Providing a new article falling prevention device capable of preventing an article placed on a mounting plate from falling due to vibration such as an earthquake without using any electrically operating member as a component at all. A left end of a load support member is connected to a left rotating rod 15 pivotally supported rotatably by a left support shaft 13 disposed at a front end side middle portion or a rear end side middle portion, a right end of the load support member is connected to a right rotating rod 16 pivotally supported rotatably by a right support shaft 14 disposed at a front end side middle portion or a rear end side middle portion, and the load support member 17 supports all or part of the load of an article W. In a case where the load support member 17 supports the load of the article W, a falling prevention member 45 moves down or rotates when the left rotating rod 15 and the right rotating rod 16 rotate, the falling prevention member 45 is provided on the front side of the article W when the falling prevention member 45 is most lowered, and when the falling prevention member 45 is most lowered or rotate, an insertion space into which an article lifting unit is inserted from the front side is formed below the falling prevention member 45.

Providing a new article falling prevention device capable of preventing an article placed on a mounting plate from falling due to vibration such as an earthquake without using any electrically operating member as a component at all. A left end of a load support member is connected to a left rotating rod 15 pivotally supported rotatably by a left support shaft 13 disposed at a front end side middle portion or a rear end side middle portion, a right end of the load support member is connected to a right rotating rod 16 pivotally supported rotatably by a right support shaft 14 disposed at a front end side middle portion or a rear end side middle portion, and the load support member 17 supports all or part of the load of an article W. In a case where the load support member 17 supports the load of the article W, a falling prevention member 45 moves down or rotates when the left rotating rod 15 and the right rotating rod 16 rotate, the falling prevention member 45 is provided on the front side of the article W when the falling prevention member 45 is most lowered, and when the falling prevention member 45 is most lowered or rotate, an insertion space into which an article lifting unit is inserted from the front side is formed below the falling prevention member 45.

A bracing arrangement is for a framework structure of an automated storage and retrieval system. The framework structure includes a rail system arranged at an upper level of the framework structure. The rail system includes a first set of parallel rails arranged in a horizontal plane and extending in a first direction, and a second set of parallel rails arranged in the horizontal plane and extending in a second direction which is orthogonal to the first direction, which first and second sets of rails form a grid pattern in the horizontal plane including a plurality of adjacent grid cells. Each grid cell includes a grid opening defined by a pair of neighboring rails of the first set of rails and a pair of neighboring rails of the second set of rails. The framework structure provides a plurality of storage columns. Each column is arranged to store a respective stack of storage containers where the storage columns are located beneath the rail system and each storage column is located vertically below a grid opening. The rail system is arranged to guide a plurality of automated vehicles that operate on the rail system. The bracing arrangement includes an elongated, rigid bracing member, and a damping mechanism. The elongated, rigid bracing member is coupled at one end to the framework structure, at or near an upper level of the framework structure and at an opposite end to a grounding point. The damping mechanism is connected to an end of the bracing member. The damping mechanism is arranged to respond to forces from lateral movement in the upper level of the framework structure transferred to the damper mechanism via the elongated bracing member. The damping mechanism further includes a releasable locking mechanism which isolates the damping mechanism until a threshold force exerted on the locking mechanism via the bracing member is exceeded, such that after the threshold value is exceeded the releasable locking mechanism is tripped allowing the damper to dissipate kinetic energy from lateral movement of the upper level of the framework structure.

A transporter that moves between a plurality of transfer destinations at which articles can be placed, and transfers the article to the transfer destination, the transporter including a transferer capable of extending to or retracting from the transfer destination, and that places the article at the transfer destination in a state of having extended to the transfer destination from a waiting position; a detector that detects, after the transporter has transferred the article to the transfer destination, before the transporter starts moving toward another transfer destination, and before the transporter has returned to the waiting position, a posture or a position of the article; and a determiner that determines whether or not the posture or the position of the article is within a preliminarily set appropriate range, on the basis of detection results of the detector.

An automated storage and retrieval system including a storage structure with storage racks having a seating surface configured to support case units where a position of each case unit is non-deterministic for each storage location on the storage racks, each case unit has a predetermined storage position and a controller is configured to determine the predetermined storage position, a picking aisle configured to provide access to the case units within the storage structure, and a seismic disturbance restorative system including seismic disturbance motions sensors disposed on the storage racks, a seismic disturbance control module in communication with the seismic disturbance sensors and configured to identify a seismic disturbance, and an automated case mapper configured to traverse the picking aisle, the automated case mapper being in communication with and initialized by the seismic disturbance control module to identify a seated position of at least one case unit within the storage structure.

An automated storage and retrieval system including a storage structure with storage racks having a seating surface configured to support case units where a position of each case unit is non-deterministic for each storage location on the storage racks, each case unit has a predetermined storage position and a controller is configured to determine the predetermined storage position, a picking aisle configured to provide access to the case units within the storage structure, and a seismic disturbance restorative system including seismic disturbance motions sensors disposed on the storage racks, a seismic disturbance control module in communication with the seismic disturbance sensors and configured to identify a seismic disturbance, and an automated case mapper configured to traverse the picking aisle, the automated case mapper being in communication with and initialized by the seismic disturbance control module to identify a seated position of at least one case unit within the storage structure.

A seismic isolation device for structures of the type in which the structure to be isolated is provided with at least one support leg (2) is constrained to the same structure, includes at least a support element or pad adapted to rest on a sliding surface (3) with a deformation, and includes a contact area in contact with said sliding surface (3) whose extension is variable and depends on the load resting on the support. The sliding surface (3) is rigid and the contact area in contact therewith has a variable extension and depends on the load resting on the support.

An automated storage and retrieval system includes an autonomous rover and a multilevel rack structure. The multilevel rack structure includes columns connected by rail beams transversely spanning between the columns. The rail beams define storage and transport levels and provide riding surfaces for the autonomous rover. The rail beams include integral fatigue resistant rover location apertures.

An automated storage and retrieval system including a storage structure with storage racks having a seating surface configured to support case units where a position of each case unit is non-deterministic for each storage location on the storage racks, each case unit has a predetermined storage position and a controller is configured to determine the predetermined storage position, a picking aisle configured to provide access to the case units within the storage structure, and a seismic disturbance restorative system including seismic disturbance motions sensors disposed on the storage racks, a seismic disturbance control module in communication with the seismic disturbance sensors and configured to identify a seismic disturbance, and an automated case mapper configured to traverse the picking aisle, the automated case mapper being in communication with and initialized by the seismic disturbance control module to identify a seated position of at least one case unit within the storage structure.

An anti-seismic device (1) for load-bearing structures or machines for example automated warehouses, comprises at least one supporting foot (3) suitable for being fixed to a load-bearing structure of the automated warehouse. The supporting foot (3) is configured for resting and sliding on a support and sliding surface (5), so as to allow relative movement of the automated warehouse with respect to the support and sliding surface (5). At least one abutment element (10) is suitable for being solidly constrained with the support and sliding surface (5). At least a spring device (12) is suitable for being interposed between the abutment element (10) and the automated warehouse. The spring device (12) is configured to generate a return action (force and/or torque) of the automated warehouse as a result of the relative movement of the automated warehouse with respect to the support and sliding surface (5). The spring device (12) has a non-linear, preferably progressive elastic characteristic.