Modular vertical lift system
AssigneeIntelligrated Headquarters, LLC
InventorsJusten PAHLS, Benjamin HART, Anthony TURCO
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Abstract
A lift structure of a rack storage system including a pair of vertical post, a pair of guide rail portions stacked one on top of the other, a mounting brace, and a mounting platform attached to the pair of vertical post. The mounting brace includes an adjustment mechanism to adjust an alignment between the pair of guide rail portions fastened together by a clamping plate. A load handling station is secured to the mounting platform to support loads transported to and from the rack storage system, wherein the load handling station is located by locating a position of the mounting platform.
Claims20
A rack storage system comprising:
- a plurality of storage levels;
- a load handling station provided on each storage level;
- a vertical lift mounted on a lift structure to transport loads to and from the load handling station, wherein the lift structure comprises:
- a guide rail facilitates movement of the vertical lift between the storage levels;
- a pair of vertical posts positioned adjacent to the guide rail;
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- a mounting platform attached in between the pair of vertical posts, wherein the loading handling station is slidably secured to the mounting platform such that the vertical lift aligns with the load handling station by locating a position of the mounting platform on the lift structure while the vertical lift moves on the guide rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.