Patent ID: 7925375

Claim:
A storage machine for storing objects, comprising a compartment system comprising a plurality of compartments and at least one closure mechanism; a machine housing at least partially enclosing said compartments, said machine housing comprising a central predefined access orifice; at least one drive system to permit a controlled movement of the closure mechanism; and a control system; wherein said at least one closure mechanism can be moved relative to the central predefined access orifice in order to permit or prevent access to a specific, individual compartment or to a specific group of adjacent compartments; wherein the opening width of the closure mechanism or the ability to move the closure mechanism depends on a user access right of an authorized user or the respective width of a compartment; wherein said user access right can be verified by the control system; wherein said at least one drive system comprises a driving force that is dimensioned or adjusted so that the maximum force or torque transmission values acting on the closure mechanism is configured so that automatic movements of the closure mechanism cannot cause serious injuries to a user; or wherein the storage machine comprises a drive train or a motion transmitting path between the drive system and the closure mechanism that includes a force or torque limiting device, wherein said force or torque limiting device is configured so that the maximum force or torque transmission values acting on the closure mechanism is adjusted so that automatic movements of the closure mechanism cannot cause serious injuries to a user; wherein the closure mechanism can be manually stopped or pushed in spite of the drive system being active; wherein the closure mechanism or drive system comprises at least one stop mechanism which can be activated and/or deactivated in a controlled manner or positioned in a controlled manner; wherein said at least one stop mechanism is designed to mechanically restrict the opening width of the closure mechanism to a maximum opening width depending on the size of the compartment for which access is granted by the control system or for a compartment group for which access is granted by the control system.