High-Bay Warehouse Transport Level for Faster Goods Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing high-bay warehouses face inefficiencies in transshipment operations at their outer edges, leading to increased transfer times and limited storage capacity due to fixed transshipment facilities, which do not scale with the size of the warehouse.
Innovation Solution
A horizontal transport level within the high-bay warehouse allows direct acquisition and transfer of storage goods from external transportation means, enabling flexible positioning of exchange locations and eliminating the need for additional transshipment facilities, with multiple transport systems and autonomous vehicles facilitating simultaneous and non-interfering flows of goods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of stationary object
If transshipment facilities are set up at the outer edges of the high-bay warehouse, then storage capacity increases, but transfer time increases due to long distances and limited transshipment options
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a horizontal transport level that allows exchange locations to be positioned anywhere along a continuous line parallel to the transport level, transforming the traditional point-based outer edge transshipment into a distributed linear interface. This dimensional change enables direct vertical access from multiple storage locations to the transport level, eliminating long horizontal travel distances while maintaining storage capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The exchange location is made freely positionable along the horizontal transport level rather than being fixed at outer edges. This dynamic positioning capability allows the system to optimize transfer distances based on storage location and transport needs, reducing unnecessary travel while maintaining flexibility for different storage configurations.
2Volume of stationary object
If the size of the high-bay warehouse increases, then storage capacity increases, but transshipment options do not increase equally, leading to longer transfer distances
Solution Approach 1:
By introducing a horizontal transport level that spans the warehouse interior, the patent creates a new dimensional interface for transshipment. Exchange locations can be positioned at any point along this level, providing direct access from vertically stacked storage locations. This eliminates the need for goods to travel long horizontal distances from outer edges, as the transport level acts as an internal hub accessible from multiple storage tiers simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The warehouse is segmented into multiple storage levels with a horizontal transport level running through them. This segmentation allows independent positioning of exchange locations at different heights and horizontal positions, enabling optimized transfer paths for different storage zones without increasing overall transfer distance as warehouse size grows.
3Device complexity
If fixed transshipment facilities are used at outer edges, then warehouse structure is simplified, but transfer efficiency decreases due to additional transshipment steps
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the storage function and transshipment function into a unified system. The horizontal transport level serves both as a structural element organizing storage tiers and as the transshipment interface itself. Exchange locations on this level provide direct vertical access to storage compartments, eliminating separate transshipment facilities and reducing the number of handling steps while maintaining structural organization.
Solution Approach 2:
The horizontal transport level performs multiple functions: it serves as the structural framework for organizing storage tiers, provides the transshipment interface for goods transfer, and enables direct vertical access from multiple storage locations. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for dedicated transshipment facilities at outer edges, simplifying the overall structure while improving transfer efficiency.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure relates to a device and a method for storing standardized storage goods in a high-bay warehouse and to the transfer thereof.