A charging system for performing battery charging, battery exchange or battery replacement of a container handling vehicle operating in an automated storage and retrieval system includes a charging station including a vertical charging station column, a charging connector arranged at or near an upper end of the vertical charging station column, and guiding pins for activating a battery release mechanism of the container handling vehicle when the container handling vehicle is aligned with and in contact with the charging station.
AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM
03.04.2025
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | G05B Steuer- oder Regelsysteme allgemein , CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL / B65G TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS , Transport- oder Lagervorrichtungen, z.B. Förderer zum Laden oder Abladen / B66F HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING, OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD , Hub-, Verhol- oder Schubvorrichtungen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen, z.B. Vorrichtungen mit unmittelbarer Krafteinwirkung auf die Last |