---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000001964"
title: "An automated storage and retrieval system, a container transfer apparatus and a method thereof"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:09:48.435508Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001964"
categories:
  - "material-handling/conveying-systems"
keywords:
  - "b65g1/0464"
  - "b65g1/0464"
  - "b65g1/0464"
  - "b65g1/0464"
  - "b65g1/04"
  - "f25d13/04"
---

# An automated storage and retrieval system, a container transfer apparatus and a method thereof

## Abstract

The invention concerns an automated storage and retrieval system comprising a first space, a second space, a dividing wall, a storage volume to store storage containers in vertical stacks and a horizontal rail system arranged above where the storage containers would be stored. The invention also concerns a container transfer housing configured to allow transfer of the storage containers between the first space and the second space and a method using such a container transfer housing.