The present disclosure concerns a remotely operated vehicle for picking up storage bins from a storage system, as well as a storage system comprising the vehicle and a method using the vehicle. An example vehicle or robot comprises a vehicle body comprising a first section for storing vehicle driving means and a second section for receiving any storage bin stored in a storage column within the storage system, a vehicle lifting device at least indirectly connected to the vehicle body for lifting the storage bin into the second section, a first set of vehicle rolling means connected to the vehicle body allowing movement of the vehicle along a first direction within the storage system during use and a second set of vehicle rolling means connected to the vehicle body allowing movement of the vehicle along a second direction in the storage system during use, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the second section comprising a centrally arranged cavity within the vehicle body, the cavity having at least one bin receiving opening facing towards the storage columns during use. In a further example, both sets of vehicle rolling means comprise four wheels, and both sets of vehicle rolling means are symmetrically distributed around the centrally arranged cavity near the lower corners of the vehicle, and/or the vehicle comprises position sensing means to allow measurements of the vehicle position within the storage system during use.
ROBOT FOR TRANSPORTING STORAGE BINS
ROBOTER ZUM TRANSPORT VON LAGERBEHÄLTERN
ROBOT DE TRANSPORT DE BACS DE STOCKAGE
09.02.2022
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B65G TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS , Transport- oder Lagervorrichtungen, z.B. Förderer zum Laden oder Abladen / G06Q Datenverarbeitungssysteme oder -verfahren, besonders angepasst an verwaltungstechnische, geschäftliche, finanzielle oder betriebswirtschaftliche Zwecke, sowie an geschäftsbezogene Überwachungs- oder Voraussagezwecke , DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES / B66F HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING, OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD , Hub-, Verhol- oder Schubvorrichtungen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen, z.B. Vorrichtungen mit unmittelbarer Krafteinwirkung auf die Last |