Christiani Industry Model High-bay Warehouse
with 5 x 10 Storage Places

The High Level Storage Warehouse simulates an automatically working high-level-storage system as used for example in many industrial branches. The model consists of a rack, being divided up in 5 x 10 storage places, a warehouse operating device, being portable in X-direction, and two charge / discharge stations. A cage being portable in Z-direction and including a telescopic palette carrier, that is portable in Y-direction, is attached to the warehouse operating device.

The simulated process shows palettes being stored and withdrawn from the high-level storage: In case of one charge station being occupied by a palette, the telescopic palette carrier moves to the station and takes over the palette. This is recognized by a reflection light switch. Following this, the warehouse operating device brings the palette to the intended storage place in an optimized manner by moving in X- and Z-direction at the same time. Occupying a storage place is recognized by software. In order to enable a quick movement to the storage place on the one hand and a safe lay-in-movement on the other hand, the horizontal rack positions are equipped with advanced mechanical switches that allow retarding the warehouse operating device before reaching the intended position. Withdrawing palettes occurs in the same manner, done in inverse chronological order.

In cause of bolting the Y-axes against the two others moving the palette carrier in X- and Z-direction is only possible, if the palette carrier is in its middle position. Moreover, the X-axes is equipped with a hardware end position switch to prevent the whole warehouse system from fatal mistakes in using the conveyor or programming the control unit. The High-level-storage warehouse is fit to be combined with further modules and standard models in order to automate the periphery of the warehouse.