Patent ID: 9645569
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: A47B,B65G,G05B

Claim:
1. A method for repositioning objects in an automated storage and retrieval system comprising: arranging one or more positionable objects planarly within a frame, the frame comprising one or more walls; removably attaching the one or more positionable objects to one or more connectors that are mounted to the one or more walls; movably mounting one or more planar motion mechanisms to the frame adjacent to the one or more positionable objects; suspending the one or more positionable objects from the one or more connectors by means of the one or more planar motion mechanisms to reposition the one or more positionable objects within the frame; designating a target positionable object; and providing a microcontroller that instructs the one or more planar motion mechanisms to reposition the one or more positionable objects in a sequence of moves comprising at least one vacant space, such that the target positionable object moves directly to a target access position.