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- the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing automated self-storage facilities, and more particularly to a high density self-storage system that can be adapted for use in an existing space.
- Self-storage facilities include a number of storage modules that can be located at a single location, which may be indoor, outdoor, or a combination thereof.
- a typical self-storage facility may have a single story or multiple stories.
- the storage system can include a storage portion, a plurality of storage modules, and a storage module mover.
- the storage portion can further include an access point, and be partitioned into a maximum number of equal-sized storage areas that fit in the storage portion.
- the storage modules are stored at respective storage areas within the storage portion. A number of the storage modules is up to the maximum number less I .
- the storage module mover can be configured to move selected storage modules within the storage portion to the access point of the storage portion.
- the storage modules can have identical length and width dimensions to one another.
- the storage modules can be generally arranged in a two-dimensional matrix within the storage portion.
- the access point can be one of the storage areas that is adjacent to a periphery of the storage portion and allow a user to access the conten ts of one of the storage modules while the storage module is located at the access point.
- the storage system can further include an access portion that is adjacent to a periphery of the storage portion, the access portion containing the access point and the storage module mover being configured to move the selected storage modules to the access point within the access portion.
- the storage module can include an access door that provides access to an internal portion of the storage module while the storage module is located at the access point within the access portion.
- the storage system can further include a staging portion arranged between the storage portion and the access portion, wherein the storage module mover moves the storage modules between the storage portion and the access portion via the staging portion.
- the storage areas can be grouped into multiple zones within the storage portion, and the storage module mover can be configured to first complete operations in a current zone before performing any operations in a next zone.
- the storage module mover can be configured to move beneath the storage modules and lift a selected storage module in order to move the selected storage module.
- the storage module mover can include lift cylinders and a hydraulic power unit that controls the lift cylinders to lift and lower the selected storage module.
- the storage system can further include a receiver configured to receive a select signal that identifies a selected storage module in the storage portion, and a controller that is configured to cause the storage module mover to move the selected storage module to the access point based a unique identifier assigned to each of the storage modules.
- the select signal can include a time slot instruction that instructs the controller to cause the storage module mover to move the storage module to the access portion within a requested time slot.
- aspects of the present disclosure also provide a method that can include partitioning a storage portion into a maximum number of equal-sized storage areas that fit in the storage portion, the storage portion including an access point.
- the method can also include placing a plurality of storage modules at respective storage areas within the storage portion, a number of the storage modules being up to the maximum number less 1.
- the method can also include instructing a storage module mover to move selected storage modules within the storage portion to the access point of the storage portion.
- the access point can be one of the storage areas that is adjacent to a periphery of the storage portion and allows a user to access the contents of one of the storage modules while the storage module is located at the access point.
- the storage portion can include an access portion that is adjacent to a periphery of the storage portion, the access portion containing the access point, and tire storage module mover can be instructed to move selected storage modules to the access point within the access portion.
- the storage module can include an access door that provides access to an internal portion of the storage module while tire storage module is located at the access point within the access portion.
- the storage portion can include a staging portion between the storage portion and the access portion, and the storage module mover can be instructed to move selected storage modules between the storage portion and the access portion via the staging portion.
- the storage areas can be grouped into multiple zones within the storage portion, and moving selected storage modules can include first completing operations in a current zone before performing any operations in a next zone.
- the storage modules can have identical length and width dimensions to one another. Additionally, the storage module mover can be configured to move beneath the storage modules and lift a selected storage module in order to move the selected storage module.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a first exemplary storage system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure
- FIGs. 2 and 3 are schematic diagrams illustrating the operations of the storage system of FIG. 1 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure
- FIG. 3 A is a schematic diagram of a second exemplary storage system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a third exemplary storage system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a fourth exemplary storage system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIGs. 6 and 7 are schematic diagrams illustrating the operations of the storage system of FIG. 5 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure
- FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a fifth exemplary storage system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 8A is a schematic diagram of a sixth exemplary- storage system according to some embodiments of the present, disclosure.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary storage module of the storage system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary- storage module mover of the storage system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram an exemplary control system used in the storage system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 12 is a flow chart of an exemplary method for providing automated selfstorage facilities according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- exemplary is used herein to mean, “serving as an example, instance or illustration.” Any embodiment of construction, process, design, technique, and the like, designated herein as exemplary is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other such embodiments. Particular quality or fitness of the examples indicated herein as exemplary- is neither intended nor should be inferred.
