Patent ID: 7890206

Claim:
An automated store for storing individual objects, comprising; a plurality of fixed shelves, on which said objects are able to be disposed, a transfer device able to move each of said objects towards a specific fixed shelf, wherein said transfer device comprises a supporting base which is able to be disposed aligned and co-planar with each of said fixed shelves, and which has at least a site substantially equal to the corresponding size (L 1 ) of each fixed shelf and on which each object is able to be temporarily disposed, translation means for thrusting one of said objects from said supporting base to said specific fixed shelf and vice versa, and electronic command and control means for identifying a position of temporary collocation for said objects on said supporting base, according to the destination of said objects on said specific fixed shelf, in order to allow said translation means to thrust said objects into a corresponding storage position on said specific fixed shelf aligned with said position of temporary collocation, and controlling said translation means to thrust said objects onto the relative fixed shelf such that a longitudinal edge of said objects facing towards said supporting base is substantially aligned with the longitudinal edge of said specific fixed shelf facing towards said supporting base.