OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000001096

Elevator locking device for a vertical automatic warehouse

Published: 2026-09-15T19:03:51.921917Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001096
Categories: Material Handling > Conveying Systems

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ABSTRACT

An automatic warehouse ( 1 ), comprising: a frame ( 2 ), defining a
prismatic-shaped containment volume (V), with a vertical axis (X); an elevator
( 3 ), arranged inside the containment volume (V), comprising a flat bed ( 4
), movable along a vertical direction; a locking device ( 101 ), interposed
between the frame ( 2 ) and the elevator ( 3 ), which is operable between a
locking configuration, in which the elevator ( 3 ) is constrained to the frame
( 2 ) with respect to the vertical movements and cannot move vertically, and a
release configuration, in which the elevator ( 3 ) can move vertically. The
locking device ( 101 ) can be activated on command from a predetermined zone
of the frame ( 2 ), which can be positioned with great flexibility, based on
any access needs.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000001096
Published 2026-09-15T19:03:51.921917Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001096