Abrégé

A storage and picking system including racks having a multiplicity of rack locations; vertical conveyors adjacent laterally to longitudinal sides of corresponding racks or arranged within the corresponding racks; transfer locations arranged for material-flow-related uncoupling between the vertical conveyors and storage-and-retrieval units; storage-and-retrieval units in aisles between the racks; and a conveying level free of rack locations. The vertical conveyors are assigned respective transfer locations in the conveying-means level. A material-flow computer (MFR), which has access to a topology made up of a multiplicity of waypoints and segments, provides article-specific, sequence- or distribution-weighted transport orders to transport the articles between the rack locations and starting points/destinations. The transport orders each have a route, in the conveying-means level, which represents linked segments and along which the articles are moved between the transfer locations and the starting points/destinations, and each of the segments connects one waypoint to another waypoint.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 7/00 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le traitement de données en agissant sur l'ordre ou le contenu des données maniées
• B65G 1/04 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques
• B65G 1/06 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des moyens pour que les objets se présentent à l'enlèvement dans des positions ou à des niveaux prédéterminés
• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés

Abrégé

A storage and order-picking system and method characterized by a shelf arrangement having shelves, vertical conveyors, and autonomously movable, driverless transport vehicles (FTF) with an FTF plane which is substantially barrier-free and which extends under, over or through the shelf arrangement. The FTF plane is coupled to the shelf arrangement by conveyor technology via the vertical conveyors. The FTF plane has a travel surface with a topology of travel points and segments along which the FTFs move in a guided manner, the segments each extending from one travel point to another adjacent travel point. A fleet manager produces and outputs travel orders for the FTFs, the orders comprising individual navigation information, in order to transport the storage goods, which are not yet transported to the FTF plane by the vertical conveyors in an absolute order, along individual travel paths specifically produced for the FTF away from/to the vertical conveyors.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/00 - Emmagasinage d'objets, individuellement ou avec une certaine ordonnance, dans des entrepôts ou des magasins
• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés
• B65G 1/04 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques
• B65G 15/50 - Porte-charges sans fin consistant en une série de cordes ou de bandes parallèles

Abrégé

A storage and order-picking system and method characterized by a shelf arrangement having shelves, vertical conveyors, and autonomously movable, driverless transport vehicles (FTF) with an FTF plane which is substantially barrier-free and which extends under, over or through the shelf arrangement. The FTF plane is coupled to the shelf arrangement by conveyor technology via the vertical conveyors. The FTF plane has a travel surface with a topology of travel points and segments along which the FTFs move in a guided manner, the segments each extending from one travel point to another adjacent travel point. A fleet manager produces and outputs travel orders for the FTFs, the orders comprising individual navigation information, in order to transport the storage goods, which are not yet transported to the FTF plane by the vertical conveyors in an absolute order, along individual travel paths specifically produced for the FTF away from/to the vertical conveyors.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/00 - Emmagasinage d'objets, individuellement ou avec une certaine ordonnance, dans des entrepôts ou des magasins
• B65G 1/04 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques
• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés

Abrégé

It is disclosed a method for picking, in accordance with the goods-to-man principle, a plurality of different articles in accordance with orders, wherein preferably at least one of the orders comprises both fragile and non-fragile articles, which are to be packed together into a shipping container, in a storage and order-picking system, wherein the storage and order-picking system comprises: a warehouse where the articles are stored as storage units, each respectively containing articles of one type only; a plurality of picking-and-packing stations, wherein each picking-and-packing station comprises at least one collecting zone and is configured to buffer a plurality of the articles and to provide the shipping container; a conveying system connecting the warehouse to the picking-and-packing stations; and a controlling unit configured to assign the orders to the picking-and-packing stations, to monitor the picking, and to control material flow; wherein the method comprises the following steps: collecting a plurality of orders; batch-orientated analyzing the collected orders by the controlling unit; batch-orientated assigning the analyzed orders to the picking-and-packing stations by the controlling unit, wherein each of the analyzed orders is assigned to, preferably one of, the collecting zones; article-orientated conveying the storage units via the conveying system from the warehouse to the picking-and-packing stations; removing, preferably manually, the articles conveyed to the picking-and-packing stations, and order-orientated distributing the removed articles to the corresponding collecting zones by depositing the removed articles in the corresponding collecting zones; and packing the collected articles into the shipping container at the corresponding picking-and-packing stations.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 10/08 - Logistique, p. ex. entreposage, chargement ou distributionGestion d’inventaires ou de stocks
• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés

