Patent ID: 11905117
Assignee: OCADO INNOVATION LIMITED
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A transporting device configured to transport a container stored in a facility which has a plurality of stacks and a plurality of pathways arranged in cells so as to form a grid-like structure above the stacks, wherein the grid-like structure extends in a first direction and in a second direction, the transporting device being configured to operate on the grid-like structure, the transporting device comprising:
a vehicle body configured to accommodate one or more containers;
an omnidirectional driving unit configured to drive the transporting device in a first direction and in a second direction of a grid-like structure, the omnidirectional driving unit having plural driving components, each of the plural driving components configured to apply a driving force to the grid-like structure and move the transporting device in the first direction and the second direction; and
a supporting unit arranged to support the transporting device at an operating distance from the grid, the supporting unit configured to apply a force to the transporting device that counteracts the force of gravity acting on the vehicle body of the transporting device.