- spatially relative terms such as “beneath,” “below,” “lower,” “above,” “upper” and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one element or feature’s relationship to another element(s) or feature(s) as illustrated in the figures.
- Conventional storage systems can use space inefficiently. For example, many conventional storage systems require support structures, such as complicated framing and rail infrastructure, to access storage modules. The various support structures take up space within the storage system. Further, many conventional storage systems provide corridors among the storage modules located in a storage space, in order to maintain a pathway in which a storage module can be accessed or moved within the storage system. These pathways or large spaces between the modules also take up space within the storage system that could otherwise be used to hold additional storage modules, and thus the efficiency of the storage system is decreased.
- aspects of the present disclosure provide a high density storage system, e.g., a self-storage system, which requires no supporting infrastructure, such as framework or rails. Operating without supporting structures, the storage system can be installed in a wide variety' of spaces or facilities, including purpose-built facilities, abandoned retail centers, warehouses, and the like. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the storage modules and a storage module mover are designed such that the storage module mover can travel below the storage modules. Therefore, a density of the storage modules, z.e., net rentable square footage to gross floor area, within the facility can be greatly increased, as corridors are not required between the storage modules, and the storage space can be used most efficiently. The efficiency can be defined as net rentable square footage/gross floor area. For example, a traditional selfstorage facility usually has around 75% efficiency while the present disclosure allows for 90%+ efficiency.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary/ storage system (or self-storage system) 100 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the storage system 100 can include a storage portion 111, an access portion 112 and a staging portion 113 that are shown in FIG. 1 as a top-down view of a floor area.
- the storage portion 111 stores storage modules 120 and can be partitioned into a maximum number of storage areas 111(n) that fit in the storage portion 111.
- the storage areas 111 (n) correspond to positions within the storage portion 111 where the storage modules 120 can reside.
- the storage areas 111(n) can be arranged in a two-dimensional matrix.
- the arrangemen t of the storage areas 111(n) is not limited to a two-dimensional matrix and that many configurations are possible.
- the storage portion 111 can be any shape (as shown in FIG. 8) and can be partitioned into storage areas 11 l(n) in order to conform and maximize the number of storage areas 111(n) that fit in the storage portion 111.
- I'he storage portion 111 includes an access point.
- the access point can be one of the storage areas 111(n) that is adjacent to a periphery of the storage portion 111.
- a selected storage module 120 can be moved within the storage portion 111 to the access point, which allows a user to access the contents of the selected storage module 120 while the storage module 120 is located at the access point.
- the storage system 100 can further include the access portion
- the access portion 112 having one or more access portals for users to access selected storage modules 120 that have been retrieved from the storage portion 111.
- the access portion 112 can include five access portals 112a to 112e.
- the number of the access portals 112a to 112e is a design choice that can be a function of the number of storage modules 120 and the other system requirements.
- the access portion 112 can also house other facilities, such as custom private lobbies, blocks of storage lockers, restrooms, and the like.
- the storage system 100 can include the staging portion 113 as a space that is arranged between the storage portion 111 and the access portion 112.
- the staging portion 113 can serve as the space to move or stage a storage module 120 from the storage portion 111 to the access portion 112.
- selected storage modules 120 can be moved from the storage portion 111 through the staging portion 113 to the access portion 112 where a user can then access the contents of the storage module 120.
- the storage system 100 can further include a plurality of storage modules 120 that are placed at respective storage areas 111(n) within the storage portion 111.
- the storage modules 120 can all have the same dimensions.
- the storage modules 120 have equal lengths, widths, and heights.
- each of the storage modules 120 can have a unique identifier associated therewith for retrieval and other purposes.
- each storage module 120 may have a RFID device built into the storage module, a marking, such as a barcode or QR code located on the storage module, or any other technique for identifying the storage module 120 may be used.
- the number of storage modules 120 that are stored in the storage portion 111 is equal to the maximum number of the storage areas 111(n) that can fit in the storage portion 111 less one.
- the locations of the storage modules 120 within the storage portion 111 can be indexed by 1x1, 1x2, .... 1x12, 2x1, ..., 6x1, 6x3, 6x4, ...
- the storage system 100 can further include a storage module mover 130 that functions to retrieve requested storage modules 120 from the storage portion 11 I and deliver the storage module 120 to the access portion 112. Further, the storage module mover 130 can function to move or shuffle any of the storage modules 120 as necessary to retrieve a requested storage module 120. While in a preferred embodiment only a single storage module mover 130 is required, of course it should be understood other embodiments can include multiple storage module movers 113 that operate in conjunction with one another.
