Integration of transfer device in high-rise shelf warehouse

Abstract

The invention relates to a high-rise storage rack (1) for storing and removing containers (2), comprising a plurality of storage sites (15) for the containers (2), which storage sites are arranged horizontally next to one another and vertically above one another, and storage channels (4) which are arranged between groups of the storage sites (15) and run parallel to one another, the at least one shelf manipulator (5) is movable back and forth in each storage channel and is designed to move the containers (2) vertically and horizontally and into and out of the storage site (15), the high-rise shelf warehouse (1) being associated with a transport path (30) for a transport means (31), the transport path (30) is arranged below the travel plane (6) of the shelf operator (5), and at least one device (20) for receiving and transporting the shelf operator (5) is provided, which device spans the transport path (30) and is designed and arranged to receive the at least one shelf operator (5) and to make it perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the storage channel (4) between the at least two storage channels (4-1, 4-2, 4-3). 4-2). The invention further relates to a method for reducing and / or increasing the number of shelf manipulators (5) per storage lane (4) in a high-rise shelf warehouse (1).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a high-bay warehouse for depositing and retrieving containers, and to a method for reducing and / or increasing the number of storage manipulators per storage aisle in such a high-bay warehouse. Background Art

[0002] High bay warehouses or HBS (High Bay Stores) are well known from the prior art and are widely used, in particular, in transshipment facilities in seaports or river ports. High bay warehouses usually have a plurality of shelves arranged horizontally side by side and vertically one above the other, preferably individual shelves, and storage aisles arranged between the groups of shelves and extending parallel to one another, in each of which at least one storage manipulator is movable back and forth and is designed to move containers vertically and horizontally and into or out of the shelves.

[0003] An example of this type of high-bay warehouse is disclosed in WO 2015 / 1243482 A1. In this high-bay warehouse, standard containers are received by a shelf operator at a transfer point in the high-bay warehouse, and then transported by the shelf operator to a predetermined shelf grid and stored in the shelf grid. The container is grabbed from above in a suspended manner and stored in the corresponding shelf grid laterally by means of a telescopic system so that the longitudinal side of the container is oriented parallel to the storage aisle. This leads to maximum space utilization in the shelf warehouse, because the storage aisle only needs to be designed to be slightly wider than the corresponding end side of the container. In the case of a suitable design of the telescopic system at the shelf operator, this special handling and storage of containers, especially empty containers, also leads to the possibility of operating two adjacently arranged shelves on each side from each storage aisle, so a total of four shelves ("double deep").

[0004] In each storage channel, there is usually at least one storage manipulator, via which each container can be transferred from a fixed takeover position to a corresponding shelf grid, and can also be taken out of the shelf grid again and brought to a suitable transfer position, so that it can then be received by an external transport vehicle directly or indirectly with the connection of a suitable transfer device.

[0005] The capacity of the corresponding rack handling machines to receive, move and return containers, as well as the number of rack handling machines in a storage aisle, are the determining factors of the transfer capacity of the high-bay warehouse, which is usually finalized when designing the high-bay warehouse. Modifying a high-bay warehouse by reducing or increasing the number of rack handling machines per storage aisle is very time-consuming and costly. Summary of the invention

[0006] Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a high-bay warehouse and a method for reducing and / or increasing the number of storage aisles in such a high-bay warehouse, which are suitable for overcoming the problems known in the prior art and achieving a higher degree of flexibility and a high-bay warehouse that can be adjusted and adapted to the respective predicted or expected container turnover per unit time. According to the invention, this object is achieved by a high-bay warehouse including the features of claim 1 and a method including the features of claim 15. Advantageous embodiments of the invention are set forth in particular in the dependent claims.

[0007] According to the invention, a high-rise rack warehouse for depositing and removing containers is provided, which has a plurality of storage sites for containers arranged horizontally side by side and vertically superimposed, and storage passages arranged between groups or planes of the storage sites and extending parallel to each other, and at least one rack operator is movable back and forth in the storage passages, wherein the rack operator is designed to move the container vertically and horizontally and move it into and out of the storage site. Usually, the groups of storage sites of this type are modularly arranged to extend over almost the entire length and height of the rack warehouse. Preferably, the storage site is arranged as a separately arranged shelf grid, and therefore can also be approached by at least one shelf operator individually in order to deposit or remove containers. Therefore, the containers are received in the shelf grid individually or at most in pairs, wherein there only needs to be enough space above the containers for the transport means of the shelf operator, in particular the telescopic system, to act, by which the container can be supported in a suspended manner and moved perpendicularly to the storage passage into the shelf grid.

