| CPC B65G 1/0464 (2013.01) [B65G 57/005 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0235 (2013.01); B65G 2207/22 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A storage system, comprising:
containers stacked in stacks within a framework structure having uprights, the framework structure including:
a plurality of upright members arranged to form a plurality of vertical storage locations for one or more containers to be stacked between the upright members and be guided by the upright members in a vertical direction, the plurality of upright members being interconnected at their top ends by a first set of tracks extending in a first direction and a second set of tracks extending in a second direction;
the second set of tracks running transversely of the first set of grid members in a substantially horizontal plane to form a grid structure having a plurality of grid cells;
the storage system comprising:
containers located in stacks in the vertical storage locations, wherein the containers located in the stacks are spaced from the upright members of a corresponding vertical storage location such that a gap is formed between the containers located in the stack and the upright members; and
the upright members comprising:
intumescent seals configured and arranged such that an increase in temperature in a container within the storage system will cause said seals to expand and seal the gap between the upright members and the container thereby reducing the airflow between the container and the upright members.
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