Intralogistics system

Abstract

The invention relates to an intralogistics system (4), comprising at least one autonomous transport vehicle (1), at least one vertical / horizontal conveyor (6) and at least one rack (7) having storage spaces (8) on a plurality of levels (9) and having at least one shaft (10), wherein the vertical / horizontal conveyor (6) is designed to move the at least one autonomous transport vehicle (1) within the shaft (10) both in a vertical conveying direction and in a horizontal conveying direction within the shaft (10), in order to move, with regard to its position within the rack (7), an autonomous transport vehicle (1) picked up by the vertical / horizontal conveyor (6) in a vertical direction and / or in a horizontal direction between a first aisle (11.1) and a second aisle (11.2) of the rack (7).

Description

[0001] Intralogistics system

[0002] The invention relates to an intralogistics system comprising at least one autonomous transport vehicle, at least one vertical / horizontal conveyor and at least one shelf with storage locations on several levels.

[0003] WO 2005 / 077789 A1 describes an automated warehouse having a plurality of storage levels arranged one above the other, each of which is divided into access aisles and storage aisles. The warehouse has at least one autonomous vehicle on at least one of the storage levels, which picks up, transfers and deposits any load units under the control of a central control and driving unit and is provided with two movement systems in order to be able to move in two mutually orthogonal directions in the storage aisles and in the access aisles, and which can be configured in such a way that, when empty, it can drive underneath the load units stored in the storage aisles.

[0004] The object of the invention is to create an intralogistics system that has high performance and high flexibility.

[0005] The task is solved by an intralogistics system comprising:

[0006] - at least one autonomous transport vehicle,

[0007] - at least one vertical / horizontal conveyor and

[0008] - at least one rack with storage locations on several levels, with at least one shaft, with at least one first aisle on a first level of the several levels, wherein the first aisle is designed for travel by the autonomous transport vehicle on the first level, and with at least one second aisle horizontally offset from the first aisle on a second level of the several levels, wherein the second aisle is designed for travel by the autonomous transport vehicle on the second level, wherein the vertical / horizontal conveyor is designed to transfer the at least one autonomous transport vehicle within the shaft both in a vertical conveying direction and in a horizontal conveying direction within the shaft,to relocate an autonomous transport vehicle picked up by the vertical / horizontal conveyor with regard to its position within the rack in a vertical direction and / or in a horizontal direction between the first aisle and the second aisle.

[0009] The invention relates to an intralogistics system, i.e. a combination of several components within a company premises which interact to carry out material and / or goods flows within the company premises. The intralogistics system can be used, for example, in the context of warehousing, mail order and / or a distribution center. The intralogistics system accordingly comprises at least one shelf in which material, goods or other piece goods are stored, as well as at least one satellite vehicle for retrieving the materials, goods or other piece goods from the shelf or for bringing the materials, goods or other piece goods into the shelf, and at least one autonomous transport vehicle for driving the at least one satellite vehicle from one location to another location of the satellite vehicle within the intralogistics system or within the company premises.The autonomous transport vehicle can have a chassis with multiple wheels, in particular driven wheels, which are designed for independent, i.e., driverless, automated driving of the autonomous transport vehicle on a roadway within the intralogistics system or within the company premises. The autonomous transport vehicle can comprise both driven wheels and non-driven wheels. The driven wheels can be automatically controlled by a drive controller. The wheels can be steerable wheels or form omnidirectional or holonomic wheel arrangements.

[0010] The rack can, for example, be a high-bay warehouse as it is known in intralogistics. The rack can also be referred to more generally as a storage system. The storage system is used to store materials, goods or other piece goods. The rack or storage system usually comprises several levels, each of which has several storage locations for the materials, goods or other piece goods. The different levels are at different heights and are connected to one another via at least one shaft in such a way that a vertical / horizontal conveyor provided in the shaft can move the autonomous transport vehicle across the shaft from one level of the rack to another.The at least one shaft can in particular be oriented vertically, so that the autonomous transport vehicle can change within the shaft by means of the vertical / horizontal conveyor from a first level at a first height to a second level at a different second height. Instead of a single shaft, two or more shafts can be provided. Within a shaft, a single vertical / horizontal conveyor can be movable, or several vertical / horizontal conveyors can be movable in the respective shaft. In a special variant, therefore, several autonomous transport vehicles can change levels simultaneously within a shaft.

