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US 2004/0165974 A1Published application
Automated storage plant
OwnerFabrizio Gironi, Luca Magheriinventors
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An automated storage plant comprises a plurality of shelves (10,12,13) arranged facing one another in parallel rows spaced so as to form, between each pair of facing shelves (10,12) an aisle (14) for the transit of a transelevator device (20), which is provided with means (26) for picking up/depositing the goods from/on the shelves and is supported by said facing shelves (10,12) without resting on the floor of the storage facility. The transelevator (20) includes a vertically extended structure (22) equipped with guides (24) for the vertical glide of said means (26) for picking up/depositing the goods, a carriage (32) mobile along the top edges (46,48) of the facing shelves (10,12) being provided at the top of this structure (22). An auxiliary carriage (58) provides for moving the transelevator (20) from one aisle to another.
Automated storage plant for goods, comprising a plurality of shelves (10,12,13) arranged in facing parallel pairs spaced so as to form, between each pair of facing shelves (10,12), an aisle (14) for the transit of a transelevator device (20) provided with means (26) for picking up/depositing the goods from/on the shelves, characterized in that said transelevator (20) is supported by said facing shelves (10,12) without resting on the floor of the storage facility.
Plant according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said structure (22) is provided at the bottom with a pair of lateral runners (44) or wheels that glide along the bottom edges (54,56) of the shelves (10,12) thus preventing the structure (22) from swaying from side to side.
Plant according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that an aerial guide (60) is located at one end of the shelves (10,12,13), crossing means (58), which move along said aerial guide (60) and are designed to house said transelevator (20), being provided to enable the transelevator to pass from one aisle to another without resting on the floor of the storage facility.
Plant according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the movement of said means (26) for picking up/deposit the goods and of said carriage (32) is obtained by means of electric motors (27,41) located at the top of said structure (22) and that said crossing means (58) include an electric motor (81) for the movement along said aerial guide (60).
Plant according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said means for picking up/depositing (26) the goods include a shelf (28), that is horizontally mobile on telescopic guides (29), and a small electric motor (30) to drive said shelf (28)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.