A storage and retrieval system comprising: a grid framework structure comprising: a track system comprising tracks arranged in a grid pattern; a supporting framework structure supporting the track system; and a plurality of stacks of storage containers arranged in storage columns located below the track system; a load handling device (LHD) 31 comprising: a main rechargeable power source 53; a container receiving space 49 comprising a charge receiving element; container-lifting means 39 comprising a container-engaging assembly 43 and a driving mechanism for lifting a storage container; wherein one or more of the storage containers in the stack is a power bank 51 comprising an auxiliary rechargeable power source 55; at least one power transfer means electrically coupled to the auxiliary rechargeable power source in the power bank, said at least one power transfer means being configured for electrically coupling with the charge receiving element of the LHD so as to transfer electrical power from the auxiliary rechargeable power source in the power bank to the main rechargeable power source in the LHD when the power bank is received within the container-receiving space of the LHD.
Storage and retrieval system
2025-03-12
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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 / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen |