US 12,421,033 B2
Container handling vehicle
Trond Austrheim, Etne (NO); and Jørgen Djuve Heggebø, Olen (NO)
Assigned to AutoStore Technology AS, Nedre Vats (NO)
Appl. No. 17/907,606
Filed by Autostore Technology AS, Nedre Vats (NO)
PCT Filed Mar. 18, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/056997
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 28, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/197867, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 7, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20200380 (NO), filed on Mar. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0145633 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. B65G 1/04 (2006.01); B66C 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 1/0464 (2013.01) [B66C 19/00 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A container handling vehicle for lifting a storage container from an underlying framework structure, the vehicle comprises a container lifting assembly for lifting the storage container and a vehicle body;
the container lifting assembly comprises a lifting frame for releasable connection to a storage container, a lifting shaft assembly, and a plurality of lifting bands, the lifting bands are connected to the lifting frame and the lifting shaft assembly such that the lifting frame may be raised or lowered by operating the lifting shaft assembly; and
the vehicle body comprises a sidewall and a cantilevered section from which the lifting frame depends, the cantilevered section extends laterally from an upper end of the sidewall;
wherein the container lifting assembly features a lifting frame guide assembly comprising a first guide device and a cooperating second guide device;
wherein the first guide device is provided on the lifting frame;
wherein the second guide device is slidably connected to the sidewall via at least one vertically extending rail, such that the second guide device can move in a vertical direction relative to the sidewall;
wherein the first guide device and the second guide device are arranged to interact with each other when the lifting frame is adjacent the sidewall, such that horizontal movement of the lifting frame relative to the vehicle body is restricted; and
wherein a section of the second guide device is arranged between the cantilevered section and the lifting frame.