- the storage module mover 130 in response to a user request, can move the storage module 6x9, which is located at the periphery of the storage portion 111 to the staging portion 113, i.e., the storage area (6, 9), from the storage portion 111 through the staging portion 113 to the access portal 112d of the access portion 112 leaving the storage area (6, 9) unoccupied.
- the storage module mover 130 can move the storage module 6x9 back to any one of the storage areas 111(n) of the storage portion 111.
- the storage module mover 130 can return the storage module 6x9 to the storage area (6, 9), which is its original storage area and is the nearest one of ah the unoccupied storage areas 111(n), i.e. , the storage areas (6, 2) and (6, 9), to the access portal 112d.
- a user requests access to the storage module 2x1.
- the storage module mover 130 has to further move or shuffle the storage modules 2x2, 3x2, 4x2, 5x2, 6x1, 5x1, 4x1 and 3x1, which are located between the storage module 2x1 and the staging portion 113, in order to clear a path for the storage module 2x1 from its storage area (2, 1) to the staging portion 113.
- the storage module mover 130 can move the storage modules 5x2, 4x2, 3x2, 2x2,2x1 , 3x1 , 4x1 , 5x1 and 6x1 sequentially clockwise, as shown in FIG. 2, or move the storage modules 6x1, 5x1, 4x1, 3x1, 2x1, 2x2, 3x2, 4x2 and 5x2 sequentially counterclockwise, until no storage module 120 is located between the storage module 2x1 and the staging portion 130, and then move the storage module 2x1 from the storage portion 111, e.g., at the storage area (5, 2), through the staging portion 113 to the access portal 112a. After the user finishes accessing the storage module 2x1, the storage module mover 130 can return the storage module 2x1 to the storage area (6, 2), which is the nearest unoccupied cell of the storage areas 120 to the access portal 112a.
- the storage module mover 130 can move the storage modules 6x3, 6x4, 6x5 and 6x6 one storage area leftward sequentially, and then move the storage module 5x6 from the storage portion 111 through the staging portion 113 to the access portal 112c.
- the storage module mover 130 can move the storage module 2x1 to the storage area (6, 6), which is unoccupied now, or can move the storage module 6x3 one storage area upward, leaving unoccupied the storage area (6, 2), which is the nearest one of the storage areas 111(n) to the access portal 112a, and then move the storage module 2x1 to the unoccupied storage area (6, 2).
- FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram of an exemplary storage system 300 A according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the storage system 300 A differs from the storage system 100 in that the storage system 300A includes more storage areas.
- the storage system 300A further includes storage areas ( 113, 1) and ( 113, 2), which are located in the staging portion 113, and storage areas (112, 1) to (112, 8), which are located in an access portion 112A.
- the storage system 300A can further include access portals 112a to 112f and a plurality of lockers 112g.
- the access portion 112A can contain the access point.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of another exemplary storage system 400 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- I'he storage system 400 differs from the storage system 100 in that in the storage system 400 the storage areas 111(n), and the access portals 112a to 112e as well, are divided into a plurality of zones.
- the first zone and the second zone can include different numbers of storage areas 111a.
- the first zone and the second zone can include equal storage areas 111(n).
- the storage module mover 130 in order to prevent the storage module mover 130 from traveling back and forth between the first zone and the second zone, as well as save time and power consumed by the storage module mover 130, whenever the storage module mover 130 is in one of the first and second zones, e.g, the first zone, and there is at least one of the storage modules 120 in the first zone that still needs to be moved, the storage module mover 130 will stay in the first zone and move the storage module 120 to one of the access portals 112a to 112c, even when there is another one of the storage modules 120 located in the second zone that is selected before the storage module 120 in the first zone is selected.
- the storage module mover 130 is configured to first complete operations in a current zone before performing any operations in a next zone.
- the storage module mover 130 should have been traveling to the second zone to move the storage module 6 9 to one of the access portals 112d and 112e, e.g. , the access portal 112d; however, when the storage module mover 130 is traveling on its way to the second zone, but still in the first zone, the storage module 6x1 is being selected.
- the storage module mover 130 is configured to travel to the storage area (6, 1) where the storage module 6x1 is placed, and move the storage module 6x1 to one of the access portals 112a to 112c first, and then travel to the second zone and move the storage module 6x9 to the access portal 112d.
