Method of assembling an automatic storage and retrieval system
US5361481A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 2, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49904
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic storage and retrieval system comprising a main track having an end, a storage rack which is adapted to be fixed adjacent the track and which defines a plurality of storage locations, a storage and retrieval machine which moves along the track and which places objects in and removes objects from the storage locations, and a maintenance module fixed adjacent the end of the track so that the maintenance module serves as a maintenance area for the storage and retrieval machine, the module also providing a container for packaging the storage and retrieval machine for shipping.
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