摘要 |
<p>The present invention relates to an active high volume storage carousel and a method of handling it. Therefore the storage carousel (10, 110, 210, 310, 410) comprising a driven conveyor (12, 112, 212, 312, 412) defining a continuous path, said continuous path including at least one container handling location (100, 200, 300, 400, 500); a plurality of storage columns (14, 114, 214, 314, 414), each of said storage columns (14, 114, 214, 314, 414), being coupled to said driven conveyor (12, 112, 212, 312, 412) by a coupler (16, 116, 216, 316, 416), said driven conveyor moving said storage columns (14, 114, 214, 314, 414) in said continuous path, and at least one of said storage columns (14, 114, 214, 314, 414) being drivingly decoupled from said driven conveyor (12, 112, 212, 312, 412) when said at least one storage column (14, 114, 214, 314, 414) is moved to said container handling location (100, 200, 300, 400, 500).</p> |