Storage systems and methods
US10919699B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/80
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A storage system is described where goods are stored in containers and the containers are stored in stacks. Above the stacks runs a grid network of tracks on which load handling devices run to lift containers from the stacks and deposit them at alternative locations in the stacks or at stations where goods may be removed or alternative functions may be undertaken. The containers can provide the following exemplary services: power, power control, heating, lighting, cooling, sensing, and data logging. The provision of these services within individual containers rather than across the system as a whole, allows for flexibility in storage whilst reducing cost and inefficiency. The containers when removed from the stacks are electrically connected to the load handling device, power being supplied by a power supply within the load handling device.
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