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US 12,509,313 · App. 17/785,330 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Device for storing standardized storage goods in a high-bay warehouse

Inventors: Ronald Johannes Van Der Meer (The Walk Dubai, AE); Patrick Bol (Dubai, AE); Volker Brück (Mudersbach, DE); Carsten Heide (Netphen, DE); Bernd Klein (Hilchenbach, DE)
Assignee: AMOVA GmbH
B65G63/004B65G1/0471B65G1/0492B65G2201/0235
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Patent No.
US 12,509,313
App. No.
17/785,330
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to a device and a method for storing standardized storage goods in a high-bay warehouse and to the transfer thereof.

Claims (55)

1 . A high-bay warehouse ( 1 ) for storing storage goods ( 3 ), comprising:

a high-bay rack ( 11 ) for storing the storage goods ( 3 );

an internal warehouse transport system ( 14 ) for storing and retrieving the storage goods ( 3 ) from the high-bay rack ( 11 ), for transporting the storage goods ( 3 ) horizontally and vertically in a movement plane ( 141 ) parallel to the high-bay rack ( 11 ) and for transferring the storage goods ( 3 ) at an exchange location ( 143 ) to transport vehicles ( 2 ) supplying or removing the storage goods ( 3 ) from the high-bay warehouse;

a horizontal level of transport ( 12 ) that is perpendicular to the movement plane ( 141 ) of the internal warehouse transport system ( 14 ) and can be described by an x, y coordinate system; and

a traversable route that can be traversed by the transport vehicles ( 2 ) in the horizontal level of transport ( 12 ), the traversable route extending at least partially parallel to the movement plane ( 141 ) and intersecting the movement plane ( 141 ) at the exchange location ( 143 ),

wherein the horizontal level of transport ( 12 ) is accessible from at least one side for the transport vehicles ( 2 ),

wherein the internal warehouse transport system ( 14 ) is configured to acquire the storage goods ( 3 ) from the transport vehicles ( 2 ) and transfer the storage goods ( 3 ) to the transport vehicles ( 2 ) by a vertical movement of the storage goods ( 3 ) anywhere along the traversable route, and

wherein the exchange location ( 143 ) can be freely positioned within the movement plane ( 141 ) of the internal warehouse transport system ( 14 ).

2 . The high-bay warehouse ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein the movement plane ( 141 ) is one of more than ten movement planes ( 141 ), each having an associated transport system ( 14 ).

3 . The high-bay warehouse ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein the exchange location ( 143 ) can be freely positioned within at least 90% of a horizontal travel range of the internal warehouse transport system ( 14 ).

4 . The high-bay warehouse ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein at least two transport systems ( 14 ) are present within the movement plane ( 141 ).

5 . The high-bay warehouse ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein the horizontal level of transport ( 12 ) can be traversed simultaneously by different transport vehicles ( 2 ).

6 . The high-bay warehouse ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein the horizontal level of transport ( 12 ) can be traversed by autonomously driving transport vehicles.

7 . The high-bay warehouse ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein the horizontal level of transport ( 12 ) can be traversed by a truck.

8 . The high-bay warehouse ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein the horizontal level of transport ( 12 ) can be traversed from opposite sides of the high-bay warehouse ( 1 ).

9 . The high-bay warehouse ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein the high-bay rack ( 11 ) includes a plurality of storage levels ( 13 ) for storing the storage goods ( 3 ), and

wherein the horizontal level of transport ( 12 ) lies below the storage levels ( 13 ).

10 . The high-bay warehouse ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein the horizontal level of transport ( 12 ) is connected by at least one ramp and/or a terrain cut with an external traffic feeder, and

wherein the ramp or terrain cut does not exceed 0.5 m in height difference.

11 . The high-bay warehouse ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein the high-bay rack ( 11 ) is elevated to allow passage of the transport vehicles ( 2 ) thereunder.

12 . The high-bay warehouse ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ,

wherein the horizontal level of transport ( 12 ) consists of more than 90% of traversable routes.

13 . A method for storing standardized storage goods ( 3 ) in a high-bay warehouse ( 1 ), comprising:

providing the high-bay warehouse ( 1 ) according to claim 1 ;

effecting a supply and/or removal of the storage goods ( 3 ) by the transport vehicles ( 2 ) to the exchange location within the high-bay warehouse ( 1 ) along a route in the horizontal level of transport ( 12 ) that is perpendicular to the movement plane ( 141 ) of the internal warehouse transport system ( 14 ); and

acquiring and/or transferring, with the internal warehouse transport system ( 14 ), the storage goods ( 3 ) from the transport vehicles ( 2 ) by a vertical movement of the storage goods ( 3 ),

wherein the route of the transport vehicles ( 2 ) extends at least partially parallel to the movement plane ( 141 ) and intersects the movement plane ( 141 ) at an exchange location ( 143 ), and

wherein the exchange location ( 143 ) is freely positioned along the route.

14 . The method according to according to claim 13 ,

wherein different types of transport vehicles ( 2 ) are used for the supply and removal of the storage goods ( 3 ).

15 . The method according to according to claim 13 ,

wherein at least two directions of flow of storage goods ( 4 , 5 ) are used for the supply and removal of the storage goods ( 3 ) into the high-bay warehouse ( 1 ).

16 . The method according to according to claim 15 ,

wherein the at least two directions of the flow of storage goods ( 4 , 5 ) are operated within one level of transport ( 12 ).

17 . The method according to according to claim 15 ,

wherein the at least two directions of the flow of storage goods ( 4 , 5 ) are operated along parallel entrance or exit routes ( 121 ) in the horizontal level of transport ( 12 ).

18 . The method according to according to claim 15 ,

wherein the high-bay warehouse is arranged in a seaport, and

wherein one of the at least two directions of the flow of storage goods ( 5 ) is toward a seaward side and another one of the at least two directions of the flow of storage goods ( 4 ) is toward a landward side.

19 . The method according to according to claim 13 ,

wherein autonomous transport vehicles are used for the supply and removal of the storage goods ( 3 ) in at least one direction of a flow of storage goods ( 4 , 5 ).

20 . The method according to according to claim 13 ,

wherein semitrailer trucks are used for delivering and removing of the storage goods ( 3 ) in at least one direction of a flow of storage goods ( 4 , 5 ).

21 . The method according to according to claim 13 ,

wherein the transport vehicles ( 2 ) pass at least partially under the high-bay warehouse ( 1 ) for the supply and removal of the storage goods ( 6 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2022
From: VAN DER MEER, RONALD JOHANNES; BOL, PATRICK; BRÜCK, VOLKER; HEIDE, CARSTEN; KLEIN, BERND
To: AMOVA GMBH
Reel/Frame 060196/0548 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2019 134 527.8 · Dec 16, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230002175A1 · Jan 5, 2023
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