Area storage and method for conveying vehicle bodies or vehicle body receptacles

An area storage for storing vehicle bodies whose longitudinal extension is at least one and a half times the transverse extension, comprising:

• a) a storage area with at least two storage places and two associated vehicle body mounts, wherein the storage area is configured such that vehicle bodies can be stored on the storage area in one level on the at least two storage places on one of the vehicle body mounts in each case,
• b) at least one multi-track floor conveyor vehicle which can be coupled to a vehicle body and/or the vehicle body mounts,
• wherein
• c) the at least one multi-track floor conveyor vehicle is configured for omnidirectional travel such that the direction of conveyance can be selected independently of the orientation of the at least one multi-track floor conveyor vehicle and
• d) in the case of the at least one multi-track floor conveyor vehicle with the coupled vehicle body or vehicle body mount, a change in the direction of conveyance can be performed without a change in the relative orientation of vehicle body and/or vehicle body mount and the at least one multi-track floor conveyor vehicle.