EP2885218B1 - Storage device for storing a container unit, system and installation for storing container units - Google Patents

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EP2885218B1
EP2885218B1 EP13765669.0A EP13765669A EP2885218B1 EP 2885218 B1 EP2885218 B1 EP 2885218B1 EP 13765669 A EP13765669 A EP 13765669A EP 2885218 B1 EP2885218 B1 EP 2885218B1
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  • the invention relates to a storage device for storing a container unit, a system with such storage device and a system with a set of such storage devices.
  • An arranged on an airport grounds storage device is from the document JP-5-61 110 610 U known.
  • a known storage of container units is the use of high-bay warehouses and transfer vehicles that serve the storage bins of the shelf.
  • a container unit is picked up by roller conveyors, taken to a storage area by a transfer vehicle and stored there by means of roller conveyors in a storage compartment.
  • This solution can be used advantageously for the storage of non-stackable container units.
  • the bearing roller tracks in a typical plant of this type are mounted in stationary steel construction and usually have three to five storage levels, which are arranged one above the other. Typically, the storage areas are served on both sides. Between shelves lanes are formed, which serve only for the transfer vehicles. These lanes occupy a significant portion of the total area (typically about 30% of that area) that can not be used elsewhere.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a storage device by which the space requirement of a storage facility can be significantly reduced.
  • the bearing device comprises a frame unit, which forms a receiving space for receiving the container unit and a handling structure, which is adapted to be handled by a lifting device, and has a stack structure which is adapted to a corresponding stacking structure for Forming a stack cooperate, of which the frame unit is part.
  • the frame unit has a cuboid, at least partially open frame structure, wherein the receiving space can be loaded and unloaded from at least three sides. This allows a structurally simple and easy design of the storage device can be achieved, which can be used flexibly with respect to the loading or unloading of the receiving space.
  • the frame unit may be equipped on the bottom side with a chassis through which the storage device can be driven on the ground.
  • the frame unit in this embodiment can be blocked by a fixing device in a certain position against unwanted movement.
  • the frame unit has a supporting structure that is designed to correspond to a conveying unit for loading and unloading the receiving space. Due to the design of the support structure, an interface to a conventional conveyor system can advantageously be provided, particularly advantageously without the existing conveyor system having to be adapted to the storage device.
  • a space-saving arrangement of the conveyor system and the storage device in a loading or unloading position thereof is achieved, since the support structure has seat profiles which form spaces for the intervention of conveying elements of the conveyor unit.
  • the storage device can be lowered by the lifting device from the top of the conveyor until the conveyor elements of the conveyor unit engage in the interstices. As a result, these conveyor elements engage in the receiving space upwards.
  • contact between the container unit and the conveyor may be made from below, advantageously within the receiving space.
  • the bearing device can be adapted to a widespread, common conveyor technology, if the support structure is designed for engagement of conveying elements of a roller conveyor.
  • the support structure is designed for engagement of conveying elements of an arrangement of multidirectional rolling elements.
  • an arrangement of rolling elements which are rotatable about more than two axes of rotation.
  • the rolling elements are designed as balls, which are mounted such that rotational movements with respect to the possible axes of rotation are unrestricted. In this way, a container unit can be rotated before the discharge from the receiving space within this about a vertical axis.
  • the receiving space is provided for receiving a container unit designed as a unit load container of the air freight traffic.
  • the invention is suitable here in particular for a system in which unit load containers of air freight traffic are handled.
  • Such container units are not stackable, so that the use of storage devices as Stapelosvoriquesen a significant space savings for storage of container units on an airport area allows.
  • a “unit load container” is to be understood in particular as meaning a container unit which is specially designed for loading goods onto aircraft.
  • Such container units deviate from a parallelepiped configuration, or have beveled surfaces that are adapted to the typical shape of a cargo hold of an aircraft.
  • the bottom surface of a unit load container is smaller than the area of the opposite top side or vice versa. Due to this nature, such container units, unlike cuboid container units of intermodal transport, can not be stacked and handled by lifting devices provided for such cuboid container units.
  • the height, depth and widths (large width and small width) of the unit load containers are determined by the IATA (International Air Transport Association). Currently, the height, depth and small width are greater than 150 cm. In particular, the height is set to a value of 163 cm and the depth to a value of 153 cm. Several types of unit load containers are allowed, which differ in their small and / or large widths.
  • a standard load container is also known by the term “ULD” (or "Unit Load Device”).
  • a system which comprises at least one bearing device according to one of the above-described embodiments and a lifting device which serves to handle the handling structure of the frame unit.
  • the lifting device has a gripping device with at least one gripping element, which grips the handling structure of the frame unit from above.
  • the gripping device is movable in a horizontal plane, which extends at least above a storage area, in which the frame units are stacked on one another by means of the lifting device.
  • the lifting device can be designed, in particular, as a gantry crane, with a gripping device which can be moved along a gantry and grips the frame unit of the storage devices from above. It can be used in particular a technique that is known in the handling of container units of intermodal freight traffic.
  • a common forklift can be used as a lifting and / or stacking device. This is particularly suitable for small plants, in which a cost-effective design of a storage area must be adhered to.
  • a plant for treating container units comprising a set of storage devices in one of the above-described embodiments, at least one conveyor unit, which is provided for loading and unloading the receiving space of the frame units, at least one lifting device that serves to Handling structure of the frame units and a storage area in which the frame units are stacked by means of the lifting device.
  • the stacking of storage devices in particular an improved utilization of a space provided for storage can be achieved, which can be dispensed with a complex storage and transport technology, in particular a rack structure and associated transfer vehicles. Compared with a conventional system with the same storage capacity can be achieved with the proposed system, a saving of up to 30% of the total area.
  • the receiving space of the frame units is provided for receiving a container unit designed as a unit load container of air freight traffic.
  • the plant is expediently arranged between a land transport side and an air transport side.
  • road transport can be understood as road, rail or inland waterway transport.
  • the proposed design of the system can advantageously take up a small space for storage of container units between land transport side and air transport side.