[0008] According to the invention, the high-bay warehouse has a device for transporting at least one shelf operating machine perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the storage aisles, which device is designed and set up to receive at least one shelf operating machine and move it between at least two storage aisles. Here, the device for transporting one or more shelf operating machines is arranged on a transport path for external transport means or transport means associated with the high-bay warehouse, which transport path is also oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the storage aisles and is arranged below the plane in which the moving shelf operating machine is located. According to the invention, the device for transporting at least one shelf operating machine spans this transport path for the transport means so that the transport means, if necessary, loaded with containers, can move along the transport path without hindrance, and the device for transporting at least one shelf operating machine can also be moved between at least two storage aisles with or without the shelf operating machine, independently of the occupancy of the transport path.

[0009] Preferably, the transport path is arranged at at least one end side of the high-rise shelf warehouse. Usually, the high-rise shelf warehouse is connected to the external transport path by arranging the transport path directly at the high-rise shelf warehouse, wherein preferably, one or more transport paths for vehicles or LKW (load trucks) connected by rails are connected to the high-rise shelf warehouse so that the shelf operator can move the received container to the transport path itself or near the transport path. Then, the container can be transferred from the shelf operator to the external transport tool directly or using corresponding transfer devices (in the form of roller conveyors, crane equipment and / or other transfer devices). Thus, the vertical arrangement of the transport path relative to the high-rise shelf warehouse realizes that it can be transferred to the transport path from each storage channel of the high-rise shelf warehouse in the same way. Similarly, each storage channel can be entered from the transport path in the same way. If the transport path is connected to one end side of the high-rise shelf warehouse, preferably at two end sides of the high-rise shelf warehouse, it is possible to achieve optimal space utilization and the minimum transport path from the high-rise shelf warehouse to the external transport tool or from the external transport tool to the high-rise shelf warehouse.

[0010] According to the invention, it is preferred that the device for receiving and transporting a shelf operating machine is movably arranged on a section corresponding at least to the distance between all storage aisles in the high-bay warehouse. This creates a high-bay warehouse that allows all shelf operating machines to be exchanged from all storage aisles and thus achieves the highest possible flexibility in the use of all available shelf operating machines. Thus, each storage aisle can be equipped with more than one shelf operating machine as required, and on the other hand, at least temporarily unused storage aisles can also be free of shelf operating machines, and the shelf operating machines that are not used here can be used in other storage aisles of the high-bay warehouse according to the invention.

[0011] Likewise, it can be ensured that in the event of a failure or any kind of malfunction, all the rack operating machines of the high-bay warehouse can be removed from the corresponding storage aisle and, if necessary, replaced and maintained and / or repaired outside the high-bay warehouse. It is particularly preferred that the device for receiving and transporting the rack operating machines is movable on rails arranged on both sides of the transport path. This creates a device that can be operated particularly safely with a low probability of failure and is not susceptible to malfunctions.

[0012] In this context, it is particularly preferred that the rails are arranged on the side boundaries for the transport path. In this context, it is also very preferred that the side boundaries extend from the plane of the transport path to the travel plane of the storage handling machine. This ensures, with simple means, that the transport path can be run unimpeded on the one hand, and that, on the other hand, the storage handling machine remains in its travel plane when exiting the storage aisle, which also corresponds to the plane of the storage aisle. As a result, the storage handling machine can be exchanged or transported to other storage aisles or to a waiting position in a particularly simple manner.

[0013] Furthermore, it is preferred that at least one waiting position for unused shelf operating machines or for maintenance of shelf operating machines is provided outside the high-bay warehouse, and that the device for receiving and transporting shelf operating machines is designed and set up to move between all storage aisles and the waiting position or at least the longitudinal extension of its supply path. The waiting position therefore does not necessarily have to be located within the travel path of the device for receiving and transporting shelf operating machines, but can also be arranged laterally offset from the travel path, wherein in this case the shelf operating machine is moved by the device for receiving and transporting shelf operating machines into a position from which the shelf operating machine can then independently reach the waiting position after the device for receiving and transporting shelf operating machines has left, for example via a track provided for this purpose between the waiting position and the travel path of the device for receiving and transporting shelf operating machines.

