---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000001512"
title: "Exchange cell for storage containers"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:06:20.838790Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001512"
categories:
  - "material-handling/conveying-systems"
keywords:
  - "b65g1/0464"
  - "b65g1/0464"
  - "b65g1/04"
  - "b65g1/04"
  - "b65g1/0407"
  - "b65g1/0407"
---

# Exchange cell for storage containers

## Abstract

The disclosure relates to an exchange cell (500) configured to enable a storage container (112)of a storage and retrieval system to be accessed from at least two directions. The exchange cell (500) comprises a frame configured to support a storage container(112), wherein the frame enables the storage container (112) to be accessed from a vertical direction by a first container-handling vehicle (502) and from at least one horizontal direction by a second container-handling vehicle (504). The frame comprises a securing mechanism configured to resist horizontal movement of the storage container (112) in order to align the storage container (112) at a desired position within the exchange cell (500).