  • the plant on the land transport side on a transfer station in which a cargo is transhipped from a means of transport of land transport on a conveyor technology of the system.
  • the lifting device has a gripping device with at least one gripping element which grips the handling structure of the frame unit from above.
  • the gripping device is movable in a horizontal plane, which extends at least above the storage area.
  • the lifting device can be designed, in particular, as a gantry crane, with a gripping device which can be moved along a gantry and grips the frame unit of the storage devices from above. It can be used in particular a technique that is known in the handling of container units of intermodal freight traffic.
  • FIG. 1 shows a system 10 for treating container units 12 in a schematic view from above. This plant 10 is also in a three-dimensional view in FIG. 2 to see.
  • the plant 10 is located in particular on an airport area and is - based on the handled by the system 10 treatment flow of container units 12 - between a land transport side 14 (or "Landside”) and an air traffic side 16 (or “Airside”) or an airfield ,
  • the container units 12 are formed in the embodiment shown as a standardized unit load container (or "Unit Load Device” or "ULD") of the air cargo traffic (see also FIG. 3 ).
  • the system 10 has a first land-side transshipment interface 18 and a second air-traffic-side transshipment interface 20.
  • the interface 18 is designed as an intermodal transfer station to which a transported by a means of transport 21 of land transport, such as transported by a truck or a freight train on a conveyor technology of the system 10 is reloaded.
  • cargo-loaded container units 12 are loaded by the conveyor system of the facility 10 onto a transport unit 22 of the airport, which transport the container units 12 to an associated aircraft (not shown).
  • the plant 10 has a handling area 24, which is arranged between landside and airside and in which the container units 12 between the interfaces 18 and 20 are treated, and a storage area 26, in which the container units 12 are stored.
  • the storage takes place both for container units 12, which are stored by an aircraft prior to their handling at the interface 18 and before the transhipment of cargo on a means of land transport, as well as container units 12, their freight with a means of land transport to the plant 10 was transported and stored before their handling at the interface 20 and their loading on the transport unit 22 for further transport to an associated aircraft.
  • the storage area 26 is designed as a stacking place, on which the container units 12 are stacked on one another with the aid of storage devices 28.
  • the storage devices 28 are in FIG. 3 shown in more detail. It shows a stack 29 of the storage area 26 formed by three storage devices 28 loaded with a respective container unit 12 in a perspective view. For clarity, the container units 12 are shown in dashed lines.
  • the storage devices 28 each have a frame unit 30, which delimit or form a receiving space 32, in each of which a container unit 12 is received.
  • the frame unit 30 forms by their cuboid frame structure a stack structure 34 which is suitable for stacking with other container units 12.
  • the receiving space 32 is bounded on a support side formed by the frame unit 30 down by a support structure 36, of which the container unit 12 is supported.
  • This support structure 36 is in FIG. 4 shown in more detail.
  • the frame unit 30 forms further sides of the bearing device 28, which are open to the outside and can therefore be used as loading and unloading sides 38, through which the receiving space 32 can be loaded or unloaded.
  • the four sides of the bearing device 28, which are perpendicular to the support side, are designed to be open for use as loading and unloading side 38.
  • the system 10 is equipped with a set of storage devices 28.
  • the system 10 has a lifting device 40.
  • This is in particular provided with a gripping device 41, a mobile support and guide device 42 and a fixed gantry structure 43 with two longitudinal guides aligned parallel to one another.
  • the longitudinal guides define a horizontal plane that extends above the handling area 24 and the storage area 26.
  • the support and guide device 42 is movable in this plane parallel to the longitudinal direction of the longitudinal guides along this, wherein the gripping device 41 along the supporting and guiding device 42 is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the longitudinal guides movable.
  • the gripping device 41 can thus be moved with two degrees of freedom within the above-defined plane along any path, in particular to move storage devices 28 between the handling area 24 and the storage area 26 and vice versa.
  • the gripping device 41 is provided with gripping elements, which engages the upper part of the frame unit 30 from above. It also has a drive unit, by means of which the gripping elements can be moved in the vertical direction for lifting or lowering a bearing device 28.
  • the lifting device 40 is designed in particular according to a conventional lifting device for cargo containers of intermodal transport, in particular for ISO or sea containers, taking into account the typical extent of a unit load container or adapted to the dimensioning of the bearing device 28.
  • the lifting device 40 is known to grip the cargo container from above.
  • the frame unit 30 of the bearing device 28 is used to simulate the design of a cargo container, wherein the gripping device 41 treats the handling structure 44 of the frame unit 30 like the outer structure of a cargo container.
  • conveyor units 46 are arranged, which serve to promote the container units 12.
  • the bearing devices 28, in particular their support structure 36 are adapted to correspond with the conveyor units 46.
  • FIG. 4 shows a designed as a roller conveyor conveyor unit 46 of the system 10 in a view from above.
  • the support structure 36 of a storage device 28 is shown in dashed lines for clarity. This has mutually parallel, elongated Aufliegeprofile 48 which form pairs of spaces 50.
  • the frame unit 30 is placed over a conveyor unit 46 by means of the lifting device 40 and moved vertically down until the conveyor elements 52 and the rollers of the roller conveyor engage in the intermediate spaces 50.
  • the conveying surface formed by the rollers of the conveyor unit 46 engages in the receiving space 32 a.
  • a container unit 12 can be moved into the receiving space 32 by means of the conveying unit 46.
  • the bearing device 28 is lifted vertically, so that the support structure 36 is separated from the conveyor unit 46. From there, the storage device 28 can be carried by the lifting device 40 to the storage area 26 and stacked with other storage devices 28. A discharge of the bearing device 28 takes place in reverse Order and is not explicitly described to avoid unnecessary repetition.
  • this has an arrangement (also called "ball deck") of rolling elements, in particular designed as a ball conveyor elements, which can be circulated in a variety of directions.
  • the carrying device 28 For a loading or unloading of the receiving space 32, the carrying device 28 is moved vertically downwards as described above until the various lines of the arrangement of rolling elements engage in the intermediate spaces 50. A loading or unloading can take place in this embodiment of the conveyor unit 46 of all four loading and unloading pages 38.
  • the container unit 12 can be rotated within the receiving space 32 about a vertical axis into a position corresponding to a discharge through a desired discharge side 38.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Lagervorrichtung zum Lagern einer Containereinheit, ein System mit solcher Lagervorrichtung und eine Anlage mit einem Satz von solchen Lagervorrichtungen. Eine auf einem Flughafengelände angeordnete Lagervorrichtung ist aus dem Dokument JP-5-61 110 610 U bekannt.The invention relates to a storage device for storing a container unit, a system with such storage device and a system with a set of such storage devices. An arranged on an airport grounds storage device is from the document JP-5-61 110 610 U known.