[0011] A respective aisle in a respective level of the rack separates a first row of several storage locations from a second row of several storage locations. Each level can accordingly have several rows of several storage locations and accordingly several aisles. Each aisle is designed so that one or more autonomous transport vehicles can drive within the respective aisle in order to deposit materials, goods or other piece goods transported by the respective autonomous transport vehicle at the storage locations of the rack or to pick up materials, goods or other piece goods from these storage locations for transport. The respective aisle runs at least substantially in a horizontal plane on which the autonomous transport vehicles can move horizontally.

[0012] Due to their design, autonomous transport vehicles, like most other types of known vehicles, are designed exclusively for autonomous movement on one level, in particular an essentially horizontal level, i.e. the autonomous transport vehicles can move in two dimensions, but cannot move vertically independently, in particular not vertically upwards. An exception are ramps, on which autonomous transport vehicles can move autonomously on a non-horizontal level, provided the gradient is only slight, such as up to 20% incline or decline. However, ramps require an extremely large spatial extent compared to the possible height that they can compensate for.

[0013] Elevators are also known from the state of the art, allowing an autonomous transport vehicle to be moved from one level to another. However, elevators can only move the autonomous transport vehicles vertically. This means that, when elevators are used, horizontal movement is only possible by moving each individual autonomous transport vehicle.

[0014] However, the vertical / horizontal conveyor proposed according to the invention can move one autonomous transport vehicle, or even several autonomous transport vehicles, simultaneously, both vertically and horizontally. This eliminates a specific horizontal path that the autonomous transport vehicle itself no longer needs to travel once it has reached the target level. Instead, the autonomous transport vehicle can be moved simultaneously from one level to another in the vertical direction and in a desired horizontal direction by the vertical / horizontal conveyor, without the autonomous transport vehicle having to travel this horizontal path itself.This also makes positive use of the knowledge that a vertical / horizontal conveyor can sometimes carry out a movement, particularly a movement in the horizontal direction, at a faster speed than the autonomous transport vehicle can drive independently.

[0015] By designing the vertical / horizontal conveyor to move the at least one autonomous transport vehicle within the shaft both in a vertical conveying direction and in a horizontal conveying direction within the shaft, in order to move an autonomous transport vehicle picked up by the vertical / horizontal conveyor with regard to its position within the rack in a vertical direction and / or in a horizontal direction between the first aisle and the second aisle, an intralogistics system is created which has a high level of performance and a high level of flexibility.

[0016] A relocation of an autonomous transport vehicle picked up by the vertical / horizontal conveyor with regard to its position within the rack in a vertical direction and / or in a horizontal direction between a first aisle and a second aisle also means that a specific or special aisle is also understood to be the approach area or a port area of ​​the rack, in particular on the ground floor level, via which an autonomous transport vehicle approaches the rack from outside the rack in order to be picked up there, or via which an autonomous transport vehicle still inside the rack is released from the rack.

[0017] The vertical / horizontal conveyor can be designed to transfer the accommodated at least one autonomous transport vehicle within the shaft with regard to its position within the rack simultaneously both in a vertical direction and in a horizontal direction between the first aisle and the second aisle.

[0018] In principle, the vertical / horizontal conveyor can first move a picked-up autonomous transport vehicle vertically and only then move it horizontally. Alternatively, the vertical / horizontal conveyor can first move a picked-up autonomous transport vehicle horizontally and only then move it vertically.

[0019] However, in order to transfer the autonomous transport vehicle in the shortest possible time, it is particularly expedient for the vertical / horizontal conveyor to simultaneously transfer a picked-up autonomous transport vehicle in both a vertical and a horizontal direction. During the transfer, the autonomous transport vehicle then executes a movement via the vertical / horizontal conveyor that is at least approximately diagonal.

[0020] The vertical / horizontal conveyor may comprise at least one support platform configured to support an autonomous transport vehicle during transfer, wherein the vertical / horizontal conveyor comprises a starting port configured to move the autonomous transport vehicle on its wheels up onto the support platform and / or down from the support platform.

[0021] The support platform is designed such that at least one autonomous transport vehicle can be parked on the support platform. The autonomous transport vehicle remains on the support platform for the entire duration of the transfer movement by the vertical / horizontal conveyor.

