Method of storing articles in a warehouse to form an imaginary link of articles
First Claim
1. A method of storing articles in a warehouse that comprises a plurality of storage blocks arranged adjacent each other, each of the storing blocks having a plurality of spaced racks for storing articles, linearly extending aisles between said racks, article transfer means arranged for movement in respective aisles to transfer articles relative to a given location within a respective storage block, control means for operating said article transfer means in accordance with a predetermined mode to transfer articles relative to said storage blocks, comprising the steps of:
- storing a plurality of different articles in said storage blocks with at least two different articles in each storage block;
storing in a first storage block at least one and another different articles;
storing in a second storage block at least one article common to the one different article in said first storage block and at least one additional different article;
storing in a third and any succeeding storage block at least one article common to said at least one additional different article of the immediately preceding storage block and at least one further different article; and
storing in the last storage block as said at least one further different article an article common to said another different article of said first storage block to form an imaginary loop of articles in said warehouse.
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Abstract
A method of storing articles in a warehouse having a plurality of storage blocks arranged adjacent each other with each of the storage blocks having a plurality of spaced racks for storing articles and linearly extending aisles between the racks. The warehouse also includes article transfer apparatus arranged for movement in respective aisles to transfer articles relative to a given location within a respective storage block and a control arrangement for operating the article transfer apparatus in accordance with a predetermined mode to transfer articles relative to said storage blocks. The method of storing includes the steps of storing a plurality of different articles in the storage blocks with at least two different articles in each storage block, storing in a first storage block at least one and another different articles, storing in a second storage block at least one article common to the one different article in the first storage block and at least one additional different article, storing in a third and any succeeding storage block at least one article common to the at least one additional different article of the immediately preceding storage block and at least one further different article, and storing in the last storage block as the at least one further different article an article common to the another different article of the first storage block to form an imaginary loop of articles in the warehouse.
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1. A method of storing articles in a warehouse that comprises a plurality of storage blocks arranged adjacent each other, each of the storing blocks having a plurality of spaced racks for storing articles, linearly extending aisles between said racks, article transfer means arranged for movement in respective aisles to transfer articles relative to a given location within a respective storage block, control means for operating said article transfer means in accordance with a predetermined mode to transfer articles relative to said storage blocks, comprising the steps of:
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storing a plurality of different articles in said storage blocks with at least two different articles in each storage block; storing in a first storage block at least one and another different articles; storing in a second storage block at least one article common to the one different article in said first storage block and at least one additional different article; storing in a third and any succeeding storage block at least one article common to said at least one additional different article of the immediately preceding storage block and at least one further different article; and storing in the last storage block as said at least one further different article an article common to said another different article of said first storage block to form an imaginary loop of articles in said warehouse. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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