Eine bekannte Lagerung von Containereinheiten besteht in der Benutzung von Hochregallagern und Transferfahrzeugen, die die Lagerplätze des Regals bedienen. Für die Lagerung wird eine Containereinheit über Rollenbahnen aufgenommen, mit einem Transferfahrzeug zu einem Lagerplatz gebracht und dort über Rollenbahnen in einem Lagerfach eingelagert. Diese Lösung kann vorteilhaft für die Lagerung von nicht stapelbaren Containereinheiten eingesetzt werden.A known storage of container units is the use of high-bay warehouses and transfer vehicles that serve the storage bins of the shelf. For storage, a container unit is picked up by roller conveyors, taken to a storage area by a transfer vehicle and stored there by means of roller conveyors in a storage compartment. This solution can be used advantageously for the storage of non-stackable container units.

Die Lagerrollenbahnen in einer typischen Anlage dieser Art sind im stationären Stahlbau montiert und weisen meist drei bis fünf Lagerebenen auf, die übereinander angeordnet sind. Typischerweise werden die Lagerfäche jeweils beidseitig bedient. Zwischen Regalen sind Gassen gebildet, die lediglich für die Transferfahrzeuge dienen. Diese Gassen nehmen einen erheblichen Teil der gesamten Anlagefläche in Anspruch (typischerweise ca. 30% dieser Fläche), der nicht anderweitig genutzt werden kann.The bearing roller tracks in a typical plant of this type are mounted in stationary steel construction and usually have three to five storage levels, which are arranged one above the other. Typically, the storage areas are served on both sides. Between shelves lanes are formed, which serve only for the transfer vehicles. These lanes occupy a significant portion of the total area (typically about 30% of that area) that can not be used elsewhere.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Lagervorrichtung bereitzustellen, durch welche der Platzbedarf einer Lagerungsanlage signifikant reduziert werden kann.The invention has for its object to provide a storage device by which the space requirement of a storage facility can be significantly reduced.

Hierzu wird vorgeschlagen, dass die Lagervorrichtung eine Rahmeneinheit umfasst, die einen Aufnahmeraum zur Aufnahme der Containereinheit bildet und eine Handhabungsstruktur, die dazu ausgebildet ist, von einer Hebevorrichtung gehandhabt zu werden, und eine Stapelstruktur aufweist, die dazu ausgebildet ist, mit einer korrespondierenden Stapelstruktur zur Bildung eines Stapels zusammenzuwirken, von welchem die Rahmeneinheit Bestandteil ist. Durch eine mittels Stapeln realisierte Lagerung von Containereinheiten können eine aufwendige Regalstruktur und eine Bedieneinrichtung zum Bedienen der Regalfäche eingespart werden. Hiermit kann eine Lagerungsanlage besonders platzsparend und kostengünstig gebaut werden. Die vorgeschlagene Lagervorrichtung eignet sich insbesondere als Hilfsvorrichtung für die Lagerung von Containereinheiten, die aufgrund eines Beschaffenheitsmerkmals bzw. von Vorschriften, nicht gestapelt werden können bzw. dürfen.For this purpose, it is proposed that the bearing device comprises a frame unit, which forms a receiving space for receiving the container unit and a handling structure, which is adapted to be handled by a lifting device, and has a stack structure which is adapted to a corresponding stacking structure for Forming a stack cooperate, of which the frame unit is part. By a realized by means of stacking Storage of container units, a complex shelf structure and an operating device for operating the shelf space can be saved. Hereby, a storage system can be built in a particularly space-saving and cost-effective. The proposed storage device is particularly suitable as an auxiliary device for the storage of container units that can not be stacked due to a quality feature or regulations, or may.

Gemäß einer bevorzugten Ausführungsform weist die Rahmeneinheit eine quaderförmige, zumindest teilweise offene Rahmenstruktur auf, wobei der Aufnahmeraum von zumindest drei Seiten be- und entladbar ist. Hierdurch kann eine konstruktiv einfache und leichte Ausbildung der Lagervorrichtung erreicht werden, die bezüglich der Be- bzw. Entladung des Aufnahmeraums flexibel eingesetzt werden kann.According to a preferred embodiment, the frame unit has a cuboid, at least partially open frame structure, wherein the receiving space can be loaded and unloaded from at least three sides. This allows a structurally simple and easy design of the storage device can be achieved, which can be used flexibly with respect to the loading or unloading of the receiving space.

Die Rahmeneinheit kann auf deren Bodenseite mit einem Fahrwerk ausgestattet sein, durch welches die Lagervorrichtung auf dem Boden gefahren werden kann. Die Rahmeneinheit in dieser Ausführung kann durch eine Fixiereinrichtung in einer bestimmten Position gegen eine unerwünschte Bewegung blockiert werden.The frame unit may be equipped on the bottom side with a chassis through which the storage device can be driven on the ground. The frame unit in this embodiment can be blocked by a fixing device in a certain position against unwanted movement.

Erfindungsgemäß weist die Rahmeneinheit eine Tragstruktur auf, die dazu ausgebildet ist, mit einer Fördereinheit zum Be- und Entladen des Aufnahmeraums zu korrespondieren. Durch die Ausbildung der Tragstruktur kann vorteilhaft eine Schnittstelle zu einer konventionellen Fördertechnik bereitgestellt werden, besonders vorteilhaft ohne dass die bestehende Fördertechnik an die Lagervorrichtung angepasst werden muss.According to the invention, the frame unit has a supporting structure that is designed to correspond to a conveying unit for loading and unloading the receiving space. Due to the design of the support structure, an interface to a conventional conveyor system can advantageously be provided, particularly advantageously without the existing conveyor system having to be adapted to the storage device.

In diesem Zusammenhang wird eine platzsparende Anordnung der Fördertechnik und der Lagervorrichtung in einer Be- bzw. Entladeposition derselben erreicht, da die Tragstruktur Aufliegeprofile aufweist, die Zwischenräume zum Eingreifen von Förderelementen der Fördereinheit bilden. Für einen Be- bzw. Entladeprozess kann die Lagervorrichtung durch die Hebevorrichtung von oben auf die Fördertechnik gesenkt werden, bis die Förderelemente der Fördereinheit in die Zwischenräume eingreifen. Hierdurch greifen diese Förderelemente in den Aufnahmeraum nach oben ein. Bei einem Entladeprozess mit einer beladenen Lagervorrichtung kann beim Senken der Lagervorrichtung ein Kontakt zwischen der Containereinheit und der Fördertechnik von unten hergestellt werden, und zwar vorteilhafterweise innerhalb des Aufnahmeraums.In this context, a space-saving arrangement of the conveyor system and the storage device in a loading or unloading position thereof is achieved, since the support structure has seat profiles which form spaces for the intervention of conveying elements of the conveyor unit. For one Loading and unloading process, the storage device can be lowered by the lifting device from the top of the conveyor until the conveyor elements of the conveyor unit engage in the interstices. As a result, these conveyor elements engage in the receiving space upwards. In a unloading process with a loaded storage device, as the storage device is lowered, contact between the container unit and the conveyor may be made from below, advantageously within the receiving space.