[0022] The support platform can be provided with channels, wheel recesses, guide rails, guard rails and / or other holding and / or guiding devices which guide an autonomous transport vehicle moving onto or off the support platform and / or which limits and / or fixes it in place on the support platform during transfer by the vertical / horizontal conveyor.

[0023] For example, guard rails can be installed on the left and right edges of the support platform, between which an autonomous transport vehicle standing on the support platform is guided and secured against slipping. The access port of the support platform can, for example, be formed by a simple edge on the support platform, with which the support platform can dock, for example, to a loading ramp. An autonomous transport vehicle can drive onto or off the support platform independently across the loading ramp.

[0024] The access port of the support platform can, for example, also have an inclined ramp, over which an autonomous transport vehicle can drive independently from a lower driving floor onto the raised support platform or drive down from the support platform onto the driving floor.

[0025] In this respect, a separate conveyor or lifting device can be omitted in order to lift the autonomous transport vehicle onto the support platform or to lift it off the support platform.

[0026] The at least one autonomous transport vehicle can accordingly be designed and configured to autonomously drive onto the support platform and / or drive off the support platform via the approach port.

[0027] In such an embodiment, the autonomous transport vehicle uses its own drive to drive itself up onto the support platform or down from the support platform. The support platform can have centering devices designed to guide the autonomous transport vehicle centrally or centrically onto the support platform when the autonomous transport vehicle drives onto it in a self-propelled manner. This centering function can also be performed, for example, by the previously described channels, wheel recesses, guide rails, guard rails, and / or other holding and / or guiding devices.

[0028] The vertical / horizontal conveyor can alternatively or additionally also be designed and equipped to pull and / or push the autonomous transport vehicle up onto the support platform and / or down from the support platform across the approach port.

[0029] In this embodiment, the autonomous transport vehicle drives up to the access port of the support platform and stops there. The support platform has a conveyor that is designed and configured to transfer an autonomous transport vehicle standing at the access port of the support platform to the support platform in order to pick up the autonomous transport vehicle onto the support platform, or to transfer an autonomous transport vehicle standing on the support platform next to the access port of the support platform in order to set the autonomous transport vehicle down from the support platform.

[0030] When the conveyor of the support platform transfers the autonomous transport vehicle, the drive mechanisms of the autonomous transport vehicle may in particular be inactive, i.e. the autonomous transport vehicle preferably does not perform any drive movement of its own during the transfer by means of the conveyor.

[0031] The conveying means for transferring the autonomous transport vehicle up onto the support platform or down from the support platform can, for example, be an automatically driven slider, which is preferably adjustably mounted on the support platform and with which the autonomous transport vehicle can be pushed down from the support platform, for example, by a slider plate of the slider abutting a rear side or a front side of the autonomous transport vehicle and pushing the transport vehicle down from the support platform.

[0032] In the other case, the slider can form a pull slider in that it is designed to initially encompass an autonomous transport vehicle standing next to the support platform, so that the slider plate can engage a side of the autonomous transport vehicle opposite the support platform and can pull the autonomous transport vehicle up onto the support platform.

[0033] If necessary, the support platform can also have an automatically driven, movable base plate which can be automatically adjusted between a retracted position and an extended position and with which an autonomous transport vehicle standing on the movable base plate can be transferred accordingly.

[0034] In a further modification, the conveying means can be stored on a separate frame, if necessary separate from the support platform, instead of being stored on the support platform.

[0035] The vertical / horizontal conveyor can have at least one first support platform for receiving a first autonomous transport vehicle and at least one second support platform for receiving a second autonomous transport vehicle, and the vertical / horizontal conveyor can be configured to simultaneously transfer the received first autonomous transport vehicle and the received second autonomous transport vehicle in a common transfer movement of the vertical / horizontal conveyor.

[0036] The vertical / horizontal conveyor can accordingly have a vertically and horizontally adjustable, automatically movable lifting carriage to which at least one first support platform and at least one second support platform are attached.

[0037] By having two or more support platforms on the automatically movable lifting carriage instead of a single support platform, a correspondingly larger number of autonomous transport vehicles can be moved simultaneously by a single movement of the vertical / horizontal conveyor.

[0038] When the vertical / horizontal conveyor transfers multiple autonomous transport vehicles simultaneously, the multiple autonomous transport vehicles can all be deposited at the same destination position, or the multiple autonomous transport vehicles can be deposited individually or in groups at different intermediate destination positions of a movement performed by the vertical / horizontal conveyor.