- the storage module mover 130 when the storage module mover 130 is staying in the first zone and there are two of the storage modules 120 in the first zone that are selected, the storage module mover 130 can move one of the selected storage modules 120 that is selected first to the staging portion 113, move the other of the selected storage modules 120 to one of the access portals 112a to 112c first, e.g., the access portals 112a, and move the first selected storage module then to another one of the access portals 112a to 112c, e.g., the access portal 112b.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of yet another exemplary storage system 500 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the storage system 500 differs from the storage system 100 in that in the storage system 500 the staging portion 113 is omitted, leaving the storage portion 111 neighboring the access portion 112, to further increase the storage density.
- the access point can be the storage area (6, 2).
- the storage module mover 130 can move the storage module 2x1 from the storage portion 111 to the access portal 112a directly, leaving the storage area (5, 2) unoccupied, as shown in FIG. 6 and described previously by reference to FIG. 2.
- the storage module mover 130 can move the storage modules 5x3, 5x4, 5x5, 5x6, 5x7, 5x8, 5x9, 5x 10, 6x 10 and 6x9 sequentially counterclockwise, and then move the storage module 6x9 to the access portal 112d, leaving the storage area (5, 2) occupied by the storage module 5x3 and the storage areas (6, 9) and (6, 10) unoccupied, as shown in FIG. 7.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of yet another exemplary storage system 800 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the storage system 800 differs from the storage system 100 in that in the storage system 800 a storage portion 811 is partitioned into a maximum number of equal-sized storage areas 811 (n) that fit in the storage portion 811, but is not arranged in a two-dimensional matrix.
- n equal-sized storage areas 811
- the storage portion 811 can further include storage areas (2, 13), (3, 13), (3, 14), (4, 13), (4, 14) and (5, 13), which can be occupied by storage modules 2x 13, 3x 13, 3x 14, 4x 13, 4x 14 and 5x 13, respectively.
- each of the storage areas 811(n) neighbors another one of the storage areas 811(H) with two sides thereof.
- at least one of the storage areas 111(n) can neighbor another one of the storage areas 811(n) with only one side thereof.
- the number of storage modules 820 of the storage system 800 is up to the maximum number of the storage areas 811(n) less two.
- the staging portion 113 can also be omitted.
- FIG. 8A is a schematic diagram of yet another exemplary storage system 800A according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the storage module mover 130 can move the storage modules 2x6, 2x5, 2x4, 2x3, 2x2, 2x1, 3x1, 3x2, 3x3, 3x4, 3x5 and 3x6 sequentially clockwise until moving tire storage module 2x1 to the storage area (2, 7), and then move the storage module 2x1 to the access portal 112a.
- FIG. 9 is an exemplary schematic diagram of a storage module 920 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the storage module 920 can be standardized on a 10’x 10’ footprint, however, it should be understood that the storage module 920 can be made to any dimensions based on design requirements. This standardization makes the density possible.
- the storage module 920 can include a leg plate 921, first to third wall connection plates 922a to 922c, a series of lateral elements (e.g., rods, pipes, etc.) 923 that fix the first to third wall connection plates 922a to 922c to first to third edges 921a to 921c of the leg plate 921 , and an access door 924 that is installed on a fourth edge 92 Id of the leg plate 921 and is moveable up and down.
- the configuration of the storage module 920 provides a rigid lifting point and allows the necessary space below the storage module 920 to accommodate and be engaged by the storage module mover 130.
- the top of the storage module 920 can be open or screened to permit overhead lighting in the access portion 112 and sprinkler while being in the storage portion 111.
- the fourth wall of the storage module 920 can be framed with comer frames forming an opening, e.g., 8’x 8' and four guide rails 924a can be mounted on door frames 924b accommodating a horizontally mounted chain link “door,” e.g. , the access door 924, which will be raised as a portal door installed at each of the access portals 112a to 112e when opened. Guides mounted on the ends of the chain link will act to maintain the “door” in the guide rails 924a when closed.
- the access door 924 can be a meshed access door.
- the floor on the leg plate 921 can include floor pans captured between the wall connection plates 922a to 922c.
- fiber reinforced cement can be poured over the floor pans, providing a stable walking surface.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a storage module mover 1030, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the storage module mover 1030 can include lift cylinders 1031 and a hydraulic power unit 1034 that controls the lift cylinders 1031 to lift and lower the selected storage module 120.