Die Lagervorrichtung kann an eine weit verbreitete, gängige Fördertechnik angepasst werden, wenn die Tragstruktur zum Eingreifen von Förderelementen eines Rollenförderers ausgebildet ist.The bearing device can be adapted to a widespread, common conveyor technology, if the support structure is designed for engagement of conveying elements of a roller conveyor.

Eine erhöhte Flexibilität im Einsatz der Lagervorrichtung im Hinblick auf eine Be- bzw. Entladerichtung kann erreicht werden, wenn die Tragstruktur zum Eingreifen von Förderelementen einer Anordnung von multidirektionalen Wälzkörpern ausgebildet ist. Unter einer derartigen Anordnung soll insbesondere eine Anordnung von Wälzkörpern verstanden werden, die um mehr als zwei Rotationsachsen drehbar sind. Vorzugweise sind die Wälzkörper als Kugeln ausgebildet, die derart gelagert sind, dass Rotationsbewegungen bezüglich der möglichen Drehachsen uneingeschränkt sind. Hierdurch kann eine Containereinheit vor deren Entladung aus dem Aufnahmeraum innerhalb dieses um eine vertikale Achse gedreht werden.An increased flexibility in the use of the bearing device with respect to a loading or unloading direction can be achieved if the support structure is designed for engagement of conveying elements of an arrangement of multidirectional rolling elements. Under such an arrangement is to be understood in particular an arrangement of rolling elements, which are rotatable about more than two axes of rotation. Preferably, the rolling elements are designed as balls, which are mounted such that rotational movements with respect to the possible axes of rotation are unrestricted. In this way, a container unit can be rotated before the discharge from the receiving space within this about a vertical axis.

In einer bevorzugten Ausführung der Erfindung wird vorgeschlagen, dass der Aufnahmeraum zur Aufnahme einer als Einheitslastcontainer des Luftfrachtverkehrs ausgebildeten Containereinheit vorgesehen ist. Die Erfindung eignet sich hierbei insbesondere für eine Anlage, in welcher Einheitslastcontainer des Luftfrachtverkehrs behandelt werden. Solche Containereinheiten sind nicht stapelbar, so dass der Einsatz von Lagervorrichtungen als Stapelhilfsvorrichtungen eine erhebliche Platzeinsparung zur Lagerung der Containereinheiten auf einem Flughafengelände ermöglicht.In a preferred embodiment of the invention it is proposed that the receiving space is provided for receiving a container unit designed as a unit load container of the air freight traffic. The invention is suitable here in particular for a system in which unit load containers of air freight traffic are handled. Such container units are not stackable, so that the use of storage devices as Stapelhilfsvorrichtungen a significant space savings for storage of container units on an airport area allows.

Unter einem "Einheitslastcontainer" soll insbesondere eine Containereinheit verstanden werden, die speziell zur Ladung von Gütern auf Flugzeuge ausgebildet ist. Solche Containereinheiten weichen von einer quaderförmigen Ausgestaltung ab, bzw. weisen abgeschrägte Flächen auf, die an die typische Form eines Frachtraums eines Flugzeugs angepasst sind. Insbesondere ist die Bodenfläche eines.Einheitslastcontainers kleiner als die Fläche der gegenüberliegenden Oberseite oder umgekehrt. Aufgrund dieser Beschaffenheit können bzw. dürfen solche Containereinheiten, im Gegensatz zu quaderförmigen Containereinheiten des intermodalen Verkehrs, nicht gestapelt und durch für solche quaderförmige Containereinheiten vorgesehe Hebevorrichtungen nicht gehandhabt werden.A "unit load container" is to be understood in particular as meaning a container unit which is specially designed for loading goods onto aircraft. Such container units deviate from a parallelepiped configuration, or have beveled surfaces that are adapted to the typical shape of a cargo hold of an aircraft. In particular, the bottom surface of a unit load container is smaller than the area of the opposite top side or vice versa. Due to this nature, such container units, unlike cuboid container units of intermodal transport, can not be stacked and handled by lifting devices provided for such cuboid container units.

Die Höhe, die Tiefe und die Breiten (große Breite und kleine Breite) der Einheitslastcontainer sind durch die IATA (International Air Transport Association) festgelegt. Derzeitig sind die Höhe, Tiefe und kleine Breite größer als 150 cm. Insbesondere sind die Höhe auf einen Wert von 163 cm und die Tiefe auf einen Wert von 153 cm festgelegt. Es werden mehrere Typen von Einheitslastcontainern zugelassen, die sich durch die kleine und/oder die große Breite unterscheiden.The height, depth and widths (large width and small width) of the unit load containers are determined by the IATA (International Air Transport Association). Currently, the height, depth and small width are greater than 150 cm. In particular, the height is set to a value of 163 cm and the depth to a value of 153 cm. Several types of unit load containers are allowed, which differ in their small and / or large widths.

Ein Einheitslastcontainer ist außerdem auch unter dem Begriff "ULD" (oder "Unit Load Device") bekannt.A standard load container is also known by the term "ULD" (or "Unit Load Device").

Es wird ferner ein System vorgeschlagen, welches zumindest eine Lagervorrichtung gemäß einer der oben beschriebenen Ausbildungen und eine Hebevorrichtung aufweist, die dazu dient, die Handhabungsstruktur der Rahmeneinheit zu handhaben.A system is also proposed which comprises at least one bearing device according to one of the above-described embodiments and a lifting device which serves to handle the handling structure of the frame unit.

