A load handling device is provided for lifting and moving containers (10) stacked in a storage system comprising a grid framework. The load handling device comprises a vehicle body housing a wheel drive mechanism and a wheel assembly. The load handling device further comprises a container lifting assembly comprising a container gripping assembly (239), a plurality of winch assemblies (243) each comprising a rotatable drum (246) and a lifting tether (238) anchored at a first end to the gripping assembly (239) and at a second end to the drum (246), and a drive assembly configured to drive rotation of the drums (246) to raise the gripping assembly (239) into a container receiving space (240). Each drum (246) has an outer surface configured to accommodate a plurality of axially displaced turns of the lifting tether (238) across the drum (246).


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    Title :

    WINCH ASSEMBLY OF A LOAD HANDLING DEVICE


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    Publication date :

    2024-07-18


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    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 / B66D Haspeln , CAPSTANS



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