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US 12,767,443 B2Granted
Shuttle system and method for operating a shuttle system
AssigneeGebhardt Fordertechnik GmbH
InventorMarco Gebhardt
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Abstract
In a method for operating a shuttle system, shuttles may move automatically horizontally within rack levels in a normal operating mode, and can optionally change rack levels by means of a vertical conveyor. The vertical conveyor may convey the recovery vehicle into a transfer position in a recovery vehicle mode in order to allow the recovery vehicle to be used in an adjacent rack level.
Claims14
A shuttle system, comprising:
- a racking having a plurality of rack levels, wherein the rack levels comprise guideways for shuttles,
- at least one shuttle, which can be moved within the rack levels on the guideways,
- at least one vertical conveyor, which is configured to convey a shuttle or load from a first rack level to a second rack level,
- at least one recovery vehicle, by means of which an operator can enter a rack level,
- wherein the vertical conveyor comprises a vertically extending frame and a car that is vertically movable along the frame,
- wherein the car comprises a first receiving portion for receiving a shuttle or load and a second receiving portion for receiving a recovery vehicle,
- wherein the car can assume, with regard to at least two rack levels, a transfer position in which the first and/or the second receiving portion is substantially at an adjacent rack level such that a shuttle and/or a recovery vehicle can enter the adjacent rack level from the car or a load can be transferred in this direction, or a shuttle or a recovery vehicle can enter the car from the adjacent rack level or a load can be transferred in this direction.
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A method for operating a shuttle system, including a racking having a plurality of rack levels, wherein the rack levels comprise guideways for shuttles;
- at least one shuttle, which can be moved within the rack levels on the guideways;
- at least one vertical conveyor, which is configured to convey a shuttle or load from a first rack level to a second rack level;
- and at least one recovery vehicle, by means of which an operator can enter a rack level;
- wherein the vertical conveyor comprises a vertically extending frame and a car that is vertically movable along the frame, wherein the car comprises a first receiving portion for receiving a shuttle or load and a second receiving portion for receiving a recovery vehicle;
- wherein the car can assume, with regard to at least two rack levels, a transfer position in which the first and/or the second receiving portion is substantially at an adjacent rack level such that a shuttle and/or a recovery vehicle can enter the adjacent rack level from the car or a load can be transferred in this direction, or a shuttle or a recovery vehicle can enter the car from the adjacent rack level or a load can be transferred in this direction;
- wherein the shuttles move automatically horizontally within the rack levels in a normal operating mode, and can optionally change the rack levels by means of the vertical conveyor;
- and wherein the vertical conveyor conveys the recovery vehicle into a transfer position in a recovery vehicle mode in order to allow the recovery vehicle to be used in the adjacent rack level.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.