System and method for storing products in a storage rack

Abstract

The invention relates to a method of storing storage products in a storage rack, the storage rack comprising several rack units providing a plurality of storage spaces for the storage products. The storage rack comprises a transport shaft, a transport device being traversable on the transport shaft to transport the storage products between a service opening and a storage space. A first rack unit has the service opening and a second rack unit is spaced from the first rack unit by the transport shaft. In the method, a first storage product is transported into a buffer area spaced from the service opening of the first rack unit by the transport device for intermediate storage. A second storage product is supplied to the transport device via the service opening. The second storage product to be stored is transported into the buffer area using the transport device.

1 . A storage rack, comprising:
 a plurality of rack units providing a plurality of storage spaces for storing storage products; and   a transport shaft along which a transport device is traversable to transport the storage products between a service opening and one of the plurality of storage spaces,
 wherein a first of the plurality of rack units includes the service opening and a second of the plurality of rack units is spaced from the first rack unit by the transport shaft, and 
 wherein the second of the plurality of rack units includes a buffer area for intermediate storage of storage products, the buffer area having at least two buffer spaces and being disposed at substantially the same elevation as the service opening. 
   
     
     
         2 . The storage rack according to  claim 1 , wherein the buffer area has a height equal to approximately twice a predetermined maximum height of the storage space. 
     
     
         3 . The storage rack according to  claim 1 , further comprising a height measuring device disposed proximate the service opening and selected to measure a height of the storage product. 
     
     
         4 . The storage rack according to  claim 1 , further comprising a closure element configured to open and close the service opening. 
     
     
         5 . The storage rack according  claim 1 , wherein the transport device comprises a first transporting means and a second transporting means, wherein the first transporting means is traversable in a vertical direction and the second transporting means is traversable in a horizontal direction. 
     
     
         6 . The storage rack according to  claim 1 , the first and second rack units further comprising vertically spaced carrier supports, a plurality of the carrier supports being arranged at opposite side walls of the at least one rack unit to form the storage space. 
     
     
         7 . The storage rack according to  claim 1 , wherein the rack units have carrier supports one above the other and spaced from each other, and arranged at opposite side walls of the rack units to form a storage space for the storage product.