A method for adapting a goods holder and an adapter for a goods holder

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a method for adapting a goods holder (106) handled by a remotely operated vehicle (201, 301, 401) of a grid-based storage and retrieval system (1). The method comprises: providing an adapter (109) comprising a quadrangular frame (19) with at least one hollow projection (21) extending perpendicularly from said quadrangular frame (19), engaging the at least one projection (21) by a gripper (44) of a gripper device (46) of said remotely operated vehicle (201, 301, 401), positioning said remotely operated vehicle (201, 301, 401) so that said adapter (109) is positioned above and aligned with the goods holder (106), with the at least one projection (21) aligned with a corresponding gripper hole (33) in an upper edge (31) section of the goods holder (106), lowering the adapter (109) using the gripper device (46) so that the quadrangular frame (19) is adjacent the upper edge (31) section of the goods holder (106), affixing the adapter (109) to the upper edge (31) section of the goods holder (106) by inserting the at least one projection (21) into the corresponding gripper hole (33) of the goods holder (106). The disclosure further relates to an adapter (109) for a goods holder (106).

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.