Container handling vehicle with first and second sections and lifting device motor in second section

An automated storage and retrieval system comprising a three-dimensional grid and at least one container handling vehicle, the grid comprises a rail system, on which the container handling vehicle may move, and a plurality of stacks of storage containers;

• the rail system comprises a first set of parallel tracks arranged in a horizontal plane and extending in a first direction, and a second set of parallel tracks arranged in the horizontal plane and extending in a second direction which is orthogonal to the first direction, wherein the first and second sets of tracks form a grid pattern in the horizontal plane comprising a plurality of adjacent grid cells, each grid cell comprising a grid opening defined by a pair of opposed tracks of the first set of tracks and a pair of opposed tracks of the second set of tracks;
• the plurality of stacks of storage containers are arranged in storage columns located beneath the rail system, wherein each storage column is located vertically below a grid opening;
• the container handling vehicle comprises:
• a first set of wheels for moving the vehicle along the first direction on the rail system;
• a second set of wheels for moving the vehicle along The second direction on the rail system;
• a vehicle body, the vehicle body having a vehicle body footprint defined by horizontal peripheries in the first and second directions of the vehicle body, the vehicle body comprising a first section and a second section, the first section having a first footprint and the second section having a second footprint, the first and second footprints being defined by horizontal peripheries in the first and second directions of the first and second sections, respectively;
• a lifting device for lifting a storage container from the storage columns;
• a lifting device motor arranged to drive the lifting device when lifting the storage container,
• wherein the first section and the second section are arranged side-by-side such that a total area of the first and second footprints equals a total area of the vehicle body footprint, and a centre point of the first footprint is arranged off centre relative a centre point of the vehicle body footprint,
• the first section defines a storage container receiving space which is configured to accommodate the storage container, the first section also accommodating the lifting device for lifting the storage container,
• the lifting device motor is accommodated in the second section,
• a lifting axle and wherein the lifting device motor is a connected at one end of the lifting axle,
• an angled transmission arranged in the second section between the lifting axle and the lifting device motor,
• wherein the lifting device motor is arranged perpendicular to the lifting device axle via the angled transmission,
• wherein the first footprint is substantially equal to a grid cell defined by a cross-sectional area, including width of the tracks, between a pair of opposed tracks of the first set of tracks and a pair of opposed tracks of the second set of tracks, and the second section extends partially into a neighboring grid opening when the first section is positioned over an adjacent grid opening.