Warehouse-related method and facility
US9522783B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2201/0232
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement of coils of varying widths and diameters in a warehouse having an automated crane wherein: the coil axes are parallel; the coils are arranged in lines, the coil widths in each line falling within a first predetermined range associated with the line, the coil diameters in each line falling within a second predetermined range associated with the line and the coil axes in each line being orientated perpendicularly to said each line; the lines define (i) rows of coils; (ii) a bottom layer of coils; and (iii) one or more upper layers of coils; each upper layer coil is supported by a pair of lower layer coils in a line; the first and second predetermined ranges associated with the line in which said each coil is arranged are the same as those associated with the line in which the supporting coils are arranged.
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