Storage systems and methods
US11299344B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 5, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S901/01
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A storage system is described where goods are stored in containers (10) and the containers (10) are stored in stacks. Above the stacks runs a grid network of tracks on which load handling devices run. The containers (10) may be provided with one or more of the following services: power, power control, heating, lighting, cooling, sensing means, and data logging means. 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.
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