Container-handling vehicle With a Lift Device and method of raising or lowering a storage containerrelative a container-handling vehicle having a lifting device

摘要

Container-handling vehicle (9') for picking up storage containers (6) from a three-dimensional grid (4) of an underlying storage system (1), comprising a vehicle body (13) and at least one lifting device (18'), wherein the lifting device comprises a lifting shaft assembly (47,47') comprising a lifting shaft (22,22') and at least one motor (23,76) for rotating the lifting shaft (22,22'), and a first pair of lifting bands (16a) and a second pair of lifting bands (16b) connecting the lifting shaft to a lifting frame, each lifting band (16a, 16b) has a first end and a second end connected to the lifting shaft and a corresponding lifting band connector (32,32') on the lifting frame, respectively; the first pair of lifting bands (16a) extends in a substantially horizontal direction from the lifting shaft towards a band guiding assembly (31,53), the band guiding assembly is arranged to change the direction of the first pair of lifting bands (16a) to extend in a vertical direction; and wherein the second pair of lifting bands (16b) extends in a vertical direction from the lifting shaft.