It is disclosed a remotely operated vehicle, an automated storage and retrieval system comprising the remotely operated vehicle, and a method of using same. The remotely operated vehicle comprises: ⋅—a first set of wheels (610) configured to move the remotely operated vehicle (600) in the first direction (X) along the first set of rails (110), ⋅—a second set of wheels (620) configured to move the remotely operated vehicle (600) in the second direction (Y) along the second set of rails (111), ⋅—a wheel lift mechanism (630) configured to disengage the first set of wheels (610) from the rail system (108) to bring the second set of wheels (620) into engagement with the second set of parallel rails (111), ⋅—and configured to disengage the second set of wheels (620) from the rail system (108) to bring the first set of wheels (610) into engagement with the first set of parallel rails (110), and ⋅—a counter weight (640) coupled to the wheel lift mechanism (630) such that operation of the wheel lift mechanism (630) causes a centre of gravity (CoG) of the remotely operated vehicle (600) to change in the first direction (X) and/or in the second direction (Y) through movement of the counter weight.
A REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE FOR AN AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM
FERNGESTEUERTES FAHRZEUG FÜR EIN AUTOMATISIERTES REGALBEDIENUNGSSYSTEM
VÉHICULE TÉLÉCOMMANDÉ POUR SYSTÈME DE STOCKAGE ET DE RÉCUPÉRATION AUTOMATISÉ
2025-01-29
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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 / 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 |
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