A mobile shelving system comprising a plurality of shelving bay rows including at least one driven shelving bay mounted on a track and a LiDAR scanning arrangement scanning the outside of the shelving system to detect any object reflecting the light, determining where that break has occurred and acting on the shelving system to move it at that point to open up an aisle.

A mobile shelving system comprising a plurality of shelving bay rows including at least one driven shelving bay mounted on a track and a LiDAR scanning arrangement scanning the outside of the shelving system to detect any object reflecting the light, determining where that break has occurred and acting on the shelving system to move it at that point to open up an aisle.

A Storage Assembly incorporating a plurality of shelves arranged in a longitudinal series; a plurality of rollers mounted at lower ends of the shelves, the rollers being oriented to facilitate longitudinal or oppositely longitudinal movements of the shelves; a plurality of linear motion actuator arms having a proximal and distal ends, and having an upper catwalk floor, each of the arms' distal ends being fixedly attached to one of the shelves; a plurality of rack gears fixedly attached to the linear motion actuator arms; a plurality of pinion gears rotatably mounted upon the shelves, each pinion gear engaging one of the rack gears for, upon rotations and counter-rotations of the pinion gears, longitudinally or oppositely longitudinal moving the rack gears, the catwalk floors, and the shelves; and a plurality of crank actuated chain drives connected operatively to the pinion gears.

A Storage Assembly incorporating a plurality of shelves arranged in a longitudinal series; a plurality of rollers mounted at lower ends of the shelves, the rollers being oriented to facilitate longitudinal or oppositely longitudinal movements of the shelves; a plurality of linear motion actuator arms having a proximal and distal ends, and having an upper catwalk floor, each of the arms' distal ends being fixedly attached to one of the shelves; a plurality of rack gears fixedly attached to the linear motion actuator arms; a plurality of pinion gears rotatably mounted upon the shelves, each pinion gear engaging one of the rack gears for, upon rotations and counter-rotations of the pinion gears, longitudinally or oppositely longitudinal moving the rack gears, the catwalk floors, and the shelves; and a plurality of crank actuated chain drives connected operatively to the pinion gears.

Storage system, comprising a plurality of shelving units that are each driveably movable in a width direction wherein the storage system further comprises a safety system for determining whether movement is permitted, wherein the safety system comprises at least one camera, configured to provide an image of an interspace between a first shelving unit and a second shelving unit adjacent to the first shelving unit and a control device, for controlling the movement of the shelving units, and for executing a command if the first and second camera images show more than a predetermined amount of correspondence and ignoring the command if the first and the second camera images show more than a predetermined amount of deviation.

Storage system, comprising a plurality of shelving units that are each driveably movable in a width direction wherein the storage system further comprises a safety system for determining whether movement is permitted, wherein the safety system comprises at least one camera, configured to provide an image of an interspace between a first shelving unit and a second shelving unit adjacent to the first shelving unit and a control device, for controlling the movement of the shelving units, and for executing a command if the first and second camera images show more than a predetermined amount of correspondence and ignoring the command if the first and the second camera images show more than a predetermined amount of deviation.

An anti-tip assembly mounted to a movable carriage of a mobile storage system that is movable along the length of a channel member. The anti-tip assembly includes at least two anti-tip bracket assemblies that are each mounted below the movable carriage and are received within the channel member. Each anti-tip bracket assembly includes a mounting bracket secured to the carriage and an engagement bracket that includes a hook portion. The engagement bracket is laterally movable relative to the mounting bracket such that the location of the hook portion can vary during movement of the movable carriage. The engagement bracket and the mounting bracket are mounted to each other to allow for movement while also limiting lateral movement of the engagement bracket. The hook portion includes an engagement flange that contacts an engagement lip of the channel member to restrict tipping a storage unit supported on the carriage.

An anti-tip assembly mounted to a movable carriage of a mobile storage system that is movable along the length of a channel member. The anti-tip assembly includes at least two anti-tip bracket assemblies that are each mounted below the movable carriage and are received within the channel member. Each anti-tip bracket assembly includes a mounting bracket secured to the carriage and an engagement bracket that includes a hook portion. The engagement bracket is laterally movable relative to the mounting bracket such that the location of the hook portion can vary during movement of the movable carriage. The engagement bracket and the mounting bracket are mounted to each other to allow for movement while also limiting lateral movement of the engagement bracket. The hook portion includes an engagement flange that contacts an engagement lip of the channel member to restrict tipping a storage unit supported on the carriage.

A mobile storage system includes a series of storage units movable relative to each other to create an aisle or aisles between adjacent storage units. The mobile storage system includes a gesture sensor on each storage unit that is able to detect movement of a hand of a user near the gesture sensor. The gesture sensor communicates the detected movement of the user's hand to a control unit of the mobile storage system such that the control unit can coordinate the movement of the storage units. The gesture sensor includes a light emitter and a light detector that operate to detect the movement of the user's hand. Based on the direction of movement detected, the control unit can move the storage units or activate a light or other device. A method of operating the mobile storage system based on the sensed movement detected by the gesture sensor is also disclosed.

A mobile storage system includes a series of storage units movable relative to each other to create an aisle or aisles between adjacent storage units. The mobile storage system includes a gesture sensor on each storage unit that is able to detect movement of a hand of a user near the gesture sensor. The gesture sensor communicates the detected movement of the user's hand to a control unit of the mobile storage system such that the control unit can coordinate the movement of the storage units. The gesture sensor includes a light emitter and a light detector that operate to detect the movement of the user's hand. Based on the direction of movement detected, the control unit can move the storage units or activate a light or other device. A method of operating the mobile storage system based on the sensed movement detected by the gesture sensor is also disclosed.