US 11,910,917 B2
Storage system with movable platforms and internal electrical power distribution system
Delmer Plett, Arborg (CA); Dimitri Warlet Caldeira, Arborg (CA); Umair Younas, Arborg (CA); and Terina Kunjumon, Arborg (CA)
Assigned to Vidir Solutions Inc., Arborg (CA)
Filed by VIDIR SOLUTIONS INC., Arborg (CA)
Filed on Jun. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/837,510.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/278,820, filed on Nov. 12, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0148748 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. A47B 49/00 (2006.01); H02B 1/20 (2006.01)
CPC A47B 49/002 (2013.01) [H02B 1/20 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage system for storing items and electrical devices comprising:
a frame arranged for resting on a support surface and defining a storage space and an access opening therefor;
a plurality of platforms supported within the storage space for movement relative to the access opening and along a prescribed path, for receiving the items and the electrical devices to be stored and selectively presented at the access opening;
a drive assembly configured to move the platforms along the prescribed path; and
an electrical power distribution system for providing electrical power for the electrical devices on the plurality of platforms, wherein the electrical power distribution system comprises:
a set of distribution terminals arranged for electrical connection to an electrical power source and extending along respective paths which follow the prescribed path of the platforms; and
a plurality of electrical bridging assemblies connected for movement along the set of distribution terminals and respectively mechanically connected in fixed relation to the platforms, wherein the electrical bridging assemblies have respective first electrical terminals electrically connected to the distribution terminals and respective second electrical terminals located at or adjacent the platforms and configured to supply the electrical power from the electrical power source to the electrical devices on the plurality of platforms.