Express bin lift for automated storage system
AssigneeAutostore Technology AS
InventorTrond Austrheim
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Abstract
A lift system for an automated storage system of the type where storage containers are stacked in storage columns arranged in a grid, and where automated container handling vehicles retrieve and replace containers from a top level of the grid. The lift system has a platform vertically movable adjacent to a face of the grid, arranged for receiving and transporting one or more containers. A dedicated mechanical device is arranged for grabbing, lifting and moving the storage containers from a staging area at the top of the grid and placing containers on the platform and vice versa.
Claims9
A bin lift arrangement suitable for use with an automated storage system of a type where storage containers are stacked in storage columns arranged in a grid, the bin lift arrangement comprising:
- a platform vertically movable adjacent to a face of the grid of storage columns, arranged for receiving and transporting one or more storage containers;
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- a dedicated mechanical lifting device arranged for grabbing, lifting, and moving the one or more storage containers from a top of the storage columns and placing the storage containers on the platform and vice versa.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.