A vehicle tilting device, an access station, a delivery system and a method of accessing a storage container
AssigneeAutostore Technology AS
InventorTrond Austrheim
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Abstract
A vehicle tilting device for tilting a delivery vehicle for increasing access to items from a storage container transported on the delivery vehicle. The vehicle tilting device comprises a base structure and a tiltable platform connected to the base structure, wherein the tiltable platform comprises guiding features adapted to guide the delivery vehicle onto the tiltable platform. The tiltable platform is arranged to be connected to a delivery grid cell of a delivery rail system such that that there is a path to and/or from the tiltable platform for the delivery vehicle via the delivery grid cell. The invention is also related to an access station, a delivery system and a method of accessing a storage container.
Claims13
A vehicle tilting device (20) for tilting a delivery vehicle (30) for increasing access to items from a storage container (106) transported on the delivery vehicle (30),
- characterized in that the vehicle tilting device (20) comprises:
- a base structure (22) and a tiltable platform (21) connected to the base structure (22), wherein the tiltable platform (21) comprises guiding features adapted to guide the delivery vehicle onto the tiltable platform (21),
- wherein the tiltable platform (21) is arranged to be connected to a delivery grid cell (53) of a delivery rail system (50) such that that there is a path to and/or from the tiltable platform (21) for the delivery vehicle (30) via the delivery grid cell (53).
The vehicle tilting device (20) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the tiltable platform (21) is pivotably connected to the base structure (22) at a first platform side.
The vehicle tilting device (20) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the base structure (22) comprises adjustable feet (29) for height adjustment of the tiltable platform (21).
A container accessing station (60) comprising a vehicle tilting device (20), wherein the vehicle tilting device (20) comprises;
- a base structure (22) and a tiltable platform (21) connected to the base structure (22), wherein the tiltable platform (21) comprises a first set of parallel edges (24) extending in a first direction (X), and a second set of parallel edges (23) extending in a second direction (Y) which is orthogonal to the first direction (X), which first and second sets of raised edges (23,24) together defining a platform grid cell (25), wherein the platform grid cell (25) is adapted to be connected to a delivery grid cell (53) of a delivery rail system (50) such that that there is a path to and/or from the tiltable platform (21) for the delivery vehicle (30) via the delivery grid cell (53).
A delivery system (140) comprising:
- a delivery rail (50) comprising a first set of parallel rails arranged in a horizontal plane (P1) and extending in a first direction (X), and a second set of parallel rails arranged in the horizontal plane (P1) and extending in a second direction (Y) which is orthogonal to the first direction (X),
- a container accessing station (60) comprising an access point (65),
- a vehicle tilting device (20) located at the access point (65), and
- wherein the vehicle tiling device (20) is connected to the delivery rail (50) such that a delivery vehicle (30) can move from the delivery rail (50) and onto the vehicle tilting device (20).
A method of accessing a storage container (106) carried on a delivery vehicle (30), the method comprises the step of:
- guiding the delivery vehicle (30) onto a tiltable platform (20) of a vehicle tilting device (20), and
- tilting the delivery vehicle (30) together with the storage container (106) being carried towards a human or robotic operator in order to allow increased access to items inside the storage container (106).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.