Revolving Vertical Storage Shelf Transfer Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage shelf systems suffer from inefficient access times and wasted storage capacity due to multiple service openings and transport shafts, requiring operators to handle each unit individually for retrieving multiple items from different locations.
Innovation Solution
A storage shelf system combining revolving storage shelf units and vertical storage shelf units with a transfer device that moves goods between units and service openings, optimizing space utilization and reducing handling time by allowing interconnection and relocation of goods within the system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple storage shelf units with service openings are used to store storage goods, then storage capacity is increased, but access time and handling complexity increase because each unit must be operated individually
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple storage shelf units into a single integrated system with a common service opening. The transfer device connects all storage locations across different shelf units, allowing goods to be transferred between units without requiring separate service openings for each unit. This merging reduces the number of service openings from multiple to one, thereby reducing access time and handling complexity while maintaining the storage capacity of all units.
2Ease of operation
If each storage shelf unit has its own service opening and transport shaft, then each unit can be accessed independently, but space utilization is reduced due to redundant structures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal service opening that serves all storage shelf units through the transfer device. The transfer device acts as a multi-functional connector that can transport goods to any storage location across different shelf units from the single service opening. This eliminates the need for separate service openings and transport shafts in each unit, significantly improving space utilization while maintaining the ability to access any storage location independently.
3Adaptability or versatility
If several storage goods items are stored in different storage shelf units, then storage diversity is increased, but handling time increases because each unit must be operated separately
Solution Approach 1:
The transfer device serves as an intermediary mechanism that connects all storage shelf units to the single service opening. It mediates the transport of goods between different storage locations and the service opening, allowing multiple storage goods items in different units to be accessed simultaneously or in sequence through one service opening. This intermediary system enables efficient handling of diverse storage items without requiring separate operations for each unit, thereby improving handling speed while maintaining storage diversity.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a storage shelf system (10) for storing storage goods, comprising at least one service opening (18) for introducing and for removing storage goods, at least one revolving storage shelf unit (20, 30) having a plurality of storage locations and at least one storage shelf unit (40) which has at least one shelving column having storage locations disposed one above the other. The invention further relates to a transfer device (60) for transporting the storage goods (12) from a storage location in the storage shelf unit (40) to a storage location in the revolving storage shelf unit (20, 30) and vice versa.