Es können hierbei bereits bestehende, gängige Hebevorrichtungen für die Handhabung der Lagervorrichtung eingesetzt werden, wenn die Hebevorrichtung eine Greifvorrichtung mit zumindest einem Greifelement aufweist, welches die Handhabungsstruktur der Rahmeneinheit von oben greift.In this case, already existing, common lifting devices for handling the storage device can be used, if the lifting device has a gripping device with at least one gripping element, which grips the handling structure of the frame unit from above.

Vorzugsweise ist die Greifvorrichtung in einer horizontalen Ebene verfahrbar, welche sich zumindest oberhalb eines Lagerareals erstreckt, in welchem die Rahmeneinheiten mittels der Hebevorrichtung aufeinander gestapelt werden. Die Hebevorrichtung kann insbesondere als Portalkran ausgebildet sein, mit einer entlang eines Portals bewegbaren Greifvorrichtung, welche die Rahmeneinheit der Lagervorrichtungen von oben greift. Es kann hierdurch insbesondere eine Technik eingesetzt werden, die bei der Handhabung von Containereinheiten des intermodalen Frachtverkehrs bekannt ist.Preferably, the gripping device is movable in a horizontal plane, which extends at least above a storage area, in which the frame units are stacked on one another by means of the lifting device. The lifting device can be designed, in particular, as a gantry crane, with a gripping device which can be moved along a gantry and grips the frame unit of the storage devices from above. It can be used in particular a technique that is known in the handling of container units of intermodal freight traffic.

Alternativ oder zusätzlich kann als Hebe- und/oder Stapelvorrichtung ein gängiger Gabelstapler eingesetzt werden. Dies eignet sich insbesondere für kleine Anlagen, bei welchen eine kostengünstige Ausführung eines Lagerareals einzuhalten ist.Alternatively or additionally, as a lifting and / or stacking device, a common forklift can be used. This is particularly suitable for small plants, in which a cost-effective design of a storage area must be adhered to.

Des Weiteren wird eine Anlage zur Behandlung von Containereinheiten vorgeschlagen, mit einem Satz von Lagervorrichtungen in einer der oben beschriebenen Ausbildungen, zumindest einer Fördereinheit, die die zum Be- und Entladen des Aufnahmeraums der Rahmeneinheiten vorgesehen ist, zumindest einer Hebevorrichtung, die dazu dient, die Handhabungsstruktur der Rahmeneinheiten zu handhaben und einem Lagerareal, in welchem die Rahmeneinheiten mittels der Hebevorrichtung aufeinander gestapelt werden. Durch die Stapelung von Lagervorrichtungen kann insbesondere eine verbesserte Ausnutzung eines für die Lagerung vorgesehenen Raums erreicht werden, wobei auf eine aufwendige Lager- und Transporttechnik, wie insbesondere eine Regalstruktur und dazu gehörige Transferfahrzeuge verzichtet werden kann. Gegenüber einer herkömmlichen Anlage mit gleicher Lagerkapazität kann mit der vorgeschlagenen Anlage eine Einsparung von bis zu 30% der Gesamtfläche erreicht werden.Furthermore, a plant for treating container units is proposed, comprising a set of storage devices in one of the above-described embodiments, at least one conveyor unit, which is provided for loading and unloading the receiving space of the frame units, at least one lifting device that serves to Handling structure of the frame units and a storage area in which the frame units are stacked by means of the lifting device. The stacking of storage devices, in particular an improved utilization of a space provided for storage can be achieved, which can be dispensed with a complex storage and transport technology, in particular a rack structure and associated transfer vehicles. Compared with a conventional system with the same storage capacity can be achieved with the proposed system, a saving of up to 30% of the total area.

Gemäß einer bevorzugten Ausgestaltung der Erfindung wird vorgeschlagen, dass der Aufnahmeraum der Rahmeneinheiten zur Aufnahme einer als Einheitslastcontainer des Luftfrachtverkehrs ausgebildeten Containereinheit vorgesehen ist.According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is proposed that the receiving space of the frame units is provided for receiving a container unit designed as a unit load container of air freight traffic.

In diesem Zusammenhang ist die Anlage zweckmäßigerweise zwischen einer Landverkehrsseite und einer Luftverkehrseite angeordnet. Unter einem "Landverkehr" kann insbesondere ein Straßen-, Schienen- oder Binnenschiffsverkehr verstanden werden. Durch die vorgeschlagene Ausgestaltung der Anlage kann zwischen Landverkehrseite und Luftverkehrseite vorteilhaft ein geringer Platz zur Lagerung der Containereinheiten in Anspruch genommen werden.In this context, the plant is expediently arranged between a land transport side and an air transport side. In particular "road transport" can be understood as road, rail or inland waterway transport. The proposed design of the system can advantageously take up a small space for storage of container units between land transport side and air transport side.

Vorzugsweise weist die Anlage auf der Landverkehrseite eine Umladestation auf, in welcher eine Fracht von einem Transportmittel des Landverkehrs auf eine Fördertechnik der Anlage umgeladen wird.Preferably, the plant on the land transport side on a transfer station, in which a cargo is transhipped from a means of transport of land transport on a conveyor technology of the system.

Es können bereits bestehende, gängige Hebevorrichtungen für die Handhabung der Lagervorrichtung eingesetzt werden, wenn die Hebevorrichtung eine Greifvorrichtung mit zumindest einem Greifelement aufweist, welches die Handhabungsstruktur der Rahmeneinheit von oben greift.Already existing, common lifting devices for handling the storage device can be used if the lifting device has a gripping device with at least one gripping element which grips the handling structure of the frame unit from above.

Vorzugsweise ist die Greifvorrichtung in einer horizontalen Ebene verfahrbar, welche sich zumindest oberhalb des Lagerareals erstreckt. Die Hebevorrichtung kann insbesondere als Portalkran ausgebildet sein, mit einer entlang eines Portals bewegbaren Greifvorrichtung, welche die Rahmeneinheit der Lagervorrichtungen von oben greift. Es kann hierdurch insbesondere eine Technik eingesetzt werden, die bei der Handhabung von Containereinheiten des intermodalen Frachtverkehrs bekannt ist.Preferably, the gripping device is movable in a horizontal plane, which extends at least above the storage area. The lifting device can be designed, in particular, as a gantry crane, with a gripping device which can be moved along a gantry and grips the frame unit of the storage devices from above. It can be used in particular a technique that is known in the handling of container units of intermodal freight traffic.