[0039] The vertical / horizontal conveyor can have a vertically and horizontally movable lifting carriage to which both the at least one first support platform and the at least one second support platform are fastened, arranged vertically one above the other and / or horizontally next to one another.

[0040] For example, exactly two support platforms can be attached to the lifting carriage, which are arranged vertically one above the other. In this way, two autonomous transport vehicles can be positioned one above the other at the same time and moved by the vertical / horizontal conveyor. The two support platforms arranged vertically one above the other can in particular be arranged one above the other at a height distance which corresponds to the height difference between two levels of the rack arranged one above the other, so that at a specific target position at which the vertical / horizontal conveyor stops, one autonomous transport vehicle can be released onto one level or picked up from this level onto the support platform and the other autonomous transport vehicle can be released onto the other level above or below it or picked up from this other level onto the support platform.

[0041] In the other variant, for example, exactly two support platforms can be attached to the lifting carriage, which are arranged horizontally next to one another. In this way, two autonomous transport vehicles can be positioned next to one another at the same time and moved by the vertical / horizontal conveyor. The two horizontally arranged support platforms can in particular be arranged next to one another at a distance which corresponds to the track spacing of two aisles arranged next to one another on one level of the rack, so that at a specific target position at which the vertical / horizontal conveyor stops, one autonomous transport vehicle can be released into one aisle or picked up from this aisle onto the support platform and the other autonomous transport vehicle can be released into the other aisle adjacent to it or picked up from this other aisle onto the support platform.

[0042] The vertical / horizontal conveyor can be designed as a storage and retrieval machine which has a driving unit for moving a picked-up autonomous transport vehicle in the horizontal travel direction of the storage and retrieval machine, which has a lifting unit for moving the picked-up autonomous transport vehicle in the vertical travel direction of the storage and retrieval machine and which has a load-carrying unit, in particular a support platform, onto which the autonomous transport vehicle can be transported in the horizontal travel direction of the storage and retrieval machine or transversely to the horizontal travel direction of the storage and retrieval machine and / or from which the autonomous transport vehicle can be transported in the horizontal travel direction of the storage and retrieval machine or transversely to the horizontal travel direction of the storage and retrieval machine.

[0043] When designed as a storage and retrieval machine, in addition to or as an alternative to a lift car, a telescopic fork and other load handling equipment, the lifting carriage of the storage and retrieval machine can have a support platform which accommodates the at least one autonomous transport vehicle for relocation. The storage and retrieval machine is designed to move within the respective shaft in two orthogonal main directions simultaneously or successively, in the height direction and in the width direction of the shelf. A single storage and retrieval machine can be provided in each shaft. Alternatively, two or more storage and retrieval machines can be provided in the respective shaft. The storage and retrieval machine can be automatically controlled by a control device of the intralogistics system.

[0044] The vertical / horizontal conveyor can be designed as a combination of at least one lifting device and at least one transverse transfer carriage per integrated level of the rack, in which a separate load-handling unit, in particular a separate support platform, is transferred between the at least one lifting device and the at least one transverse transfer carriage, wherein the autonomous transport vehicle can be transported in the horizontal direction of travel of the transverse transfer carriage or transversely to the horizontal direction of travel of the transverse transfer carriage towards the load-handling unit or the support platform and / or from which the autonomous transport vehicle can be transported in the horizontal direction of travel of the transverse transfer carriage or transversely to the horizontal direction of travel of the transverse transfer carriage.In the design as a combination of at least one lifting device and at least one transverse carriage, the at least one lifting device and the at least one transverse carriage can be designed as a separate conveying device. The at least one lifting device and the at least one transverse carriage can accordingly be operated independently of one another. When the respective autonomous transport vehicle is handed over between a lifting device and a transverse carriage, the autonomous transport vehicle can either move itself or be pulled or pushed between a support platform of the lifting device and another support platform of the transverse carriage. Alternatively, it can be provided that the respective autonomous transport vehicle changes between the lifting device and the transverse carriage together with its support platform on which the autonomous transport vehicle is currently standing.For this purpose, the support platform can be designed to be detachable from the lifting device or from the transverse transfer carriage. Each level of the rack can have at least one of its own transverse transfer carriage. In this embodiment, the lifting device can, for example, transfer one or more autonomous transport vehicles from a first level to another second level during a lifting movement, wherein the multiple autonomous transport vehicles can then be transferred into the desired aisle simultaneously in their respective levels due to the multiple transverse transfer carriages, i.e. at least one transverse transfer carriage per level.

