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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2021
Exotec Product France, Croix, DE;
EXOTEC PRODUCT FRANCE, Croix, FR;
Abstract
An automatic product storage and retrieval system including: a bin storage facility having a plurality of storage columns arranged in a grid and configured to receive a vertical stack of bins; and at least one robot having a gripping and lifting element for gripping and lifting at least one bin and a mobile support configured to slide vertically around the bins. The gripping and lifting element includes at least one hook mounted so as to pivot with respect to the support or a finger guided in translation in a horizontal slide cooperating with one or more return springs. The bins have at least one lug with a locking housing for the hook substantially turned downwards and a tilted portion substantially turned upwards enabling a free end of the hook or of the bin to be pushed back towards the outside of the bin when the support moves downwards.