Sms Logistiksysteme Gmbh

Amova Gmbh

Michel Bannert

Carsten Heide

Volker Brueck

Volker Bruck

Containers can be stored, retrieved, or moved in multilevel storage racks of a transfer facility by storage and retrieval units that can travel in aisles extending parallel to respective rows of compartments of storage units of the multilevel storage rack that, for longitudinal side storage of the containers, has a plurality of storage units of a depth corresponding to a container width that are consecutively arranged in rows longitudinally of the containers along one aisle side and are each separated transversely by one aisle. The storage and retrieval units can move back forth in the aisles and have raisable and lowerable telescopic grabs that can be extended and retracted transversely to the aisles for suspending a container. Corners supports in each of the compartments support the containers only at corners of the containers.

Storing, retrieving or moving containers in a high-bay warehouse

The invention relates to a method and to a container transfer installation () for placing containers into and removing containers from or transferring containers () in high-rack or block storage arcs () of a seaport or inland port within a container transfer installation () having an integrated, fully automatic container transport system. An accelerated process having high total throughput is achieved in that individual containers () are deposited by the at least one loading gantry () successively onto pallets () or transverse conveying carts () provided on a transfer cart () that at least has an upper and a lower accommodating and conveying level (I, II) and can be moved parallel to the container storage area (), and the pallets () loaded with a container () are led over means of pallet transverse conveying means () or the containers () are led over by means of the transverse conveying carts () of the transfer cart () from the transfer cart onto an end distribution vehicle (), which can be moved parallel to the container storage area () and is positioned in line before the transfer cart () and has an upper and a lower level (I, II) and are led over by means of transverse conveying means () from the end distribution vehicle onto a stationary transfer station () of the container storage area (), which transfer station likewise has an upper and a lower level (I, II) and from which transfer station a storage area crane () lifts the container () in order to place the container in the container storage area ().

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Siegen, Germany

Michel Bannert