- the storage module mover 1030 has a profile low' enough to allow itself to travel beneath the storage module 920, and to lift, move, and lower the storage module 920 with the lift cylinders 1031.
- the lift cylinders 1031 can lift the storage module 930 vertically upwards, for example, 25mm.
- the storage module mover 130 can further include wheels 1032,
- the wheels 1032 can include omnidirectional wheels, allov/ing the storage module mover 1030 to travel within the storage portion 111, the staging portion 113 and the access portion 112 and move the storage modules 120 between the storage portion 111 and the access portion 112, regardless of their positions in the storage portion 111,
- the omni-directional wheels 1032 can be driven by well-known drive systems, such as electric motors with or without a transmission system.
- the wheels 1032 can be controlled to allow the storage module mover 1030 to travel on two axes, e.g., X-axis and Y-axis, laterally and longitudinally or rotate, within the storage portion 111 , the access portion 112 and the staging portion 113.
- the storage module mover 1030 can be implemented as a bot, which can further include integral control electronics 1033.
- the integral control electronics 1033 can include one or more sensors 1033a (e.g., AV sensors, such as cameras, proximity sensors, IR sensors, LIDAR sensors, light sensors, and the like) and camera/light 1033b configured to detect nearby objects and obstacles autonomously.
- Orientation and positioning of the storage module mover 1030 can be achieved via four commercially standard distance lasers, one on each of the four directions (e.g., X+, X-, Y+ and Y-, or N, S, E and W).
- the integral control electronics 1033 can further include a wireless transceiver (or receiver) 1033c configured to receive wireless control signals, and a bot controller 1033d coupled to the transceiver 1033c, the camera/light 1033b and the sensors 1033a and configured to control the operations of the transceiver 1033c, the camera/light 1033b and the sensors 1033a, Therefore, the storage module mover 1030 can be programmed with instructions for causing the storage module mover 1030 to travel in the storage spaces 110 and 810 in order to move, shuffle, and retrieve selected storage modules as instructed.
- the integral control electronics 1033 can further include a power source 1033e, e.g., an onboard battery, configured to provide power to the bot controller 1033d, the transceiver 1033c, the camera/light 1033b and the sensors 1033a and any other components of the storage module mover 1030 as well.
- a power source 1033e e.g., an onboard battery
- FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram of an exemplary control system 1100 used in a storage system, e.g., the storage systems 100, 300A, 400, 500, 800 and 800A, according to embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the control system 1100 can include a computer or processor that executes programming stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium that causes the computer or processor to perform the operations of the control system.
- the control system 1100 can include a user interface 1120, which can be implemented as an application running on user equipment (UE).
- UE user equipment
- each of the storage modules 120 and 820 is assigned with a unique identifier.
- the user is allowed to select one or more of the storage modules 120 and 820 via the app running on his UE.
- the user can log in with their ID and password to open the app and schedule a time slot, such as a 30 minute long window, to access their respective storage module.
- the control system 1100 can further include a server 1110, which can be coupled to the UE wirelessly via, for example, a radio communication network architecture. After authenticating the user, the server 1110 can control the storage system 100/300A/400/500/800/800A to move one or more of the storage modules 120 and 820 that have identifiers corresponding to the user’s ID, for example, to the access portion 112 within the requested time slot.
- the control system 1110 can further include a facility interface 1130 coupled to the server 1110 in a wired or wireless manner.
- the facility interface 1130 can be installed on a kiosk. When the user arrives at the kiosk and logs in with their ID and password on the facility interface 1130, the facility interface 1130 will show in which access portal(s) their storage module(s) are placed. Then the user can walk to the access portal(s) to access an internal portion of the storage module(s) via the access door(s).
- a radio communication network architecture such as a Long Tenn Evolution (LTE) system, an LTE -Advanced (LTE-A) system, an LTE-Advanced Pro system, or a 5G NR RAN may typically include at least one base station (BS), at least one UE, and one or more optional network elements that provide connection within a network.
- the UE may communicate with the network such as a Core Network (CN), an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) network, an Evolved Universal Terrestrial RAN (E-UTRAN), a Next-Generation Core (NGC), a 5G Core (5GC), or an internet via a RAN established by one or more BSs.
- CN Core Network
- EPC Evolved Packet Core
- E-UTRAN Evolved Universal Terrestrial RAN
- NGC Next-Generation Core
- 5GC 5G Core
- the scope of the present disclosure is not limited to these protocols.