[0045] The lifting device can be designed in the form of an elevator and thus cover several, in particular all, levels of the rack. Alternatively, however, each transverse carriage can be assigned its own short-lift device, which is designed to be able to move a support platform and / or an autonomous transport vehicle only to the next higher level or the next lower level. However, this requires a large number of individual short-lift devices, namely one separate short-lift device for each transverse carriage.

[0046] The at least one autonomous transport vehicle can be automatically controlled by a control device of the intralogistics system, wherein the control device is designed to store first data of a first configuration of storage locations and aisles of a first level of the rack of the intralogistics system and to store second data of a second configuration of storage locations and aisles, different from the first configuration, of a second level of the rack of the intralogistics system, different from the first level, wherein the control device is set up, depending on the transfer of the autonomous transport vehicle by means of the vertical / horizontal conveyor from the first level of the rack to the second level of the rack, to no longer automatically control the relevant autonomous transport vehicle on the basis of the first data of the first configuration, but to automatically control it on the basis of the second data of the second configuration.

[0047] The first data of a first configuration of storage locations and the second data of a second configuration of storage locations can include information about the position of each storage location on the relevant level, about the size of the respective storage location and / or about the type, quantity or other properties of the material, goods or other general cargo stored on the respective storage location.

[0048] The first data of a first configuration of lanes and the second data of a second configuration of lanes can include information about the position and / or location of the lanes within the relevant level, or states of the lanes within the relevant level, such as information about whether the respective lane is currently accessible or blocked by an autonomous transport vehicle, or whether an autonomous transport vehicle is already located in the relevant lane and is moving in it, or at which point in the lane the autonomous transport vehicle is currently located.

[0049] The autonomous transport vehicles can therefore be configured without being tied to a specific aisle and / or level. Thus, the autonomous transport vehicles can automatically change both their respective level and their respective aisle using the vertical / horizontal conveyor. The term "vertical / horizontal conveyor" means that it can convey in both a vertical and a horizontal direction.

[0050] For example, at least two vertical / horizontal conveyors can be provided on the rack and, for example, if an aisle into which an autonomous vehicle is actually planned to drive to a certain storage location is closed or blocked, a replanning takes place so that the autonomous vehicle is first moved by means of one vertical / horizontal conveyor into another aisle, in particular one on a different level, and drives in there to travel to the opposite end of the rack, is picked up there by the second vertical / horizontal conveyor and can drive into the initially intended aisle from the other side on this other side in order to reach the desired storage location from the other side of the aisle. Due to the possible speed difference compared to the autonomous transport vehicle’s own driving speed.However, given the higher transport speed of the vertical / horizontal conveyor, such a detour may be more logistically expedient than waiting until the blocked aisle is cleared again. In summary, the technical solutions proposed by the invention can, depending on the specific case, help reduce the number of autonomous transport vehicles, i.e., the number of shuttles, in the overall intralogistics system. This can, for example, optimize the investment costs for a user while maintaining consistent storage capacity.The intralogistics system according to the invention can cover a performance range that could not be covered previously and that can, for example, be in a performance range that lies between a pure storage and retrieval machine storage system and a fully equipped shuttle system with a large number of autonomous transport vehicles, especially with regard to throughput and number of storage locations.

[0051] With the technical solutions described here, already installed intralogistics systems with existing vertical / horizontal conveyors, particularly storage and retrieval machines, can be repurposed as a transport system for autonomous transport vehicles. The use of these vertical / horizontal conveyors is therefore not limited to the mere transport of materials, goods, or other unit loads. The intralogistics system presented here is easily scalable and can help optimize customer requirements. A simple and rapid increase in performance can be achieved by increasing the number of autonomous transport vehicles compared to the original number.

[0052] For example, in the event of a technical failure of a retrieval lift or similar device, at least one autonomous transport vehicle can be moved to another aisle. An autonomous transport vehicle can be quickly and easily replaced with a transport unit, for example, to a test stand or a replacement shuttle area. Full automation is possible.

