Patent ID: 6792879
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A storage shelf for articles, the storage shelf comprising shelf planes divided into shelf compartments extending in a direction of depth of the storage shelf, wherein the articles are stored within the shelf planes adjacent to one another as well as sequentially behind one another in the direction of depth of the storage shelf, wherein the shelf compartments have several depth positions comprising a frontmost position, at least one middle depth position arranged behind the frontmost position, and a rearmost depth position in the direction of depth of the storage shelf, respectively, wherein an operating device correlated with the storage shelf is configured to access the frontmost position and the at least one middle depth position arranged behind the frontmost position in order to place or remove the articles but the rearmost position is out of an operating reach of the operating device, wherein the shelf compartments comprise a stationary support (1) for the articles and a moveable carriage (2) for the articles, wherein the carriage (2) is movable between a forward position and a rearward position, wherein a stroke length of the movement from the forward position on the rearward position matches a length of one of the depth positions, respectively, wherein the carriage (2) in the rearward position stores the articles in the rearmost depth position.