Abrégé

It is disclosed a storage and picking system for storing and picking of articles in accordance with a picking order into order containers comprising: a storage zone; a working zone; at least one picking-work station; and a plurality of storage and retrieval devices, wherein each of the storage and retrieval devices comprises: a load-handling device; a vertical mast along which the load-handling device is supported vertically movable, preferably exclusively; and a ground-near travelling unit, wherein the travelling unit is connected to the mast; and a controlling device being integrated into the travelling unit; wherein the travelling unit is dimensioned such that and wherein the mast is arranged such that the storage and retrieval device can travel, for purpose of storing or retrieving, in the travelling direction beneath one of the racks while an other storage and retrieval device can pass the storage and retrieval device in the rack aisle; an wherein the storage and retrieval device can travel autonomously within each of the zones and between the zones in the travelling direction along a travelling path which is selectable freely.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés
• B66F 9/06 - Dispositifs pour lever ou descendre des marchandises volumineuses ou lourdes aux fins de chargement ou de déchargement se déplaçant, avec leurs charges, sur des roues ou sur un dispositif analogue, p. ex. chariots élévateurs à fourche
• B65G 1/04 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques
• B65G 1/06 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des moyens pour que les objets se présentent à l'enlèvement dans des positions ou à des niveaux prédéterminés

Abrégé

The invention discloses a storage and picking system for the storage and retrieval of a multiplicity of articles, having a statically arranged rack arrangement, which has a multiplicity of racks (16), wherein the racks (16) each have a multiplicity of rack locations (R), which are arranged one above the other and one beside the other and in which the articles can be stored, and from which they can be retrieved, wherein the racks (16) define at least one aisle (18) between them; having a multiplicity of statically arranged vertical conveyors (20), wherein, in order for the aisles (18) to be connected up for material-flow purposes, in each case a plurality of vertical conveyors (20) either are adjacent laterally to longitudinal sides of the corresponding racks (16) or are arranged within the corresponding racks (16), and wherein the vertical conveyors (20) transport the articles substantially vertically; having a multiplicity of transfer locations (T), which are arranged in the rack arrangement (14) for material-flow-related uncoupling between the vertical conveyors (20) and the storage-and-retrieval units (22), wherein each of the vertical conveyors (20) is assigned at least one of the transfer locations (T); having a multiplicity of storage-and-retrieval units (22), which can be displaced preferably with rail guidance, preferably substantially only, in the aisles (18), wherein the storage-and-retrieval units (22) store and retrieve the articles preferably in disordered fashion and transport them substantially horizontally along the aisles (18); having a conveying-means level (24): which is substantially barrier-free, in particular free of rack locations (R); which extends horizontally beneath, above or through the rack arrangement (14); which is coupled to the rack arrangement (14) for conveying purposes via the vertical conveyors (20), which extend vertically from the rack arrangement (14) into the conveying-means level (24), wherein each of the vertical conveyors (20) is assigned at least one transfer location (Ü) in the conveying-means level (24); which has a multiplicity of starting points/destinations; and which has a surface area (26) which has a topology made up of a multiplicity of waypoints and segments; and having a material-flow computer (MFR), which has access to the topology and is intended for generating and giving out article-specific, sequence- or distribution-weighted transport orders in order to transport the articles between the rack locations (R) and the starting points/destinations, wherein the transport orders each have a route, in the conveying-means level (24), which represents linked segments and along which the articles are moved in a specific manner between the transfer locations (Ü) and the starting points/destinations, wherein each of the segments connects one of the waypoints to another of the waypoints.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/04 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques
• B65G 1/06 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des moyens pour que les objets se présentent à l'enlèvement dans des positions ou à des niveaux prédéterminés

