A distribution dock, a distribution system and a method thereof
AssigneeAutostore Technology AS
InventorAsheesh Saraswat
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Abstract
A distribution dock includes a dock for handling and providing access to storage containers of a mobile storage system. The dock includes a framework structure of upright members and a first rail system arranged on the upright members of the framework structure including a set of parallel rails arranged to guide movement of a container handling vehicle in a direction across the top of the framework structure. At least one container handling vehicle is configured to operate on the first rail system. At least one interface includes a set of parallel tracks configured to connect the first rail system of the dock to a second rail system of a mobile storage system such that the container handling vehicle can retrieve storage containers from the mobile storage system.
Claims26
A distribution dock comprising:
- a dock for handling and providing access to storage containers of a mobile storage system, the dock comprising a framework structure of upright members and a first rail system arranged on the upright members of the framework structure comprising a set of parallel rails arranged to guide movement of a container handling vehicle in a direction across the top of the framework structure,
- at least one container handling vehicle configured to operate on the first rail system,
- at least one interface comprising a set of parallel tracks configured to connect the first rail system of the dock to a second rail system of a mobile storage system such that the container handling vehicle can retrieve storage containers from the mobile storage system.
A distribution system comprising:
- a distribution dock comprising:
- a dock for handling and providing access to storage containers of a mobile storage system, the dock comprising a framework structure of upright members and a first rail system arranged on the upright members of the framework structure comprising a set of parallel rails arranged to guide movement of a container handling vehicle in a direction across the top of the framework structure,
- at least one container handling vehicle configured to operate on the first rail system,
- at least one interface comprising a set of parallel tracks configured to connect the first rail system of the dock to a second rail system of a mobile storage system such that the container handling vehicle can retrieve storage containers from the mobile storage system;
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- at least one mobile storage system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.