[0014] In another preferred embodiment of the invention, the device for receiving and transporting a shelf handling machine comprises a chassis, which preferably has at least one drive, in particular one drive for each wheel, and a support structure, preferably a support frame, which supports the shelf handling machine received in the device in a manner that is secured against tipping. This provides a device that can be moved safely on the one hand and can transport the shelf handling machine safely at least between a first storage aisle and a second storage aisle on the other hand. It should be taken into account that, due to the limited width of the storage aisles, shelf handling machines for high-bay warehouses for containers have height, weight and width ratios that are inherently unfavorable for transportation. It is therefore preferred that the structure of the device for receiving and transporting a shelf handling machine is designed in such a way that the shelf handling machine is transported in a manner that is secured against tipping. On the one hand, this is ensured by the fact that the weight of the device for receiving and transporting the storage operating machine itself is preferably approximately of the same order of magnitude as the dead weight of the storage operating machine, for example approximately 200 tons in the case of a height of more than 19 meters, a width of more than 11 meters and a length of more than 23 meters, and that, if necessary, on the other hand, the support structure, preferably the support frame, for safely supporting the storage operating machine received in the device corresponds to at least 25%, preferably at least 30% of the height of the storage operating machine.

[0015] Preferably, the high-bay warehouse has at least one area designed and suitable for receiving empty containers in a stacked manner. Therefore, in the area for empty containers (which is located in the high-bay warehouse according to the invention), no separate shelves are provided, but at least one area is provided without separate shelves provided for containers. In the at least one area for empty containers, the empty containers can be arranged directly and directly in a stacked manner and can still be taken with the help of a shelf operator. Particularly preferred is a high-bay warehouse that is only designed to receive empty containers and therefore preferably can completely eliminate separate shelves instead of storage areas. Therefore, on the one hand, it is ensured that a separate stacking area for empty containers outside the high-bay warehouse can be eliminated, and on the other hand, the empty containers can be automatically, preferably fully automatically, handled in the high-bay warehouse via a shelf operator.

[0016] Preferably, the storage area or individual rack is designed and suitable for receiving a 20-foot standard container (1 TEU, Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit) or a 40-foot standard container (2 TEU) or for receiving two half-length standard containers arranged one after the other in its longitudinal direction. Therefore, in a storage area or individual rack designed for receiving a 40-foot standard container, two 20-foot standard containers adjacent to each other at their end sides can also be stored, or in a storage area or individual rack designed for receiving a 20-foot standard container, two 10-foot standard containers (0.5 TEU) can also be stored. In this way, a high-bay warehouse is created, which continues to realize fully automatic container processing with optimal space utilization.

[0017] In this context, it is particularly preferred that the storage handling machine can move containers into and out of a storage space, preferably a shelf grid, with its longitudinal sides oriented parallel to the storage aisle. On the one hand, this results in the above-described arrangement of two rows of storage spaces, preferably shelves, described as being preferred (on each side of the storage handling machine) being particularly advantageously supported, and on the other hand, this also results in a minimum width of the storage aisle required for the storage handling machine.

[0018] In contrast to loaded containers, empty containers are stacked directly and straight on top of each other, but due to discontinuities in the corner regions of the containers, so-called "corner castings", instability of the stack may occur as the stack height increases, which in the worst case may lead to the entire stack or parts of it tipping over, if necessary into the travel path of the storage manipulator. In order to eliminate this problem, in a preferred embodiment of the invention, blocking devices can be provided at the high-bay warehouse itself, which in a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention are preferably arranged at regular intervals on both sides of the stack or the area for the empty containers. It is very preferred that such blocking devices are arranged at the vertical columns of the high-bay warehouse.

[0019] In this regard, it is particularly preferred that the high-bay warehouse is designed in such a way that the high-bay warehouse can transfer more than 2500 standard containers per hectare per year (2500 TEU / hectare), preferably more than 3500 TEU / hectare, quite preferably more than 5000 TEU / hectare. The unit TEU per hectare shown here is a customary measure for port logistics and in particular the capacity of high-bay warehouses. The stacking area for empty containers outside the high-bay warehouse described above and the operation with vehicles specially provided for this purpose (such as container reach cranes, etc.) achieve an annual transfer of no more than 2500 TEU / hectare. The high-bay warehouse according to the invention can preferably fully automatically increase the transfer of loaded containers and empty containers beyond the known level.