Es wird ein Ausführungsbeispiel anhand der Zeichnungen erläutert. Es zeigen:

Figur 1:
eine Anlage zur Behandlung von Containereinheiten des Luftfrachtverkehrs in einer Ansicht von oben,
Figur 2:
die Anlage aus Figur 1 in einer perspektivischen Ansicht,
Figur 3:
einen Stapelplatz der Anlage aus Figur 1 mit gestapelten Rahmeneinheiten und
Figur 4:
die Anordnung einer Rahmeneinheit und einer Fördereinheit der Anlage in einer Be- oder Enladeposition in einer Ansicht von oben.
An embodiment will be explained with reference to the drawings. Show it:
FIG. 1:
a system for handling container units of air freight traffic in a view from above,
FIG. 2:
the plant off FIG. 1 in a perspective view,
FIG. 3:
a stack of the plant FIG. 1 with stacked frame units and
FIG. 4:
the arrangement of a frame unit and a conveyor unit of the system in a loading or Enladeposition in a view from above.

Figur 1 zeigt eine Anlage 10 zur Behandlung von Containereinheiten 12 in einer schematischen Ansicht von oben. Diese Anlage 10 ist außerdem in einer dreidimensionalen Ansicht in Figur 2 zu sehen. FIG. 1 shows a system 10 for treating container units 12 in a schematic view from above. This plant 10 is also in a three-dimensional view in FIG. 2 to see.

Die Anlage 10 befindet sich insbesondere auf einem Flughafengelände und ist - bezogen auf den durch die Anlage 10 abgewickelten Behandlungsfluss von Containereinheiten 12 - zwischen einer Landverkehrsseite 14 (oder "Landside") und einer Flugverkehrsseite 16 (oder "Airside") bzw. einem Flugfeld angeordnet.The plant 10 is located in particular on an airport area and is - based on the handled by the system 10 treatment flow of container units 12 - between a land transport side 14 (or "Landside") and an air traffic side 16 (or "Airside") or an airfield ,

Die Containereinheiten 12 sind in der gezeigten Ausführung als normierte Einheitslastcontainer (oder "Unit Load Device" oder "ULD") des Luftfrachtverkehrs ausgebildet (siehe auch Figur 3). Die Anlage 10 weist eine erste, landverkehrsseitige Umladeschnittstelle 18 und eine zweite, flugverkehrsseitige Umladeschnittstelle 20 auf. Die Schnittstelle 18 ist als intermodale Umladestation ausgebildet, an welcher eine von einem Transportmittel 21 des Landverkehrs, wie z.B. von einem LkW oder einem Güterzug transportierte Fracht auf eine Fördertechnik der Anlage 10 umgeladen wird.The container units 12 are formed in the embodiment shown as a standardized unit load container (or "Unit Load Device" or "ULD") of the air cargo traffic (see also FIG. 3 ). The system 10 has a first land-side transshipment interface 18 and a second air-traffic-side transshipment interface 20. The interface 18 is designed as an intermodal transfer station to which a transported by a means of transport 21 of land transport, such as transported by a truck or a freight train on a conveyor technology of the system 10 is reloaded.

An der Umladeschnittstelle 20 werden mit Fracht geladene Containereinheiten 12 von der Fördertechnik der Anlage 10 auf eine Transporteinheit 22 des Flughafens geladen, welche die Containereinheiten 12 zu einem zugeordneten Flugzeug (nicht gezeigt) transportieren.At the reload interface 20, cargo-loaded container units 12 are loaded by the conveyor system of the facility 10 onto a transport unit 22 of the airport, which transport the container units 12 to an associated aircraft (not shown).

Die Anlage 10 weist ein Handhabungsareal 24, welches zwischen Landside und Airside angeordnet ist und in welchem die Containereinheiten 12 zwischen den Schnittstellen 18 und 20 behandelt werden, und ein Lagerareal 26 auf, in welchem die Containereinheiten 12 gelagert werden. Die Lagerung erfolgt sowohl für Containereinheiten 12, die von einem Flugzeug kommend vor deren Abfertigung an der Schnittstelle 18 bzw. vor der Umladung der Fracht auf ein Transportmittel des Landverkehrs gelagert werden, als auch für Containereinheiten 12, deren Fracht mit einem Transportmittel des Landverkehrs zur Anlage 10 transportiert wurde und vor deren Abfertigung an der Schnittstelle 20 bzw. deren Beladen auf die Transporteinheit 22 zum Weitertransport zu einem zugeordneten Flugzeug gelagert werden.The plant 10 has a handling area 24, which is arranged between landside and airside and in which the container units 12 between the interfaces 18 and 20 are treated, and a storage area 26, in which the container units 12 are stored. The storage takes place both for container units 12, which are stored by an aircraft prior to their handling at the interface 18 and before the transhipment of cargo on a means of land transport, as well as container units 12, their freight with a means of land transport to the plant 10 was transported and stored before their handling at the interface 20 and their loading on the transport unit 22 for further transport to an associated aircraft.

Das Lagerareal 26 ist als Stapelplatz ausgebildet, an welchem die Containereinheiten 12 mit Hilfe von Lagervorrichtungen 28 aufeinander gestapelt werden.The storage area 26 is designed as a stacking place, on which the container units 12 are stacked on one another with the aid of storage devices 28.

Die Lagervorrichtungen 28 sind in Figur 3 näher dargestellt. Diese zeigt einen durch drei mit jeweils einer Containereinheit 12 beladene Lagervorrichtungen 28 gebildeten Stapel 29 des Lagerareals 26 in einer perspektivischen Ansicht. Der Übersichtlichkeit halber sind die Containereinheiten 12 gestrichelt dargestellt. Die Lagervorrichtungen 28 weisen jeweils eine Rahmeneinheit 30 auf, welche einen Aufnahmeraum 32 begrenzen bzw. bilden, in welchem jeweils eine Containereinheit 12 aufgenommen ist. Die Rahmeneinheit 30 bildet durch deren quaderförmige Rahmenstruktur eine Stapelstruktur 34, die zur Stapelbildung mit weiteren Containereinheiten 12 geeignet ist.The storage devices 28 are in FIG. 3 shown in more detail. It shows a stack 29 of the storage area 26 formed by three storage devices 28 loaded with a respective container unit 12 in a perspective view. For clarity, the container units 12 are shown in dashed lines. The storage devices 28 each have a frame unit 30, which delimit or form a receiving space 32, in each of which a container unit 12 is received. The frame unit 30 forms by their cuboid frame structure a stack structure 34 which is suitable for stacking with other container units 12.