[0053] Subsequent expansions of an installed intralogistics system are easily possible. A reduction in warehouse floor space can be achieved while maintaining the same storage capacity and functionality. In particular, the movement space otherwise required for personnel can be reduced, as the autonomous transport vehicles can be fully automatically channeled in and / or out. This allows for fully automated retrieval of autonomous transport vehicles from the intralogistics system without manual access.

[0054] Specific embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail in the following description with reference to the accompanying figures. Regardless of the specific context in which they are mentioned, specific features of these exemplary embodiments may, if appropriate, also represent general features of the invention, whether considered individually or in further combinations.

[0055] It shows :

[0056] Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an exemplary autonomous vehicle,

[0057] Fig. 2 is a side view of an exemplary lifting carriage with a load-carrying unit or a support platform on which an autonomous vehicle according to Fig. 1 is parked,

[0058] Fig. 3 is a side view of an exemplary lifting carriage with a first load-carrying unit or a first support platform on which a first autonomous vehicle according to Fig. 1 is parked and with a second load-carrying unit or a second support platform on which a second autonomous vehicle according to Fig. 1 is parked, wherein these are arranged or parked one above the other,

[0059] Fig. 4 is a front view of an exemplary lifting carriage with a first load-carrying unit or a first support platform on which a first autonomous vehicle according to Fig. 1 is parked and with a second load-carrying unit or a second support platform on which a second autonomous vehicle according to Fig. 1 is parked, wherein these are arranged or parked next to each other,

[0060] Fig. 5 is a schematic representation of an exemplary intralogistics system according to the invention in a side view,

[0061] Fig. 6 is a schematic representation of the exemplary intralogistics system according to the invention according to Fig. 5 in a front view,

[0062] Fig. 7 is a schematic representation of the exemplary intralogistics system according to the invention according to Fig. 5 in a front view, and Fig. 8 is a schematic representation of a control device according to the invention of the intralogistics system.

[0063] Fig. 1 shows an exemplary autonomous transport vehicle 1. The autonomous transport vehicle 1 has a chassis 2 with a plurality of wheels 3, in particular driven wheels 3a, which are designed for independent, i.e. driverless, automated driving of the autonomous transport vehicle 1 on a roadway within an intralogistics system 4 or within a company premises. The autonomous transport vehicle 1 can comprise both driven wheels 3a and non-driven wheels 3b. The driven wheels 3a can be automatically controlled by a drive controller 5. The wheels 3a, 3b can be steerable wheels 3a, 3b or form omnidirectional or holonomic wheel arrangements.

[0064] Figs. 5, 6, and 7 show the intralogistics system 4. The intralogistics system 4 has at least one autonomous transport vehicle 1. The intralogistics system 4 also has at least one vertical / horizontal conveyor 6. In the case of the present embodiment of Figs. 5, 6, and 7, the vertical / horizontal conveyor 6 is designed as a storage and retrieval device 6a.

[0065] The intralogistics system 4 further comprises at least one rack 7 with storage locations 8 on a plurality of levels 9 and with at least one shaft 10, with at least one first aisle 11.1 on a first level 9.1 of the plurality of levels 9, wherein the first aisle 11.1 is designed to be traveled by the autonomous transport vehicle 1 on the first level 9.1, and with at least one second aisle 11.2 horizontally offset from the first aisle 11.1 and / or any further third aisle 11.3 on a second level 9.2 of the plurality of levels 9, wherein the second aisle 11.2 is designed to be traveled by the autonomous transport vehicle 1 on the second level 9.2 of the rack 7.

[0066] The vertical / horizontal conveyor 6 is designed to move the at least one autonomous transport vehicle 1 within the shaft 10 both in a vertical conveying direction and in a horizontal conveying direction within the shaft 10, in order to move an autonomous transport vehicle 1 picked up by the vertical / horizontal conveyor 6 with regard to its position within the rack 7 in a vertical direction and / or in a horizontal direction between the first aisle 11.1 and the second aisle 11.2.

[0067] The vertical / horizontal conveyor 6 is designed to transfer the accommodated at least one autonomous transport vehicle 1 within the shaft 10 with regard to its position within the rack 7 simultaneously both in a vertical direction and in a horizontal direction between the first aisle 11 and the second aisle 11.2 of the rack 7.

