An alignment mechanism for a robotic parking device 100 is described. The device 100 comprises a number of stacks 110 of containers 10 as shown in Figure 3, the stacks 110 being positioned within a frame structure 70 comprising uprights 72 and a horizontal grid 74 disposed above the stacks 110, the grid comprising substantially perpendicular rails 74a, 74b on which load handling devices 50 can run. Cars or vehicles 20 are positioned in containers 10 that are moved in to and out of the stacks 110 by the robotic handling devices running on the grid. The cars 20 are put in to the grid at entry points that may be positioned at points under the stacks 110. The alignment mechanism comprises a series of belts 280 moveable relative to each other and relative to the container 10, the belts 280 acting so as to align the long axis of the vehicle with the long axis of the container 10 in to which the vehicle is to be placed.
ROBOTIC PARKING DEVICE AND HANDLING METHOD
DISPOSITIF DE STATIONNEMENT ROBOTIQUE ET PROCEDE DE MANIPULATION
2019-06-20
Patent
Electronic Resource
English