Der Aufnahmeraum 32 ist an einer von der Rahmeneinheit 30 gebildeten Tragseite nach unten durch eine Tragstruktur 36 begrenzt, von welcher die Containereinheit 12 getragen wird. Diese Tragstruktur 36 ist in Figur 4 näher dargestellt. Die Rahmeneinheit 30 bildet weitere Seiten der Lagervorrichtung 28, die nach außen offen sind und demnach als Be- und Entladeseiten 38 genutzt werden können, durch welche der Aufnahmeraum 32 be- bzw. entladen werden kann. Insbesondere sind die vier senkrecht zur Tragseite stehenden Seiten der Lagervorrichtung 28 zur Nutzung als Be- und Entladeseite 38 offen ausgebildet.The receiving space 32 is bounded on a support side formed by the frame unit 30 down by a support structure 36, of which the container unit 12 is supported. This support structure 36 is in FIG. 4 shown in more detail. The frame unit 30 forms further sides of the bearing device 28, which are open to the outside and can therefore be used as loading and unloading sides 38, through which the receiving space 32 can be loaded or unloaded. In particular are the four sides of the bearing device 28, which are perpendicular to the support side, are designed to be open for use as loading and unloading side 38.

Die Anlage 10 ist mit einem Satz von Lagervorrichtungen 28 ausgestattet. Zur Handhabung der Lagervorrichtungen 28 weist die Anlage 10 eine Hebevorrichtung 40 auf. Diese ist insbesondere mit einer Greifvorrichtung 41, einer mobilen Tragund Führungsvorrichtung 42 und einer festen Portalstruktur 43 mit zwei parallel zueinander ausgerichteten Längsführungen versehen. Die Längsführungen definieren eine horizontale Ebene, die sich oberhalb des Handhabungsareals 24 und des Lagerareals 26 erstreckt. Die Trag- und Führungsvorrichtung 42 ist in dieser Ebene parallel zur Längsrichtung der Längsführungen entlang dieser verfahrbar, wobei die Greifvorrichtung 41 entlang der Trag- und Führungsvorrichtung 42 senkrecht zur Längsrichtung der Längsführungen verfahrbar ist. Die Greifvorrichtung 41 kann demnach mit zwei Freiheitsgraden innerhalb der oben definierten Ebene entlang eines beliebigen Pfads bewegt werden, insbesondere um Lagervorrichtungen 28 zwischen dem Handhabungsareal 24 und dem Lagerareal 26 und umgekehrt zu bewegen.The system 10 is equipped with a set of storage devices 28. For handling the storage devices 28, the system 10 has a lifting device 40. This is in particular provided with a gripping device 41, a mobile support and guide device 42 and a fixed gantry structure 43 with two longitudinal guides aligned parallel to one another. The longitudinal guides define a horizontal plane that extends above the handling area 24 and the storage area 26. The support and guide device 42 is movable in this plane parallel to the longitudinal direction of the longitudinal guides along this, wherein the gripping device 41 along the supporting and guiding device 42 is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the longitudinal guides movable. The gripping device 41 can thus be moved with two degrees of freedom within the above-defined plane along any path, in particular to move storage devices 28 between the handling area 24 and the storage area 26 and vice versa.

Die Greifvorrichtung 41 ist mit Greifelementen versehen, die den oberen Teil der Rahmeneinheit 30 von oben greift. Sie weist ferner eine Antriebseinheit auf, durch welche die Greifelemente in vertikaler Richtung zum Heben bzw. Senken einer Lagervorrichtung 28 bewegt werden können. Der Teil der Rahmenstruktur, welcher die der Tragseite bzw. der Tragstruktur 36 gegenüberliegenden Oberseite der Lagervorrichtung 28 bildet, dient demnach als Handhabungsstruktur 44, die zu einer Handhabung durch die Greifvorrichtung 41 bzw. deren Greifelemente geeignet ist.The gripping device 41 is provided with gripping elements, which engages the upper part of the frame unit 30 from above. It also has a drive unit, by means of which the gripping elements can be moved in the vertical direction for lifting or lowering a bearing device 28. The part of the frame structure, which forms the upper side of the bearing device 28 opposite the carrying side or the supporting structure 36, accordingly serves as a handling structure 44, which is suitable for handling by the gripping device 41 or its gripping elements.

Die Hebevorrichtung 40 ist insbesondere gemäß einer herkömmlichen Hebevorrichtung für Cargocontainer des intermodalen Verkehrs, insbesondere für ISO- oder Seecontainer, ausgebildet, wobei sie an das typische Ausmaß eines Einheitslastcontainers bzw. an die Dimensionierung der Lagervorrichtung 28 angepasst ist. Bei einer Anwendung mit solchen Cargocontainern des intermodalen Verkehrs greift die Hebevorrichtung 40 bekannterweise den Cargocontainer von oben. In der gezeigten Ausführung wird mit der Rahmeneinheit 30 der Lagervorrichtung 28 die Ausgestaltung eines Cargocontainers fingiert, wobei die Greifvorrichtung 41 die Handhabungsstruktur 44 der Rahmeneinheit 30 wie die Außenstruktur eines Cargocontainers behandelt.The lifting device 40 is designed in particular according to a conventional lifting device for cargo containers of intermodal transport, in particular for ISO or sea containers, taking into account the typical extent of a unit load container or adapted to the dimensioning of the bearing device 28. In an application with such cargo containers of intermodal transport, the lifting device 40 is known to grip the cargo container from above. In the embodiment shown, the frame unit 30 of the bearing device 28 is used to simulate the design of a cargo container, wherein the gripping device 41 treats the handling structure 44 of the frame unit 30 like the outer structure of a cargo container.

Im Handhabungsareal 24 sind ferner Fördereinheiten 46 angeordnet, die zur Förderung der Containereinheiten 12 dienen. Die Lagervorrichtungen 28, und zwar insbesondere deren Tragstruktur 36 sind dazu ausgebildet, mit den Fördereinheiten 46 zu korrespondieren.In handling area 24 further conveyor units 46 are arranged, which serve to promote the container units 12. The bearing devices 28, in particular their support structure 36 are adapted to correspond with the conveyor units 46.