Abrégé

The invention relates to a storage and order-picking system comprising a shelf arrangement (14) having a plurality of shelves (16) and a plurality of vertical conveyors (20). The system furthermore comprises at least one fleet of autonomously movable, driverless transport vehicles, FTF, (28) and an FTF plane (24) which is substantially barrier-free, in particular free of shelf compartments (R), and which extends under, over or through the shelf arrangement (14). The FTF plane (24) is coupled to the shelf arrangement (14) by means of conveyor technology via the vertical conveyors (20) that vertically extend up to the FTF plane (24). The FTF plane (24) has a travel surface (26) with a topology (40) of travel points and segments along which the FTFs (28) move in a guided manner, each of the segments extending from one of the travel points to another adjacent travel point. A fleet manager (FM) having access to said topology is designed to produce and output travel orders for the FTFs (28), said orders comprising individual navigation information, in order to transport the storage goods, which are not yet transported to the FTF plane (24) by the vertical conveyors (20) in an absolute order, along individual travel paths (40) specifically produced for the FTF away from and to the vertical conveyors (20) and to hand them over in the absolute order. The invention also relates to a method for the operation of such a system.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/04 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques
• B65G 1/06 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des moyens pour que les objets se présentent à l'enlèvement dans des positions ou à des niveaux prédéterminés

Abrégé

The invention relates to a device (10) for transporting objects (0), comprising: - a frame (18) movable in one or more transport directions; - a first gripper arm (22) and second gripper arm (23) arranged on the frame; - a displacing unit (16) for displacing the gripper arms between respective transport positions, in which an object can be transported, and gripping positions in which an object can be grasped; wherein at least one of the gripper arms is provided on the side facing toward the opposite gripper arm with at least one flexible unit comprising a flexible element (36) for filling selectively with a medium, in particular a stretchable membrane for filling with medium; - a medium feed unit (95) for feeding medium to one or more of the flexible elements for the purpose of clamping the object.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 47/90 - Dispositifs pour saisir et déposer les articles ou les matériaux
• B65G 1/04 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques

Abrégé

A method (300) for picking a multiplicity of different articles (104) on the basis of orders (200), preferably at least one of the orders (200) including both breakable and unbreakable articles (104), in a storage and picking system (10) in accordance with the goods-to-man principle, wherein the storage and picking system (10) has: a store (14; 18; 26), in which the articles (104) are stored in the form of same-type storage units (90); a multiplicity of pick-and-pack stations (100), wherein each pick-and-pack station (100) has a plurality of collecting zones (102) and is intended for buffer-storing a plurality of the articles (104) and for supplying the shipping containers (106); a conveying system (46), which connects the store (14; 18; 26) to the pick-and-pack stations (100); and a control unit (48), which is intended for assigning the orders (200) to the pick-and-pack stations (100), for monitoring the picking and for controlling a material flow.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés

Abrégé

Safety apparatus (80), in particular a safety catch, for a storage and retrieval device (10), a storage and retrieval device (10) comprising lifting gear (30) for driving a moveable lift truck (38) which is coupled to at least one supporting means (60), and a method for monitoring a storage and retrieval device (10). The safety apparatus (80) has a monitoring device (84) which is designed to detect a load state of the at least one supporting means (60), in particular a measured variable that is dependent on the supporting means tension, a holding device (90), in particular a safety catch, which is designed to inhibit a movement of the lift truck (38) selectively, an energy storage device (96), which is designed to supply energy to the holding device (90), and a control device (82), which is designed to actuate the energy storage device (96) depending on a signal detected by the monitoring device (84) in order to activate the holding device (90).

Classes IPC  ?

• B66F 9/07 - Dispositifs pour stocker du plancher jusqu'au toit, p. ex. "pont stockeur", "transtockeur"
• B66F 17/00 - Dispositifs de sécurité, p. ex. pour limiter ou indiquer la force de levage

Abrégé

The invention relates to a storage and picking system (10) for storing and picking items (32) in accordance with a picking order into an order container (40) which comprises: a storage zone (14); a working zone (16); at least one picking workstation (36); and a plurality of shelf-servicing devices (50), wherein each of the shelf-servicing devices (50) comprises: a load-accepting means; a vertical mast (160) along which the load-accepting means is mounted to move vertically; and a ground-level travelling unit wherein the travelling unit is connected with the mast (160); and a control device which is integrated into the travelling unit. Said travelling unit is dimensioned such and the mast is arranged such that the shelf-servicing unit (50) can be driven under one of the shelves in the direction of travel (54) for the purpose of placing articles on and removing articles from the shelving, while a different shelf-servicing unit can drive past the shelf-servicing unit in the shelf aisle (26). The shelf-servicing unit (50) travels autonomously within each of the zones (14, 18) and between the zones (14, 18) along a freely selectable path in the direction of travel (54).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/04 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques
• B66F 9/06 - Dispositifs pour lever ou descendre des marchandises volumineuses ou lourdes aux fins de chargement ou de déchargement se déplaçant, avec leurs charges, sur des roues ou sur un dispositif analogue, p. ex. chariots élévateurs à fourche
• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés

