US 12,304,733 B2
Storage system
Ingvar Hognaland, Nedre Vats (NO)
Assigned to AutoStore Technology AS, Nedre Vats (NO)
Filed by Autostore Technology AS, Nedre Vats (NO)
Filed on Oct. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/492,530.
Application 18/492,530 is a continuation of application No. 16/569,688, filed on Sep. 13, 2019, granted, now 11,827,448.
Application 16/569,688 is a continuation of application No. 15/807,597, filed on Nov. 9, 2017, granted, now 11,072,494, issued on Jul. 27, 2021.
Application 15/807,597 is a continuation of application No. 14/442,410, granted, now 10,189,641, issued on Jan. 29, 2019, previously published as PCT/EP2013/072887, filed on Nov. 4, 2013.
Claims priority of application No. 20121335 (NO), filed on Nov. 13, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2024/0092573 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65G 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 1/0464 (2013.01) [B65G 1/0478 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0258 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A Storage system, comprising a grid structure of storage cells, each storage cell of the grid structure being arranged to accommodate a vertical stack of storage bins, the grid structure having a top level comprising tracks arranged horizontally along two axes, a vehicle having two sets of wheels, arranged to move horizontally along the tracks at the top level of the grid structure, and at least two bin lift devices, wherein each bin lift device among the at least two bin lift devices is arranged to convey a storage bin within the grid structure in a vertical direction between the top level of the grid structure and a delivery station,
wherein the vehicle is further arranged to receive a storage bin from a storage cell at the top level of the grid structure and to deliver the storage bin directly to one of the bin lift devices,
wherein the one of the bin lift devices is arranged to receive a storage bin directly from the vehicle at the top level of the grid structure and to convey the storage bin without the vehicle to the delivery station,
wherein the one of the bin lift devices comprises a movable support arranged to slide in a vertical frame;
wherein the one of the bin lift devices is arranged to travel vertically within the grid structure; and
wherein the one of the bin lift devices has a storage cell on each opposite horizontal side.