US 12,319,330 B2
Quick-change component store for auto body parts
Eckhard Laible, Leinfelden-Schlechtenmühle (DE)
Assigned to MTS Maschinenbau Gmbh, Mengen (DE)
Filed by MTS Maschinenbau GmbH, Mengen (DE)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/815,321.
Claims priority of application No. 20 2021 104 136.6 (DE), filed on Aug. 3, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0050064 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. B62B 3/00 (2006.01); B62B 3/04 (2006.01); B62B 5/06 (2006.01); B65G 1/14 (2006.01)
CPC B62B 3/005 (2013.01) [B62B 3/04 (2013.01); B62B 5/061 (2013.01); B65G 1/14 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A component storage device (P) for auto body parts, comprising:
a movable trolley (1);
a plurality of stacking columns (5) extending vertically upward from the movable trolley (1), wherein at least one of the stacking columns (5) further comprises:
a first stacking column part (25.1), and
a second stacking column part (25.2), wherein the at least one of the stacking columns (5) has a height, and wherein the first stacking column part and the second stacking column part in combination define the height, and wherein the first stacking column part (25.1) is connected to the second stacking column part (25.2) by a rotatable joint (26), wherein the first stacking column part (25.1) is configured to rotate and fold downward via the rotatable joint (26) such that the first stacking column part (25.1) rests against the second stacking column part (25.2) when rotated and folded downward, wherein the system comprises a coordinate system (K) assigned to the movable trolley (1), and a centering unit (16) fixed to the ground.