Patent ID: 8746150

Claim:
A motorization kit for a storage system with mobile cabinets ( 2 ) sliding along support guides ( 3 ), comprising a box-like body ( 7 ) which is designed to be fixed to a lateral side ( 8 ) of a mobile cabinet ( 2 ) to be moved and in that it further comprises: an electric motor ( 9 ) held within said box-like body ( 7 ); a driven pinion ( 5 ) held in said box-like body ( 7 ) and designed to be keyed to the drive shank ( 4 ) of a mobile cabinet ( 2 ) to be moved, mechanical drive means supported in said box-like body ( 7 ), said drive means rotatably connecting the rotating shaft of said electric motor ( 9 ) and said driven pinion ( 5 ), to transfer the torque of said motor to said driven pinion ( 5 ); electronic adjustment and control means ( 15 ) for managing the operation of said motor ( 9 ), which are held within the box-like body; actuation means ( 16 ) supported by said box-like body ( 7 ) for providing an enable signal to said electronic adjustment and control means, for rotary actuation of said motor in a predetermined direction of rotation; safety means ( 12 ) supported by said box-like body ( 7 ), for causing said motor to stop in response to a signal emitted as an obstacle is found along the path of the mobile cabinet ( 2 ) with the motorization kit fixed thereto; first sensor means ( 13 , 14 ) for detecting contiguous cabinets/control devices kits, and for adjusting or stopping the operation of said motor according to the distance from a contiguous cabinet/motorization kit detected by said first sensor means; wherein said first sensor means include proximity sensor means ( 14 ) for detecting the distance of said motorization kit from a cabinet/motorization kit next to it, and configured to cause a reduction of the rotation speed of said motor to a value greater than zero when said detected distance is lower than a preset threshold value; and storage batteries held within said box-like body ( 7 ) for powering said electric motor, said electronic adjustment and control means ( 15 ), said actuation means ( 16 ), said safety means ( 12 ) and said first sensor means ( 13 , 14 ), wherein said box-like body has no external wiring means for permanent connection to the mains and/or other motorization kits.