Figur 4 zeigt eine als Rollenförderer ausgebildete Fördereinheit 46 der Anlage 10 in einer Ansicht von oben. Die Tragstruktur 36 einer Lagervorrichtung 28 ist der Übersichtlichkeit halber gestrichelt dargestellt. Diese weist parallel zueinander angeordnete, längliche Aufliegeprofile 48 auf, die paarweise Zwischenräume 50 bilden. Um eine Lagervorrichtung 28 mit einer Containereinheit 12 zu beladen, wird mittels der Hebevorrichtung 40 die Rahmeneinheit 30 über einer Fördereinheit 46 platziert und solange vertikal nach unten bewegt, bis die Förderelemente 52 bzw. die Rollen des Rollenförderers in die Zwischenräume 50 eingreifen. Hierbei greift die von den Rollen gebildete Förderfläche der Fördereinheit 46 in den Aufnahmeraum 32 ein. In dieser Ladeposition der Lagervorrichtung 28 kann mittels der Fördereinheit 46 eine Containereinheit 12 bis in den Aufnahmeraum 32 bewegt werden. Anschließend wird mit der Hebevorrichtung 40 die Lagervorrichtung 28 vertikal gehoben, so dass die Tragstruktur 36 von der Fördereinheit 46 getrennt wird. Von dort kann die Lagervorrichtung 28 mittels der Hebevorrichtung 40 zum Lagerareal 26 getragen werden und mit weiteren Lagervorrichtungen 28 gestapelt werden. Ein Entladen der Lagervorrichtung 28 erfolgt in umgekehrter Reihenfolge und wird zur Vermeidung von unnötigen Wiederholungen nicht explizit beschrieben. FIG. 4 shows a designed as a roller conveyor conveyor unit 46 of the system 10 in a view from above. The support structure 36 of a storage device 28 is shown in dashed lines for clarity. This has mutually parallel, elongated Aufliegeprofile 48 which form pairs of spaces 50. To load a storage device 28 with a container unit 12, the frame unit 30 is placed over a conveyor unit 46 by means of the lifting device 40 and moved vertically down until the conveyor elements 52 and the rollers of the roller conveyor engage in the intermediate spaces 50. Here, the conveying surface formed by the rollers of the conveyor unit 46 engages in the receiving space 32 a. In this loading position of the storage device 28, a container unit 12 can be moved into the receiving space 32 by means of the conveying unit 46. Subsequently, with the lifting device 40, the bearing device 28 is lifted vertically, so that the support structure 36 is separated from the conveyor unit 46. From there, the storage device 28 can be carried by the lifting device 40 to the storage area 26 and stacked with other storage devices 28. A discharge of the bearing device 28 takes place in reverse Order and is not explicitly described to avoid unnecessary repetition.

In einer weiteren, nicht gezeigten Ausführung der Fördereinheit 46 der Anlage 10 weist diese eine Anordnung (auch "Kugeldeck" genannt) von als Wälzkörper, insbesondere als Kugel ausgebildeten Förderelementen auf, die in einer Vielzahl von Richtungen umgewälzt werden können. Für eine Be- bzw. Entladung des Aufnahmeraums 32 wird wie oben beschrieben die Tragvorrichtung 28 vertikal nach unten bewegt, bis die verschiedenen Zeilen der Anordnung von Wälzkörpern in die Zwischenräume 50 eingreifen. Eine Be- bzw. Entladung kann in dieser Ausführung der Fördereinheit 46 von allen vier Be- und Entladeseiten 38 erfolgen. Insbesondere kann vor einer Entladung die Containereinheit 12 innerhalb des Aufnahmeraums 32 um eine vertikale Achse in eine Position gedreht werden, die zu einer Entladung durch eine gewünschte Entladeseite 38 entspricht. In a further, not shown embodiment of the conveyor unit 46 of the system 10, this has an arrangement (also called "ball deck") of rolling elements, in particular designed as a ball conveyor elements, which can be circulated in a variety of directions. For a loading or unloading of the receiving space 32, the carrying device 28 is moved vertically downwards as described above until the various lines of the arrangement of rolling elements engage in the intermediate spaces 50. A loading or unloading can take place in this embodiment of the conveyor unit 46 of all four loading and unloading pages 38. In particular, before discharge, the container unit 12 can be rotated within the receiving space 32 about a vertical axis into a position corresponding to a discharge through a desired discharge side 38.

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  1. Storage device for storing a container unit (12), having a frame unit (30) which forms a receiving space (32) for receiving the container unit (12), and a handling structure (44) which is embodied to be handled by a lifting device (40), a carrying structure (36) which is embodied to correspond with a conveying unit (46) for loading and unloading the receiving space (32) and has support profiles (48) which form intermediate spaces (50) for the engagement of conveying elements (52) of the conveying unit (46) and a stacking structure (34) which is embodied to cooperate with a corresponding stacking structure in order to form a stack (29), of which the frame unit (30) is an integral part.
  2. Storage device according to claim 1, characterised in that the frame unit (30) has a box-shaped, at least partially open frame structure, and the receiving space (32) can be loaded and unloaded from at least three sides (38).
  3. Storage device according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterised in that the carrying structure (46) is embodied for the engagement of conveying elements (52) of a roller conveyor.
  4. Storage device according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterised in that the carrying structure (46) is embodied for the engagement of conveying elements of an arrangement of multidirectional rolling elements.
  5. Storage device according to one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the receiving space (32) is provided to receive a container unit (12) embodied as a unit load container of the air freight traffic.
  6. System with a storage device (28) according to one of the preceding claims and a lifting device (40), which serves to handle the handling structure (44) of the frame unit (30).
  7. System according to claim 6, characterised in that the lifting device (40) has a gripping device (41) with at least one gripping element, which grips the handling structure (44) of the frame unit (30) from above.
  8. Installation for handling container units (12), having a set of storage devices (38) according to one of claims 1 to 5, at least one conveying unit (46), which is provided to load and unload the receiving space (32) of the frame units (30), at least one lifting device (40), which serves to handle the handling structure (44) of the frame units (30) and a storage area (26), in which the frame units (30) are stacked one on top of the other by means of the lifting device (40).
  9. Installation according to claim 8, characterised in that the lifting device (40) has a gripping device (41) with at least one gripping element, which grips the handling structure (44) of the frame unit (30) from above.
  10. Installation according to claim 9, characterised in that the gripping device (41) can be moved in a horizontal plane, which extends at least above the storage area (26).
  11. Installation according to one of claims 8 to 10 arranged between a groundside (14) and an airside (16) of an airport and having an interface (18) embodied as a transfer station and arranged on the groundside (14).
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