Mechanized and automatically managed installation for storing objects such as cars
OwnerSimon Ebsteininventor
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Abstract
An automatic power-driven apparatus is provided for storing objects, particularly motor vehicles. The apparatus comprises at least two vertically-arranged levels, each having a closed-circuit transit track provided with two longitudinal transit lanes, four rows of storage cells extending on either side of each transit lane, and at least one lift which is movable between a loading and/or unloading bay and each level, each of the lifts being arranged so that it takes up the same space as a storage cell. The apparatus further comprises, on each level, at least one self-driving trolley, and a trolley-guiding device for moving the trolleys along the transit track, each trolley being provided with devices for loading and unloading the objects.
Claims14
An installation for storing objects, such as cars, comprising in combination:
- a central managing unit;
- an endless-shaped runway (5) having two longitudinal traffic alleys (6);
- object storage cells (1) on both sides of each traffic alley (6) so that storage cell rows in between said traffic alleys are juxtaposed;
- at least one trolley (4), comprising a frame (16) on wheels (18) and having trolley propelling means (15);
- guiding means (8-9,20, 22, 23, 24), and switching means (10, 14), to allow said trolley to circulate along said runway (5), and to enter a storage cell (1);
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- each said trolley being also equipped with loading and unloading means (25, 28) to allow the lifting and the laying of an object when said trolley (4) sits inside a storage cell (1), said loading and unloading means (25, 28) cooperating with two fixed longitudinal racks (29) facing each other and each having horizontal fixed parallel bars placed at intervals, said racks being arranged so as to leave a central empty space in between the tips of said bars, all being managed by said central managing unit and being capable of controlling motion of the trolley (4) and said loading and unloading means (25-28).
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