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US 5,344,270 AGranted
Method of and system for load storage and retrieval
OwnerLit-Cheong Leunginventor
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A system for storage and retrieval of a load, for example a motor vehicle, is arranged to be installed, for example, in a multi-storey car parking building. The system includes a plurality of substantially parallel conveyor belts installed at floor level on at least one floor of the building and an overhead pulley unit, which moves a pulley block along a direction substantially perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor belts and itself moves along a direction substantially parallel with the conveying direction. Containers are dimensioned to contain the load, and the containerized load is conveyed to and from a vacant storage space located on either side of the conveyor belts by the conveyor belt and pulley system. Lifts for carrying the containerized loads may be located at the end of the conveyor belts provided on floors above and/or below ground level.
A method of storing a load in a multi-story building and retrieving the load therefrom, the building having a plurality of storeys, with storage spaces located thereon, the method comprising the steps of:
A system for storing a load in a multi-storey building and retrieving the load therefrom, the building having a plurality of storeys, with a plurality of storage spaces located thereon, the system comprising a plurality of containers each adapted for storing a load, and conveying belt and pulley means for conveying the containerized load to a vacant one of said storage spaces and subsequently conveying the containerized load from said storage space to a load collecting location for retrieval of the load from the container, wherein the system also includes a lift arrangement for vertically shifting the containerized load to and from the storey having said vacant storage space, and said conveying belt and pulley means comprise, on each of said storeys, a conveyor located at floor level alongside the storage spaces on said storey for conveying said containerized load between said lift arrangement and said vacant storage space and a pulley mechanism installed above said conveyor on said storey for transferring said containerized load between said conveyor and said vacant storage space.
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