elevation;
wherein the shuttle lift system is configured to receive the shuttle from the shuttle carriage system.