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US 2026/0152346 A1Published application
Gas isolated storage system
AssigneeAutostore Technology AS
InventorsIvar Fjeldheim, Trond Austrheim
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Abstract
The invention concerns a storage facility comprising a gas isolated storage space containing an automated storage and retrieval system and a method for using such a storage facility.
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A storage facility for an automated storage and retrieval system, the storage facility comprising:
- a storage space comprising a storage and retrieval system, the storage and retrieval system comprising:
- a storage grid configured to store a plurality of storage containers in vertical stacks;
- and
- a first vehicle support;
- a transit space comprising a second vehicle support attached to, or integrated with, the first vehicle support;
- a handling space comprising a third vehicle support attached to, or integrated with, the second vehicle support;
- a first separation wall separating the storage space and the transit space, wherein the first separation wall comprises a first opening for allowing a container delivery vehicle to pass through, and a first closable gate configured to open and close the first opening;
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- a second separation wall separating the transit space and the handling space, wherein the second separation wall comprises a second opening for allowing the container delivery vehicle to pass through, and a second closable gate configured to open and close the second opening.
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A method for accessing a storage container in a storage facility of an automated storage and retrieval system, the method comprising the steps of:
- retrieving a storage container from an enclosed storage space using a container delivery vehicle;
- opening a first closable gate in a first separation wall, wherein the first separation wall separates the storage space and a transit space;
- moving the container delivery vehicle from a first rail system in the storage space to a second rail system in the transit space through the first opening;
- closing the first closable gate;
- opening a second closable gate in a second opening in a second separation wall, wherein the second separation wall separates the transit space and a handling space;
- moving the container delivery vehicle from the second rail system in the transit space to a third rail system in the handling space;
- and
- closing the second closable gate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.