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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 1990
Filed:
Apr. 20, 1989
Kenro Motoda, Tokyo, JP;
Motoda Electronics Co. Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A mechanized storage facility according to the present invention has a size which enables it to be moved from one place to another. The storage facility includes a box-shaped casing, an elevator device coupled to the casing, a plurality of storage units accommodated in the casing, a conveying car that travels within the casing to convey the storage unit between the casing and the elevator device, and a control device for controlling the operation of the conveying car and that of the elevator device. The interior of the storage unit is divided into a plurality of stages so as to form a plurality of accommodating portions each of which accommodates a storage box such as a strongbox. The elevator device includes an elevator tower and a lift provided in the elevator tower in such a manner that it can rise and fall. The elevator tower has an opening having a size equivalent to that of one of the plurality of accommodating portions. The storage unit is moved in the vertical direction by the lift so as to allow the objects to the conveyed to the opening. In consequence, in the small mechanized storage facility of this invention which is suitably used to store a small amount of objects, storage boxes such as strongboxes can be automatically stored or taken out.