---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000000976"
title: "A container handling vehicle with all wheel drive"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:03:40.831879Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000976"
categories:
  - "material-handling/conveying-systems"
keywords:
  - "b65g1/0464"
  - "b65g1/04"
---

# A container handling vehicle with all wheel drive

## Abstract

A container handling vehicle (601) for operation on a rail system (108) of an automated storage and retrieval system (1) comprises: a first set of wheels (601b) for driving in a first direction (X) and a second set of wheels (601c) for driving in a second direction (Y); wherein each of the first set of wheels (601b) and the second set of wheels (601c) comprises a respective first pair of wheels (601b&#39;,601c&#39;) on a common side of the vehicle and a respective second pair of wheels (601b&#39;&#39;,601c&#39;&#39;) on a common side of the vehicle, and each first and second pair of wheels (601b&#39;,601c&#39;,601b&#39;&#39;,601c&#39;&#39;) is driven by a respective common force transferring element (606&#39;;606&#39;&#39;;607&#39;;607&#39;&#39;); and wherein the container handling vehicle (601) comprises a wheel motor arrangement and wherein each of the force transferring elements (606&#39;;606&#39;&#39;;607&#39;;607&#39;&#39;) is connected to the wheel motor arrangement.