Patent ID: 11919711
Assignee: AUTOSTORE TECHNOLOGY AS
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A relay module for relaying storage containers between a port column and an access station, the relay module being adapted for arrangement below the port column, and wherein the relay module comprises:
a port station arranged at a lower end of the port column for receiving storage containers dropped off from and to be picked up through the port column,
a first conveyor and a second conveyor, arranged at a side of the port station,
the first conveyor being adapted to transport storage containers to an access station,
the second conveyor being adapted for transporting storage containers from the access station, and
a lateral displacement device that is coupled to the port station and is arranged for transporting storage containers between the port station and the first conveyor, and between the second conveyor and the port station.