- a UE may include, but is not limited to, a mobile station, a mobile terminal or device, or a user communication radio terminal.
- the UE may be a portable radio equipment that includes, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet, a wearable device, a sensor, a vehicle, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) with wireless communication capability, and the like.
- PDA Personal Digital Assistant
- the UE may be configured to receive and transmit signals over an air interface to one or more cells in a RAN.
- I'he BS may be configured to provide communication services according to at least a Radio Access Technology (RAT) such as Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) that is often referred to as 2G, GSM Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) RAN (GERAN), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) that is often referred to as 3G based on basic Wideband-Code Division Multiple Access ( W-CDMA), High- Speed Packet. Access (HSPA), LTE, LTE-A, evolved/enhanced LTE (eLTE) that is LTE connected to 5GC, NR (often referred to as 5G), and/or LTE-A Pro.
- RAT Radio Access Technology
- WiMAX Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
- GSM Global System for Mobile communications
- GERAN GSM Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
- GPRS General Packet Radio Service
- UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
- FIG. 12 is a flow chart of an exemplary/ method 1200 for providing automated self- storage facilities according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- some of the steps of the method 1200 shown can be performed concurrently or in a different order than shown, can be substituted by other method steps, or can be omitted. Additional method steps can also be performed as desired.
- Aspects of the method 1200 can be implemented by a storage system, such as the storage system 100/300A/400/500/800/800A illustrated in and described with respect to the preceding figures.
- a storage portion can be partitioned into a maximum number of equal-sized storage areas that fit in the storage portion.
- the storage portion 111 can be partitioned into a maximum number (6x12) of equal-sized storage areas 1 1 l(n) that fit in the storage portion 111.
- a storage module mover can move selected storage modules within the storage portion to an access point of the storage portion.
- the storage module mover 130 can move selected storage modules 120 within the storage portion 111 to an access point of the storage portion 111.
- the access point is one of the storage areas that is adjacent to a periphery of the storage portion and allows a user to access the contents of one of the storage modules while the storage module is located at the access point.
- the access point can be the storage area (6, 2), which is adjacent to the periphery 7 of the storage portion 111.
- the method 1200 can further include providing an access portion that is adjacent to a periphery of the storage portion, the access portion containing the access point, wherein moving selected storage modules includes moving the selected storage modules to the access point within the access portion.
- the access portion 112 is adjacent to the periphery of the storage portion 111 , as shown in FIG . 5, the access portion 112 contains an access point that is the storage area ( 112, 1), as shown in FIG. 3 A, and the storage module mover 130 can move the selected storage modules 120 to the access point (120, 1) within the access portion 112.
- the storage module includes an access door that provides access to an internal portion of the storage module w'hile the storage module is located at the access point within the access portion.
- the storage module 920 can include the access door 924, which provides access to the internal portion of the storage module 920.
- a staging portion can be further arranged between the storage portion and the access portion, and the selected storage modules can be moved between the storage portion and the access portion via the staging portion.
- the staging portion 113 can be arranged between the storage portion 111 and the access portion 112, and the storage module mover 113 can move the storage modules 120 between the storage portion 111 and the access portion 112 via the staging portion 113.
- the storage areas can be grouped into multiple zones within the storage portion, and the selected storage modules can be moved such that operations in a current zone are completed first before performing any operations in a next zone.
- the storage module mover 130 is configured to travel to the storage area (6, 1 ) where the storage module 6x1 is placed, and move the storage module 6x1 to one of the access portals 112a to 112c first, and then travel to the second zone and move the storage module 6x9 to the access portal 112d.
- the storage modules have identical length and width dimensions to one another.
- the storage module mover is configured to move beneath the storage modules and lift a selected storage module in order to move the selected storage module.
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La présente invention concerne, selon des aspects, un système de stockage (100). Par exemple, le système de stockage peut comprendre une partie de stockage (111), une pluralité de modules de stockage (120) et un dispositif de déplacement de modules de stockage (130). La partie de stockage comprend un point d'accès (112), et est divisée en un nombre maximal de zones de stockage de taille égale qui rentrent dans la partie de stockage. Les modules de stockage sont stockés à des zones de stockage respectives dans la partie de stockage. Le nombre de modules de stockage va jusqu'au nombre maximal moins 1. Le dispositif de déplacement de modules de stockage est configuré pour déplacer des modules de stockage sélectionnés dans la partie de stockage jusqu'au point d'accès de la partie de stockage.
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