Area storage and method for conveying vehicle bodies or vehicle body receptacles
US11235825B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 27, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G17/005
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An area storage for storing vehicle bodies, the longitudinal extension of which equals at least one and a half times the transverse extension thereof, having a storage area having at least two storage spaces and two associated vehicle body receptacles, wherein the storage area is designed such that vehicle bodies can be stored on the storage area in a plane on the at least two storage spaces on one of the vehicle body receptacles in each case, at least one multi-track industrial vehicle, which can be coupled to the vehicle body receptacle. The industrial vehicle is designed for omnidirectional travel, such that the direction of conveyance can be chosen independently of the orientation of the industrial vehicle and the industrial vehicle having the coupled vehicle body receptacle can carry out a conveyance direction change without changing the relative orientation of the vehicle body receptacle and industrial vehicle. A method for conveying vehicle body receptacles is also disclosed.
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