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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2021
Autostore Technology As, Nedre Vats, NO;
Jørgen Djuve Heggebø, Ølen, NO;
Kenneth Müller, Vormedal, NO;
AutoStore Technology AS, Nedre Vats, NO;
Abstract
A container handling vehicle operates on a two-dimensional rail system. The two-dimensional rail system includes a first set of parallel rails arranged to guide movement of container handling vehicles in a first direction across the top of a frame structure, and a second set of parallel rails arranged perpendicular to the first set of rails to guide movement of the container handling vehicles in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction. The container handling vehicle includes a wheel base unit, a support section, a cantilever section, a lifting frame, four guiding sheaves, four lifting bands, a lifting shaft, and a lifting device motor. The wheel base unit includes first and second sets of wheels for guiding the container handling vehicle along the rail system in the first and second directions respectively. The support section extends vertically from the wheel base unit. The support section has a footprint with a horizontal extent. The cantilever section extends from the support section. The lifting frame is suspended in a horizontal orientation from the cantilever section by a plurality of lifting bands. The lifting frame includes a releasable connection for connecting to a storage container. The guiding sheaves are provided in the cantilever section. Each of the guiding sheaves are arranged for guiding and supporting one of the four plurality of lifting bands and the lifting frame. The lifting shaft for winding up and unwinding the plurality of lifting bands. The lifting device motor rotates the at least one lifting shaft. A first and second wheel in a first pair of wheels in the first set of wheels are arranged closer to the cantilever section than a third and fourth wheel in a second pair of wheels of the first set of wheels. At least one of the lifting shaft and the lifting device motor are arranged closer to the third and fourth wheel than the first and second wheel in the first set of wheels. At least one of the lifting shaft and the lifting device motor is arranged within the wheel base unit.