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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2020
Autostore Technology As, Nedre Vats, NO;
Geir Korge-Hårajuvet, Vikedal, NO;
Trond Austrheim, Etne, NO;
AutoStore Technology AS, Nedre Vats, NO;
Abstract
A container-handling vehicle for picking up storage containers from a three-dimensional grid of an underlying storage system includes a vehicle body and at least one lifting device with a lifting frame with gripper elements for releasable connection to a storage container, and a transmitter for communicating instructions for controlling the gripper elements. The lifting frame includes a first rechargeable power supply for supplying energy to the gripper elements. The container handling vehicle has at least one second rechargeable power supply configured to charging the first rechargeable power supply when the lifting frame is in a top most position. The at least one second rechargeable power supply is connected to at least one upper charger connector and the first rechargeable power supply is connected to at least one lower charger connector. The at least one lower charger connector is attached to the upper side of the horizontal lifting frame and is connected to the first rechargeable power supply.