A storage system for storage containers comprising a framework structure, stacker frames, storage containers, a stacker frame lifter and a container lifter

Abstract

The present invention provides a storage system (1) for storage containers, the storage system comprising a framework structure (100), stacker frames (6), storage containers (106), a stacker frame lifter (8) and a container lifter (201, 301, 401); the framework structure defines a plurality of storage columns (105), and each storage column accommodates a plurality of the stacker frames (6) arranged one on top of another in a vertical stack; each of the stacker frames (6) has an open top end and is configured to accommodate a plurality of the storage containers (106) stored one on top of another in a vertical stack; the stacker frame lifter (8) and the container lifter (201, 301, 401) are configured to move in two perpendicular directions above the storage columns; the container lifter is configured to retrieve a storage container (106) via the open top end (9) of an upper stacker frame (6′) of a stack of stacker frames; and the stacker frame lifter (8) is configured to retrieve an upper stacker frame (6′) accommodated in a storage column.

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