[0020] According to another aspect of the invention, a method for reducing and / or increasing the number of shelf operators per storage aisle in a high-bay warehouse according to the first aspect of the invention described above is proposed. In the high-bay warehouse, containers are received by means of shelf operators, transported to the corresponding shelves and stored therein. According to requirements, in order to increase or decrease the number of shelf operators in the corresponding storage aisle, the shelf operators are guided out of the storage aisle perpendicularly or transversely to the longitudinal direction by means of a device for transporting at least one shelf operator, are subsequently received by the device, and are either transported into the corresponding storage aisle by the device for transporting at least one shelf operator, or are supplied to the front of the corresponding storage aisle and are guided into the storage aisle from there.

[0021] Typically, a shelf operating machine is removed from operation in a first storage aisle and transferred to operation in a second storage aisle. However, the idea of ​​the invention also includes removing a shelf operating machine from a storage aisle and transferring it to a waiting position (if necessary outside the high-bay warehouse) or increasing the number of shelf operating machines in a storage aisle by transferring a shelf operating machine from a waiting position (if necessary outside the high-bay warehouse) to operation in a storage aisle. In this case, the number of shelf operating machines remaining in the other storage aisles remains unchanged.

[0022] The invention therefore comprises a method in which, in a first alternative, a shelf operating machine is removed from a first storage aisle and moved to a second storage aisle by means of a device for receiving and transporting shelf operating machines in order to then continue to operate in the second storage aisle. In a second alternative, the shelf operating machine is moved from a waiting position (if necessary a waiting position outside a high-bay warehouse) to a storage aisle by means of a device for receiving and transporting shelf operating machines and is operated there with an increased number of shelf operating machines used in the storage aisle. In a third alternative embodiment of the invention, the shelf operating machine is removed from the storage aisle by the device for receiving and transporting shelf operating machines and subsequently moved to a waiting position in order to be kept in the waiting position for standby, repair or maintenance, etc.

[0023] In any case, the movement of the shelf operating machine between the respective storage aisles and / or between the storage aisles and the waiting position usually means that the shelf operating machine is moved completely out of the storage aisles, preferably in a rail-connected manner, so that it can then be moved transversely to the longitudinal direction of the respective storage aisle by means of the device for receiving and transporting the shelf operating machine. In this case, the distance between the storage aisles and the device for receiving and transporting the shelf operating machine should preferably be kept as short as possible, but can be varied according to the actual situation without departing from the idea of ​​the invention. It is important that the device for receiving and transporting the shelf operating machine utilizes the space above the existing transport path for external transport means and preferably achieves unimpeded operation of not only the transport path but also the device for receiving and transporting the shelf operating machine.

[0024] Preferably, the containers (both loaded and empty containers) are transported fully automatically within the high-bay warehouse. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to five drawings, from which preferred embodiments of the invention can be seen. The drawings are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the invention.

[0026] in:

[0027] Figure 1 A top view of a device for receiving and transporting a shelf operating machine according to the invention is shown,

[0028] Figure 2a )to Figure 2c ) shows a perspective view of a high-bay warehouse with a rack handling machine operating therein and a movable device for receiving and transporting the rack handling machine arranged at the end,

[0029] Figure 3a ) shows a first embodiment of a device for receiving and transporting a shelf operating machine operating according to the invention,

[0030] Figure 3b ) shows a second embodiment of a device for receiving and transporting a shelf operating machine operating according to the invention,

[0031] Figure 4 A perspective view of a high-bay warehouse according to the invention is shown, with a device for receiving and transporting a rack operating machine arranged on a transport path,

[0032] Figure 5a ) shows a side view of a high-bay warehouse with a travel surface for external transport means arranged below the area of ​​the bay grid, and

