IP Library Granted Patent US 12662309
Granted Patent B2
US 12662309 · App. 18/452,077 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Storage device

Inventors: Ssu-Chieh Kao (New Taipei City, TW); Jian-Rong Liao (New Taipei City, TW); Wei-Jen Liu (New Taipei City, TW); Chi-Jung Chen (New Taipei City, TW)
Assignee: WISTRON CORPORATION
B65G1/026G05D3/10
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Patent No.
US 12662309
App. No.
18/452,077
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A storage device includes a storage cabin, a carrier assembly, a transmission assembly, a door assembly, and a controller set. The storage cabin has a receiving portion and an opening portion. The carrier assembly is located in the receiving portion, and includes a plurality of carrier plates. The transmission assembly is connected to the carrier assembly, and selectively moves the carrier plates. The door assembly is adjacent to the opening portion, and selectively covers the opening portion. The controller set is configured to drive the transmission assembly to make the carrier plates divide the receiving portion and the opening portion into a storage space and an access opening respectively according to an item height, and drive the door assembly to cover a portion of the opening portion other than the access opening. A height of the storage space corresponds to the item height.

Claims (31)

1 . A storage device, comprising:

a storage cabin, having a receiving portion and an opening portion, the storage cabin comprising a top plate and a bottom plate, the receiving portion and the opening portion are located between the top plate and the bottom plate;

a carrier assembly, located in the receiving portion and comprising a plurality of carrier plates, the plurality of carrier plates comprising a first carrier plate, a second carrier plate, and a third carrier plate, the first carrier plate is adjacent to the bottom plate, the third carrier plate is adjacent to the top plate, and the second carrier plate is located between the first carrier plate and the third carrier plate;

a transmission assembly, connected to the carrier assembly and selectively moving the carrier plates;

a door assembly, comprising a first door panel, a second door panel, and an actuator, wherein the first door panel and the second door panel are adjacent to the opening portion, an the actuator is configured to actuate the first door panel and the second door panel; and

a controller set, configured to drive the transmission assembly to make the first carrier plate and the second carrier plate divide the receiving portion and the opening portion into a first storage space and a first access opening respectively according to an item height, and drive the actuator to make the first door plate and the second door plate cover a portion of the opening portion other than the first access opening, wherein a height of the first storage space corresponds to the item height;

wherein the receiving portion defines a remaining space according to the first storage space, and in response to another item height is larger than a height of the remaining space, the controller set is configured not to drive the transmission assembly to form a second storage space through division by the second carrier plate and the third carrier plate.

2 . The storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the second storage space and a second access opening are formed through division by the second carrier plate and the third carrier plate.

3 . The storage device according to claim 2 , further comprising a visual assembly, wherein the visual assembly is connected to a fixed surface of each of the second carrier plate and the third carrier plate, the visual assembly is configured to obtain a remaining storage height, and the controller set updates a height of the first storage space, a height of the second storage space, and the height of the remaining space according to the remaining storage height.

4 . The storage device according to claim 2 , further comprising a sensor set, wherein the sensor set is connected to a fixed surface of each of the second carrier plate and the third carrier plate, the sensor set is actuated to generate a sensing signal, and the controller set updates a height of the first storage space, a height of the second storage space, and the height of the remaining space according to the sensing signal.

5 . The storage device according to claim 2 , further comprising an operation assembly, wherein the operation assembly is configured to obtain the item height and an identification code, the identification code corresponds to the first access opening and the second access opening, and the controller set is configured to drive, according to the item height and the identification code, the door assembly to selectively cover a portion of the opening portion other than the first access opening or the second access opening.

6 . The storage device according to claim 2 , further comprising a weight measurer, wherein the weight measurer is connected to a carrying surface of each of the first carrier plate, the second carrier plate, and the third carrier plate, the weight measurer is actuated to obtain an item weight, and the controller set selectively drives, according to the item weight, the door assembly to cover the opening portion.

7 . The storage device according to claim 1 , further comprising a counter, wherein the counter is coupled to the controller set, and is configured to generate a counting stopping signal, and the controller set drives, according to the counting stopping signal, the door assembly to cover the opening portion.

8 . The storage device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a moving carrier, comprising:

a moving assembly, connected to the storage cabin and configured to move the storage cabin;

a communication assembly, configured to receive an access signal; and

a processor, coupled to the moving assembly and the communication assembly, wherein the processor is configured to drive the moving assembly according to the access signal, such that the moving assembly moves to an access position.

9 . A storage device, comprising:

a storage cabin, having a receiving portion and an opening portion, the storage cabin comprising a top plate and a bottom plate, the receiving portion and the opening portion are located between the top plate and the bottom plate;

a carrier assembly, located in the receiving portion and comprising a plurality of carrier plates, the plurality of carrier plates comprising a first carrier plate, a second carrier plate, and a third carrier plate, the first carrier plate is adjacent to the bottom plate, the third carrier plate is adjacent to the top plate, and the second carrier plate is located between the first carrier plate and the third carrier plate;

a transmission assembly, connected to the carrier assembly and selectively moving the carrier plates;

a door assembly, comprising a first door panel, a second door panel, and an actuator, wherein the first door panel and the second door panel are adjacent to the opening portion, and the actuator is configured to actuate the first door panel and the second door panel; and

a controller set, configured to drive the transmission assembly to make the first carrier plate and the second carrier plate divide the receiving portion and the opening portion into a first storage space and a first access opening respectively according to an item height, and drive the door assembly the actuator to make the first door plate and the second door plate cover a portion of the opening portion other than the first access opening, wherein a height of the first storage space corresponds to the item height; and

wherein the storage space is subtracted from the receiving portion to obtain a remaining space, and in response to another item height is larger than a height of the remaining space, the controller set is configured not to drive the transmission assembly to form a second storage space through division by the second carrier plate and the third carrier plate;

wherein the access opening has an identification code, and the controller set drives, according to the identification code, the door assembly to cover the portion of the opening portion other than the first access opening corresponding to the identification code.

10 . The storage device according to claim 9 , wherein the second storage space and a second access opening are formed through division by the second carrier plate and the third carrier plate.

11 . The storage device according to claim 10 , further comprising an operation assembly, wherein the operation assembly is configured to obtain the item height and an identification code, the identification code corresponds to the first access opening and the second access opening, and the controller set is configured to drive, according to the item height and the identification code, the door assembly to selectively cover a portion of the opening portion other than the first access opening or the second access opening.

12 . The storage device according to claim 10 , further comprising a visual assembly, wherein the visual assembly is connected to a fixed surface of each of the second carrier plate and the third carrier plate, the visual assembly is configured to obtain a remaining storage height, and the controller set updates a height of the first storage space, a height of the second storage space, and the height of the remaining space according to the remaining storage height.

13 . The storage device according to claim 10 , further comprising a sensor set, wherein the sensor set is connected to a fixed surface of each of the second carrier plate and the third carrier plate, the sensor set is actuated to generate a sensing signal, and the controller set updates a height of the first storage space, a height of the second storage space, and the height of the remaining space according to the sensing signal.

14 . The storage device according to claim 10 , further comprising a weight measurer, wherein the weight measurer is connected to a carrying surface of each of the first carrier plate, the second carrier plate, and the third carrier plate, the weight measurer is actuated to obtain an item weight, and the controller set selectively drives, according to the item weight, the door assembly to cover the opening portion.