OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000001807

Load handling device

Published: 2026-09-15T19:08:47.432385Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001807
Categories: Material Handling > Conveying Systems

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ABSTRACT

A load handling device is disclosed for lifting and moving containers stacked
in a storage system having a grid structure. The load handling device includes
a container receiving space; a lifting mechanism arranged to lift a container;
a vehicle body; a wheel assembly arranged to support the vehicle body, the
wheel assembly having a first set of wheels and a second set of wheels; and a
drive mechanism for selectively driving rotation of the first set of wheels
and the second set of wheels. Each wheel includes a wheel positioning
mechanism configured to rotate the wheel about a respective second axis of
rotation to selectively lower or raise the first set of wheels or the second
set of wheels to selectively engage or disengage the first set of wheels with
a first set of grid members or the second set of wheels with a second set of
grid members.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000001807
Published 2026-09-15T19:08:47.432385Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001807