[0033] Figure 5b ) shows the Figure 5a A top view of a high-bay warehouse. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] Figure 1 A device 20 for transporting a shelf operator 5 is shown, movable along parallel rails 40. The device 20 has a chassis 21, which has a pair of wheels 24 at each corner, thus a total of eight wheels 24, which travel on outer rails 40. Each pair of wheels 24 is associated with a drive device (not shown) in order to accelerate the device 20 to a transport speed of about 1.0 m / s, which in this embodiment has a deadweight of about the same order of magnitude as the deadweight of the shelf operator, for example about 200 tons in the case of a width of 11.1 m, a height of 19.3 m and a length of 23.3 m. Above the chassis 21, a frame-like support structure 23 is an integral component of the device 20 for receiving and transporting the shelf operator 5, in which the shelf operator 5 can be held in a tip-proof manner in order to then move along the rails 40 between individual (not shown) storage aisles or their longitudinal extensions, or between a (not shown) waiting position and a (not shown) storage aisle.

[0035] Figure 2a )to Figure 2c ) shows a detail of a high-bay warehouse 1 having a device 20 arranged at the end for receiving a shelf handling machine 5 and for transporting the shelf handling machine 5 perpendicularly to the longitudinal extension of the storage aisles 4 arranged parallel to one another and on a transport path (not shown) for external transport means. Figure 2a ), the device 20 moves to the front of the corresponding storage channel 4, wherein a ground-side track 7 is provided in the storage channel 4 up to the device 20, especially the area above the chassis 21 of the device 20.

[0036] Figure 2b ) shows the shelf handling machine 5 moving out of its corresponding storage channel 4, wherein the shelf handling machine 5 moves out of its top-side guide in the high-bay warehouse 1 when leaving the storage channel 4 and is then immediately held by the support frame 23 of the device 20.

[0037] at last, Figure 2c ) shows that the shelf operating machine 5 is completely removed from its corresponding storage channel and that the shelf operating machine 5 is completely received in the device 20 for receiving and transporting the shelf operating machine 5. Thus, the shelf operating machine 5 can be transported via the device 20 to any storage channel 4 or a waiting position (not shown) and, if necessary, also outside the high-bay warehouse 1.

[0038] Figure 3a ) shows the use according to the invention of a device 20 for receiving and transporting a (not shown) storage manipulator. The device 20 is arranged on a transport path 30 for an external transport means 31 in the form of a heavy goods vehicle (LKW). The chassis 21 of the device 20 consists of a crossbeam 25, along which a (not shown) storage manipulator can be moved in and out of the device 20, and struts 26, 27, which are designed below the crossbeam 25 in such a way that they stand on wheels 24 on the one hand and have a length up to the crossbeam 25 on the other hand that ensures safe and unobstructed movement of the transport path 30. The struts 26, 27 are again dimensioned above the crossbeam 25 in such a way that they also safely secure the (not shown) storage manipulator against tipping over when the device 20 is moved.

[0039] Figure 3b) shows another embodiment of a device 20 for use according to the invention, which is used to receive and transport a (not shown) storage manipulator on a transport path 30 of a transport means 31, here in the form of a truck. The device 20 has a crossbeam 25 as a chassis 21, which each carries wheels 24 arranged in pairs. The wheels 24 are located on side boundaries 32, 33 which laterally limit the transport path 30 and on a middle boundary 34 which centrally divides the transport path 30. The height of the side boundaries 32, 33, 34 is designed so that the transport path 30 below the travel plane 6 for the (not shown) storage manipulator can be used safely and unhindered by the transport means 31, even if the device 20 moves on the side boundaries 32, 33 and 34 along the longitudinal direction of the transport path 30 and therefore perpendicularly or transversely to the longitudinal direction of the (not shown) storage aisle. The supports 26, 27 of the frame-like support structure 23 of the device 20 are designed so that, as in Figure 3a ) also ensures that the storage manipulator (not shown) received in the device 20 is transported in a manner that prevents it from tipping over when the device 20 is moved.

[0040] Figure 4 The top view of a high-bay warehouse 1 according to the invention is shown, which has a plurality of storage aisles 4-1, 4-2, 4-3 arranged parallel to one another, in which at least one storage handling machine 5 is arranged in each case, and containers 2 can be transported into or out of the corresponding storage space 15 or individual storage compartments 3. A transport path 30 is arranged at the end of the high-bay warehouse 1 below the travel plane 6 for the storage handling machines 5. According to the invention, a device 20 for receiving and transporting the storage handling machines 5 is arranged on the transport path 30 in such a way that the device can move perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the storage aisles 4 on the one hand and straddle the transport path 30 on the other hand. The movement of the device 20 is dimensioned in such a way that the storage handling machines 5 can be transported not only between the individual storage aisles 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, but also can be guided out of the high-bay warehouse 1 into a laterally arranged waiting position 60. For this purpose, the device 20 is arranged aligned with the waiting position 60 in such a way that the storage handling machine 5 can be transported out of the device 20 and into the waiting position 60 parallel to the storage aisle 4 .

