Automatic workpiece storage shelving - has stacking crane which is controlled to minimise idle travel

摘要

The store consists of parallel rows of shelves with each row consisting of shelves arranged one above another. Articles are placed on the shelves or removed from them by a stacking crane. The stacking crane is controlled so that the action of placing an article on the appropriate shelf is combined with the action of removing a required article from its shelf and bringing the article to a station at one end of the rows of shelves. USE/ADVANTAGE - Storage system with stacking crane which has its movements controlled to minimise idle travel.