OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000000976

A container handling vehicle with all wheel drive

Published: 2026-09-15T19:03:40.831879Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000976
Categories: Material Handling > Conveying Systems

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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',601c') on a common side of the vehicle and a
respective second pair of wheels (601b'',601c'') on a common
side of the vehicle, and each first and second pair of wheels
(601b',601c',601b'',601c'') is driven by a respective
common force transferring element
(606';606'';607';607''); and wherein the container
handling vehicle (601) comprises a wheel motor arrangement and wherein each of
the force transferring elements
(606';606'';607';607'') is connected to the wheel
motor arrangement.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000000976
Published 2026-09-15T19:03:40.831879Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000976