[0041] Figure 5a) shows a side view of a high-bay warehouse 1, which has an area with individual racks 3 for receiving containers 2 and a travel plane for external transport means 31 arranged below the area for the individual racks 3. The external transport means 31 travels from the outside into the area of ​​the high-bay warehouse 1 and travels to a parking position below the individual racks 3 or storage space 15 for containers. From these parking positions, a (not shown) shelf operator can take the container 2 from the external transport means 31 and transport it into the high-bay warehouse 1 to a suitable individual rack 3 or storage space 15 for empty containers. Similarly, the container 2 is taken out of the high-bay warehouse 1 by the (not shown) shelf operator, which places the container 2 on the external transport means 31, such as a truck or a track-connected vehicle. In the embodiment shown, the container 2 is transported out of the high-bay warehouse 2 (or transported into the high-bay warehouse) by the intersection of the transport path 30 spanned by the device 20 for transporting the shelf operator on the supply path 61.

[0042] Figure 5b ) shows the Figure 5a ). Below the individual rack compartments 3 for empty containers 2 and the storage area 15, a supply path 61 for external transport vehicles 31 is provided below the storage aisle 4. A (not shown) storage handling machine can be arranged above a corresponding parking position in the supply path 61 and can receive containers 2 from the external transport vehicle 31 or place them on the external transport vehicle. The transport of the containers 2 via the external transport vehicle 31 takes place along the supply path 61, which in this embodiment intersects the transport path 30, and the device 20 for transporting the storage handling machine also travels along the route of the transport path, in order to then, for example, continue the transport to a road or the like independent of the high-bay warehouse 1.

[0043] Reference numerals list

[0044] 1 High-Rack Warehouse

[0045] 2 Containers

[0046] 3 individual shelves

[0047] 4 Storage Channels

[0048] 5 Shelf manipulator

[0049] 6. Travel plane of shelf manipulator 5

[0050] 7 Ground side track (in storage channel 4)

[0051] 15 Storage space for containers 2

[0052] 20 Device for transporting rack manipulators

[0053] 21 Chassis

[0054] 22 Drive unit

[0055] 23 Support structure

[0056] 24 Wheels

[0057] 25 Beam

[0058] 26 Support

[0059] 27 Support

[0060] 30 Transport routes

[0061] 31. Transportation

[0062] 32 Side Boundary

[0063] 33 Side Boundary

[0064] 40 tracks

[0065] 60 Waiting position

[0066] 61 Supply Path

Claims

1. A high-bay warehouse (1) for storing and retrieving containers (2), the high-bay warehouse having a plurality of storage spaces (15) for containers (2) arranged horizontally side by side and vertically one above the other, and storage aisles (4) arranged between groups of the storage spaces (15) and extending parallel to each other, at least one storage manipulator (5) being movable back and forth in each of the storage aisles and being designed to move the containers (2) vertically and horizontally and to move them into and out of the storage spaces (15), in, The high-bay warehouse (1) is associated with a transport path (30) for transport tools (31), the transport path being arranged below the travel plane (6) of the shelf manipulator (5), and being provided with at least one device (20) for receiving and transporting the shelf manipulator (5), the device spanning the transport path (30) and being designed and set up to receive at least one shelf manipulator (5) and move it between at least two storage aisles (4-1, 4-2) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the storage aisle (4).

2. The high-bay warehouse (1) according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The transport path (30) is arranged at at least one end side of the high-bay warehouse (1).

3. The high-bay warehouse (1) according to any one of claims 1 or 2, It is characterized in that The device (20) for receiving and transporting a storage manipulator (5) is movably arranged on a section corresponding at least to the distance between all storage aisles (4) in the high-bay warehouse (1).

