Method Of Assembling An Automatic Storage And Retrieval System
An automatic storage and retrieval system comprising a main track having an end
, a storage rack which is adapted to be fixed adjacent the track and which defines a plurality of storage locations, a storage and retrieval machine which moves along the track and which places objects in and removes objects from the storage locations, and a maintenance module fixed adjacent the end of the track so that the maintenance module serves as a maintenance area for the storage and retrieval machine, the module also providing a container for packaging the storage and retrieval machine for shipping.
connecting said shipping container to said storage rack such that said storage rack, said automatic storage and retrieval machine and said container define the automatic storage and retrieval system, wherein said storage and retrieval machine is movable out of said container and is operable to place objects in and remove objects from said storage locations of said storage rack, and such that said storage and retrieval machine is thereafter movable into said container so that said container provides a maintenance area for said storage and retrieval machine.
Automatic storage and retrieval system is used in warehouses or other facilities in which objects are to be temporarily stored. A known storage and retrieval system includes a storage rack defining storage compartments or locations, and a storage and retrieval machine (SRM) operable to deposit objects in designated storage locations on the storage rack and to retrieve those objects when desired. The storage and retrieval machine is supported for horizontal movement along a track, and the machine includes a vertically extending mast that supports a carriage for vertical movement. The carriage supports an extractor or shuttle mechanism that is horizontally extendable beneath an object and retractable from beneath the object so that the object can be lifted from or lowered onto the storage rack.
