ORGANIZER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A ROTATABLE STORAGE STRUCTURE

摘要

A storage facility is provided for integration with a material distribution facility that includes a storage carousel (2) for receiving and storing containers (13) adapted to carry material goods. The carousel (2) includes a multiplicity of connecting rack arrays (10) arranged in side-by-side fashion. Each of the rack arrays (10) includes a plurality of vertically spaced container racks (12) for supporting selected containers, with the container racks from various rack arrays being arranged in a plurality of tiers. The carousel (2) is adapted to rotate about a continuous track. Insertion and extraction assemblies (6, 8) are provided for each carousel tier that are adapted to load and unload containers from the various racks (12) while the carousel (2) remains in continuous motion. A novel lift arrangement (4) is provided for carrying containers between a conveyor network and the various inserter and extractor assemblies. In an alternative aspect of the invention, a novel control system for a storage facility is described as well.