Service vehicle, an automated storage and retrieval system and a method for operating a service vehicle on the system.

摘要

A service vehicle (2) for movement on a rail system (108) comprising a first set of parallel rails (110) arranged in a horizontal plane (P) and extending in a first direction (X) and a second set of parallel rails (111) arranged in the horizontal plane (P) and extending in a second direction (Y) which is orthogonal to the first direction (X), which first and second sets of rails (110, 111) form a grid pattern in the horizontal plane (P) comprising a plurality of adjacent grid cells (122), the service vehicle (2) comprising a container handling vehicle part (5) for storing a container handling vehicle (200, 300) operating on the rail system (108), and wheels (6) for allowing movement of the service vehicle (2) along the rail system (108) during operation, wherein the service vehicle (2) further comprises a displacement mechanism (10) and a hoist arrangement (8) connected to the displacement mechanism (10), wherein the displacement mechanism (10) and the hoist arrangement (8) are configured for moving the container handling vehicle (200, 300) between an operational position on the rail system (108) and a loaded position within the container handling vehicle part (5).