4. A high-bay warehouse (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, It is characterized in that The device (20) for receiving and transporting the shelf manipulator (5) is movable on rails (40) arranged on both sides of the transport path (30).

5. The high-bay warehouse (1) according to claim 4, It is characterized in that The rails (40) are arranged on side boundaries (32, 33) for the transport path (30), which preferably extend from the plane of the transport path (30) to the travel plane (6) of the shelf handling machine (5).

6. A high-bay warehouse (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, It is characterized in that At least one waiting position (60) for unused shelf operating machines (5) or for maintenance of shelf operating machines (5) is provided outside the high-bay warehouse (1), and the device (20) for receiving and transporting the shelf operating machines (5) is designed and set up to move between all storage aisles (4) and the waiting position (60) or at least the longitudinal extension of its supply path (61).

7. A high-bay warehouse (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, It is characterized in that The storage space (15), preferably the individual rack grids (3), are designed and suitable for receiving a 20-foot standard container (1 TEU) or a 40-foot standard container (2 TEUs), or for receiving two half-length standard containers (10-foot standard containers or 20-foot standard containers) arranged successively in their longitudinal direction.

8. A high-bay warehouse (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, It is characterized in that The storage manipulator (5) is capable of moving the containers (2) into and out of the storage space (15), preferably individual storage compartments (3), with their longitudinal sides oriented parallel to the storage aisles (4).

9. A high bay warehouse (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, It is characterized in that The storage handling machine (5) is capable of transporting the container (2) in a suspended and supported manner from above.

10. High-bay warehouse (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, It is characterized in that The storage areas (15) each have a support at least for the lower corners of the containers (2), preferably a support connected to a vertical support (10) of the high-bay warehouse (1).

11. A high bay warehouse (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, It is characterized in that The device (20) for receiving and transporting a shelf handling machine (5) comprises: a chassis (21), which preferably has at least one drive device (22); and a support structure (23), preferably a support frame, which is used to support the shelf handling machine (5) received in the device (20) in a way that prevents it from tipping over.

12. The high-bay warehouse (1) according to claim 11, It is characterized in that The support structure (23) has a height which corresponds to at least 25%, preferably at least 30%, of the height of the storage operating machine (5).

13. The high-bay warehouse (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, It is characterized in that The high-bay warehouse (1) is designed and suitable for transshipping more than 2500 TEU / hectare, preferably more than 3500 TEU / hectare, quite preferably more than 5000 TEU / hectare.

14. High-bay warehouse (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, It is characterized in that The high-bay warehouse (1) is part of a transshipment facility, in particular a seaport or a river port.

15. A method for reducing and / or increasing the number of storage rack handling machines (5) per storage aisle (4) in a high-bay warehouse (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 14, It is characterized in that At least one shelf operating machine (5) is arranged with the aid of at least one device (20) for receiving and transporting the shelf operating machine (5), which device spans a transport path (30) for a transport means (31) and receives at least one shelf operating machine (5) and moves it between at least two storage aisles (4) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the storage aisles (4).

16. The method according to claim 15, It is characterized in that The device (20) for receiving and transporting a shelf operating machine (5) moves along and on the transport path (30), wherein the transport means (31) moves along the transport path (30) in a manner not influenced by the device (20) for receiving and transporting a shelf operating machine (5).

17. The method according to any one of claims 15 or 16, It is characterized in that A shelf operating machine (5) is guided out of a first storage channel (4-1), supplied to the device (20) for receiving and transporting the shelf operating machine (5), received by the device and moved to a second storage channel (4-2), and taken out from the device (20) for receiving and transporting the shelf operating machine (5) and supplied to the second storage channel (4-2).

18. The method according to any one of claims 15 or 16, It is characterized in that The shelf operating machine (5) is guided out of the waiting position (60), supplied to the device (20) for receiving and transporting the shelf operating machine (5), received by the device and moved to the storage channel (4), and taken out from the device (20) for receiving and transporting the shelf operating machine (5) and supplied to the storage channel (4).

19. The method according to any one of claims 15 or 16, It is characterized in that A shelf operating machine (5) is guided out of a storage channel (4), supplied to the device (20) for receiving and transporting the shelf operating machine (5), received by the device and moved to a waiting position (60), and taken out from the device (20) for receiving and transporting the shelf operating machine (5) and supplied to the waiting position (60).

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