A MULTI-STOREY GOODS STORAGE ARRANGEMENT

• US 20160340122A1
• Filed: 01/15/2015
• Published: 11/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Logevo AB (Kamprad Family)
• Original Assignee: Texo Application AB
• Inventors: LINDBLOM, Bo
• Granted Patent: US 10,173,837 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 1/0414 provided with satellite cars adapted to travel in storage racks
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 1/0464 with access from above
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/50388 Integrated loader, shuttle transfer
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders

Abstract

A multi-storey goods storage arrangement comprising a plurality of levels of storage lines arranged in parallel and transport lines extending between opposing ends of said storage lines, wherein a transfer cart is operable along each transport line. It further comprises a top shuttle suspending from top rail arrangement on said transfer cart and moveable out from said transfer cart into a suspension rail arrangement in said storage lines, and lifting means arranged on said top shuttle to lift goods stored in said storage lines and to transport lifted goods to the transfer cart.

Claims

1. A multi-storey goods storage arrangement comprising a plurality of levels of storage lines arranged in parallel and transport lines extending between opposing ends of sets of said storage lines, wherein a transfer cart is operable along each transport line, wherein

a top shuttle suspending from top rail arrangement on said transfer cart and moveable out from said transfer cart into a suspension rail arrangement in said storage lines, and lifting means arranged on said top shuttle to lift good stored in said storage lines and to transport lifted goods to the transfer cart.

2. A multi-storey goods storage arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said lifting means comprises a lifting yoke suspended from said top shuttle.

3. A multi-storey goods storage arrangement as claimed in claim 2, wherein said lifting yoke is suspended in a plurality of hoisting belts winded on hoisting wheels.

4. A multi-storey goods storage arrangement as claimed in claim 3, wherein said lifting yoke comprises a suction device for engaging and lifting goods.

5. A multi-storey goods storage arrangement as claimed in claim 3, wherein said lifting yoke comprises a plurality of distributed suction devices for engaging and lifting goods.

6. A multi-storey goods storage arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transfer cart supports at least one shuttle operable from the transfer cart into said storage lines for picking up and for disposing goods.

7. A multi-storey goods storage arrangement as claimed in claim 6, wherein said shuttle is arranged in a lower section of said transfer cart, said shuttle being supported on a rail system.

8. A multi-storey goods storage arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said top shuttle is provided with a vision sensor directed downwards toward goods to be lifted.

9. A multi-storey goods storage arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein said top shuttle is provided with sensor means co-operating with markers distributed along said storage lines, and with a processing unit receiving data from said sensors and determining a present position based on said data received from said sensor means.

10. A multi-storey goods storage arrangement as claimed in claim 9, wherein said markers are formed as apertures in said horizontally extending suspension rail arrangement.

11. A multi-storey goods storage arrangement as claimed in claim 9, wherein said processing unit is operatively connected to a control system for reporting position of said top shuttle and for receiving instructions for handling goods.

12. A multi-storey goods storage arrangement as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a horizontally extending first conveyor and a horizontally extending second conveyor arranged in a tube shaped element rotatable in a vertical plane to receive and hold between them a pallet with goods received for storage in the multi-storey goods storage arrangement, wherein said tube shaped element is arranged to turn said received pallet upside-down.