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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2022
Ocado Innovation Limited, Hatfield, GB;
Matthew Robert Whelan, Hatfield, GB;
Wilhelm Karl Johannisson, Hatfield, GB;
Ocado Innovation Limited, Hatfield, GB;
Abstract
A load handling device for lifting and moving one or more containers stackable in a storage and retrieval system, the load handling device including plural modular sections arranged in a vertical stack, the modular sections including: a) a container lifting mechanism including a grabber device b) a wheel assembly; c) a wheel positioning mechanism; and d) electrical components for controlling the container lifting mechanism and wheel positioning mechanism. Each modular section can include at least four connecting blocks to form a rectangular frame, wherein the connecting blocks of vertically adjacent modular sections are connectable in a vertical stack to form an open frame structure including the rectangular frames, the open frame structure supporting the container lifting mechanism, the wheel assembly, the wheel positioning mechanism and the electrical components.