Patent ID: 6837358

Claim:
Device for storage and conveyance of bulky holders (C), comprising at least one tier ( 32 ), each tier comprising at least one conveyance circuit ( 2 ) for the holders (C), and each conveyance circuit ( 2 ) comprising at least two longitudinal paths ( 4 , 6 ) disposed substantially parallel to each other, for conveyance of the holders (C) in the direction of the longitudinal paths ( 4 , 6 ) which longitudinal paths ( 4 , 6 ) each define a: first predetermined number N of adjoining holder positions for the holders (C), while two adjacent longitudinal paths ( 4 , 6 ) of said conveyance circuit ( 2 ) slope in opposite directions at fixed angles, further comprising transverse tracks situated at the opposite ends of the longitudinal paths and movable at least in the vertical direction, for conveyance of the holders (C) in the direction of the transverse tracks, which transverse tracks can transfer the holders (C) to and from the longitudinal paths ( 4 , 6 ), and further comprising a second predetermined number (M≦2*N−1) of carriers ( 14 ) which are movable along the longitudinal paths and transverse tracks and are designed to take one or more holders (C), lifting means ( 34 ) being provided for moving the transverse tracks in the vertical direction.