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US 11,597,590 B2Granted
Container arrangement and method
AssigneeAutostore Technology AS
InventorTrond Austrheim
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Abstract
The invention relates to a container arrangement comprising a plurality of connected containers, each for storing an automated storage and retrieval system. A coupling arrangement connects and aligns connected containers side-by-side. The containers may be intermodal containers. The invention also relates to a method for providing such an arrangement.
Claims12
A container arrangement comprising:
- a first container for storing a first automated storage and retrieval system, wherein the first container comprises a first container frame defining a first connection face;
- a second container for storing a second automated storage and retrieval system, wherein the second container comprises a second container frame defining a second connection face;
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- a coupling arrangement for connecting and aligning the first and second container side-by-side, with the first connection face of the first container aligned with the second connection face of the second container,
- wherein at least a portion of the first container frame at the first connection face and at least a portion of the second container frame at the second connection face comprise connection features comprising holes configured to interface with the coupling arrangement comprising a connecting pin, wherein the connecting pin is received within the holes to align and connect the first and second containers forming a tight-fit friction connection, and
- wherein the first container and/or the second container comprise height adjustable feet fixed to an outer lower surface, allowing height adjustment of the first and/or second container.
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