[0068] As shown in particular in Fig. 2, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the vertical / horizontal conveyor 6, in particular the illustrated storage and retrieval machine 6a, has at least one support platform 12 which is designed to support the autonomous transport vehicle 1 during transfer, wherein the vertical / horizontal conveyor 6 or the storage and retrieval machine 6a comprises a starting port 13 which is designed to move the autonomous transport vehicle 1 on its wheels 3a, 3b, up onto the support platform 12 and / or down from the support platform 12. The at least one autonomous transport vehicle 1 can be designed and configured to autonomously drive onto the support platform 12 and / or drive off the support platform 12 via the starting port 13.

[0069] Alternatively or additionally, the vertical / horizontal conveyor 6 or the illustrated storage and retrieval machine 6a can be designed and configured to pull and / or push the autonomous transport vehicle 1 up onto the support platform 12 and / or down from the support platform 12 via the approach port 13.

[0070] According to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the vertical / horizontal conveyor 6 can have at least one first support platform

[0071] 12.1 for picking up a first autonomous transport vehicle

[0072] 1.1 and at least one second support platform 12.2 for receiving a second autonomous transport vehicle 1.2 and the vertical / horizontal conveyor 6 is configured for the simultaneous transfer of the received first autonomous transport vehicle 1.1 and the received second autonomous transport vehicle 1.2 in a common transfer movement of the vertical / horizontal conveyor 6.

[0073] For this purpose, the vertical / horizontal conveyor 6 can have a vertically and horizontally movable lifting carriage 14, to which both the at least one first support platform 12.1 and the at least one second support platform 12.2 are fastened, arranged vertically one above the other (Fig. 3) and / or horizontally next to each other (Fig. 4).

[0074] As can be seen in particular in Fig. 5, the vertical / horizontal conveyor 6 can be designed as a storage and retrieval machine 6a, which has a driving unit 15 for moving a picked-up autonomous transport vehicle 1 in the horizontal travel direction of the storage and retrieval machine 6a, which has a lifting unit 16 for moving the picked-up autonomous transport vehicle 1 in the vertical travel direction of the storage and retrieval machine 6a and which has a load-handling unit, in particular the support platform 12, onto which the autonomous transport vehicle 1 can be transported in the horizontal travel direction of the storage and retrieval machine 6a and / or transversely to the horizontal travel direction of the storage and retrieval machine 6a and / or from which the autonomous transport vehicle 1 can be transported in the horizontal travel direction of the storage and retrieval machine 6a or transversely to the horizontal travel direction of the storage and retrieval machine 6a.

[0075] Fig. 8 schematically illustrates how the at least one autonomous transport vehicle 1 can be automatically controlled by a control device 5 of the intralogistics system 4, wherein the control device 5 is designed to store first data D1 of a first configuration of storage locations 8 and aisles 11 of a first level 9.1 of the rack 7 of the intralogistics system 4 and to store second data D2 of a second configuration, different from the first configuration, of storage locations 8 and aisles 11 of a second level 9.2 of the rack 7 of the intralogistics system 4, different from the first level 9.1, wherein the control device 5 is set up as a function of the transfer of the autonomous transport vehicle 1 by means of the vertical / horizontal conveyor 6 from the first level 9.1 of the rack 7 to the second level 9.2 of the shelf 7, the autonomous transport vehicle 1 in question is no longer automatically controlled on the basis of the first data D1 of the first configuration, but is automatically controlled on the basis of the second data D2 of the second configuration.

Claims

Claims 1. Intralogistics system, comprising: at least one autonomous transport vehicle (1), - at least one vertical / horizontal conveyor (6) and - at least one shelf (7) with storage spaces (8) on several levels (9), with at least one shaft (10), with at least one first lane (11.1) on a first level (9.1) of the plurality of levels (9), wherein the first lane (11.1) is designed to be traveled by the autonomous transport vehicle (1) on the first level (9.1), and with at least one second lane (11.2) horizontally offset from the first lane (11.1) on a second level (9.2) of the plurality of levels (9), wherein the second lane (11.2) is designed to be traveled by the autonomous transport vehicle (1) on the second level (9.2), characterized in that the vertical / horizontal conveyor (6) is designed to move the at least one autonomous transport vehicle (1) within the shaft (10) both in a vertical conveying direction and in a horizontal conveying direction within the shaft (10), in order to move an autonomous transport vehicle (1) picked up by the vertical / horizontal conveyor (6) with regard to its position within the rack (7) in a vertical direction and / or in a horizontal direction between the first aisle (11.1) and the second aisle (11.2).

