US 12,252,342 B2
Self-driven carriage for automatically storing and accessing containers in a storage rack arrangement
Sergey Vladimirovich Solovianenko, Moskau (RU)
Assigned to ARISTOKLITOS ENTERPRISES LTD., Paralimni (CY)
Appl. No. 17/760,910
Filed by Aristoklitos Enterprises Ltd., Paralimni (CY)
PCT Filed Sep. 27, 2019, PCT No. PCT/IB2019/058230
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 16, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/059006, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 1, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0356014 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B65G 1/06 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 1/0492 (2013.01) [B65G 1/065 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A self-driven carriage for automatically storing and accessing containers in a storage rack arrangement, the carriage comprising:
a first wheel set for driving along a first axis;
a second wheel set for driving along a second axis extending transverse to the first axis, wherein at least one of the first wheel set and the second wheel set is vertically movable between a driving position and an idle position, wherein the lower one of the first wheel set and the second wheel set is in the driving position and the upper one of the first wheel set and the second wheel set is in the idle position;
a support surface for carrying a bottom surface of a container; and
a centering and securing system configured to center and secure the container on the support surface, wherein the centering and securing system comprises at least two engaging elements simultaneously movable in opposite directions to each other between an idle position and a securing position, wherein the engaging elements are configured to engage, in the securing position, with the container for securing the container on the support surface, the first wheel set and/or the second wheel set being vertically movable by at least one lift motor, wherein the support surface is vertically movable, by the at least one lift motor, relative to the lower one of the first wheel set and the second wheel set.