A storage system comprises a first set (22a) of parallel rails (22) or tracks and a second set (22b) of parallel rails (22) or tracks extending transversely to the first set (22a) in a substantially horizontal plane to form a grid pattern comprising a plurality of grid spaces, a plurality of storage containers (10) arranged in stacks (12), located beneath the rails (22), and at least one load handling device (30) disposed on the grid, arranged to move laterally above the stacks (12) on the rails (22), the load handling device (30) comprising a lifting device arranged to lift one or more containers (10) from a stack (12). The system is partitioned into smaller sub sections by partitioning means such that sections of the storage system is isolated from other sections of the storage system.
Storage systems, methods and containers
2017-03-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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