2. Intralogistics system according to claim 1, characterized in that the vertical / horizontal conveyor (6) is designed to transfer the accommodated at least one autonomous transport vehicle (1) within the shaft (10) with regard to its position within the rack (7) simultaneously both in a vertical direction and in a horizontal direction between the first aisle (11.1) and the second aisle (11.2).

3. Intralogistics system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the vertical / horizontal conveyor (6) has at least one support platform (12) which is designed to support an autonomous transport vehicle (1) during transfer and the vertical / horizontal conveyor (6) comprises a starting port (13) which is designed to move the autonomous transport vehicle (1) on its wheels (3, 3a, 3b) up onto the support platform (12) and / or from the support platform (12) down.

4. Intralogistics system according to claim 3, characterized in that the at least one autonomous transport vehicle (1) is designed and configured for autonomously driving onto the support platform (12) and / or driving off the support platform (12) via the approach port (13) away.

5. Intralogistics system according to claim 3, characterized in that the vertical / horizontal conveyor (6) is designed and arranged to pull and / or push the autonomous transport vehicle (1) onto the support platform (12) up and / or from the support platform (12) down over the approach port (13).

6. Intralogistics system according to one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that the vertical / horizontal conveyor (6) has at least one first support platform (12.1) for receiving a first autonomous transport vehicle (1.1) and at least one second support platform (12.2) for receiving a second autonomous transport vehicle (1.2) and the vertical / horizontal conveyor (6) is set up for the simultaneous transfer of the received first autonomous transport vehicle (1.1) and the received second autonomous transport vehicle (1.2) in a common transfer movement of the vertical / horizontal conveyor (6).

7. Intralogistics system according to claim 6, characterized in that the vertical / horizontal conveyor (6) has a vertically and horizontally movable lifting carriage (14) to which both the at least one first support platform (12.1) and the at least one second support platform (12.2) are fastened, arranged vertically one above the other and / or horizontally next to one another.

8. Intralogistics system according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the vertical / horizontal conveyor (6) is designed as a storage and retrieval machine (6a) which has a driving unit (15) for moving a received autonomous transport vehicle (1) in the horizontal travel direction of the storage and retrieval machine (6a), which has a lifting unit (16) for moving the received autonomous transport vehicle (1) in the vertical travel direction of the storage and retrieval machine (6a) and which has a load-carrying unit, in particular a support platform (12), towards which the autonomous transport vehicle (1) can be transported in the horizontal direction of travel of the storage and retrieval machine (6a) or transversely to the horizontal direction of travel of the storage and retrieval machine (6a) and / or from which the autonomous transport vehicle (1) can be transported in the horizontal direction of travel of the storage and retrieval machine (6a) or transversely to the horizontal direction of travel of the storage and retrieval machine (6a).

9. Intralogistics system according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the vertical / horizontal conveyor (6) is designed as a combination of at least one lifting device and at least one transverse transfer carriage for each integrated level (9) of the rack (7), in which a separate load-handling unit, in particular a separate support platform (12), is transferred between the at least one lifting device and the at least one transverse transfer carriage, wherein the autonomous transport vehicle (1) can be transported in the horizontal direction of travel of the transverse transfer carriage or transversely to the horizontal direction of travel of the transverse transfer carriage towards the load-handling unit or the support platform (12) and / or from which the autonomous transport vehicle (1) can be transported in the horizontal direction of travel of the transverse transfer carriage or transversely to the horizontal direction of travel of the transverse transfer carriage.

10. Intralogistics system according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the at least one autonomous transport vehicle (1) is automatically controlled by a control device (5) of the intralogistics system (4), wherein the control device (5) is designed to Saving initial data (Dl) of a first configuration tion of storage locations (8) and aisles (11) of a first level (9.1) of the rack (7) of the intralogistics system (4) and for storing second data (D2) of a second configuration of storage locations (8) and aisles (11) of a second level (9.2) of the rack (7) of the intralogistics system (4) different from the first configuration, wherein the control device (5) is set up, depending on the transfer of the autonomous transport vehicle (1) by means of the vertical / horizontal conveyor (6) from the first Level (9.1) of the shelf (7) into the second level (9.2) of the shelf (7), the autonomous transport vehicle (1) in question is no longer automatically controlled on the basis of the first data (Dl) of the first configuration, but is automatically controlled on the basis of the second data (D2) of the second configuration.

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