Station for providing access to contents in a storage container and an automated storage and retrieval system

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12240694
APP PUB NO 20210387804A1
SERIAL NO

17288932

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Abstract

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A station for providing access to contents in a storage container of an automated storage and retrieval system comprising:—an access barrier comprising an opening, and a plurality of covers, wherein each cover is arranged to be selectively deployed to close off a respective portion of the opening;—a loading mechanism arranged to receive the storage container and move it to the opening of the access barrier; and—a housing which is able to prevent access to the opening of the access barrier; wherein the station (10) is arranged to transition between;—a loading configuration in which access to the opening of the access barrier is prevented by the housing, and—an access configuration in which the opening of the access barrier is presented to thereby enable access to contents of the storage container through the opening. The station is configured to deploy the covers to close off predetermined portions of the opening prior to transition into the access configuration to thereby restrict or permit access to contents of the storage container through predetermined portions of the opening.

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  • AUTOSTORE TECHNOLOGY AS

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Austrheim, Trond Etne, NO 219 470
Hatteland, Magne Stavanger, NO 7 14

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