Abrégé

A warehouse system comprising a control device; a plurality of racks defining rack aisles each of which includes an access and is secured against unauthorized entry by an operator by the access, wherein a first sensor monitors whether the access is closed or open and transmits corresponding status signals to the control device; a plurality of rack serving units each of which travels in an automated manner along a rack aisle and includes a load handling device for storing and retrieving storage goods. Each load handling device has assigned a second sensor which detects whether the load handling device is in a retracted neutral position, currently extracts, or is extracted, and which transmits a corresponding state signal to the control device. The system further includes an aisle-serving switch device that communicates with the control device and can be shifted physically by an access key between automatic and maintenance positions.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 65/00 - Chargement ou déchargement
• B65G 1/04 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques

Abrégé

The invention discloses a packing station (16) for the preferably manual stacking of piece goods (52) on a shipping load carrier (46), wherein the piece goods (52) are packed manually onto the load carrier (46) by an operator (40) to form a stack (54) of piece goods, having: a load carrier lifting apparatus (48), which is designed to move the load carrier (46) vertically (60) between a first height (H0) and a second height (H2), wherein the load carrier (46) can be replaced at the first height (H0) using load carrier conveying technology (44), and wherein the load carrier (46) is in a packing position (90) at the second height (H2), from where the load carrier (46) can be lowered step by step during the loading, which takes place layer by layer from above; a stack-forming hopper (34), which has a plurality of walls (36), the arrangement of which is matched to an outer contour (80) of the load carrier (46); and a platform (28), on which the operator (40) stands and on which the hopper (34) is arranged, the platform (28) having an opening (78), which is matched to the outer contour (80) of the load carrier (46), wherein the walls (36) of the hopper (34) surround the opening (78) and wherein the walls (36) of the hopper are oriented substantially perpendicularly to the platform (28); characterised in that a strapping apparatus (38) is also provided, wherein the strapping apparatus (38) is designed to fasten a closure strap (90) in a substantially horizontal direction around a packed layer (94) of piece goods (52) while the load carrier is in the packing position (92).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65B 13/02 - Application et amarrage des matériaux de liage, p. ex. ficelles, fils métalliques, bandelettes, bandes ou rubans, autour d'objets ou de groupes d'objets
• B65G 57/00 - Empilage d'objets
• B65G 57/03 - Empilage d'objets en ajoutant les objets au sommet de la pile par au-dessus

Abrégé

A system for storing and picking storage units including a rack arrangement having a plurality of racks, a plurality of rack-bound vehicles adapted to travel in a rack aisle for storing and retrieving the storage units into and from the storage locations in a transversal direction, wherein a rack-integrated lifter includes a load-handling device for transferring storage units between a rack-integrated handing-over location and at least one rack-integrated buffer location arranged only vertically beneath, or only vertically above, the handing-over location and at a transferring device for exchanging storage units between a feeding/discharging conveyor and the handing-over location.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/04 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques

Abrégé

A tray-handling station for manually loading or unloading piece goods on or from a tray, comprising a tray-conveyor system including a handling position for buffering at least one tray; a working area including at least partially a packing station, or a piece-good conveyor system; and a sliding-surface unit defining a handling plane together with the to-be-handled tray, the handling plane being arranged adjacent to the tray-conveyor system and the packing station, or the piece-good conveyor system; wherein the working area includes the handling position, at least partially, and is dimensioned such that a person moves, during removal of one of the piece goods from the tray located at the handling position, which serves as removal position, the piece good from the tray to a discharging area, which is located within the working area and which, at least partially, overlaps the packing station, or the piece-good-conveyor system, only by moving his/her upper body without a lift.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/06 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des moyens pour que les objets se présentent à l'enlèvement dans des positions ou à des niveaux prédéterminés
• B65G 47/52 - Dispositifs pour transférer objets ou matériaux entre transporteurs, p. ex. pour décharger ou alimenter
• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés

Abrégé

The invention relates to a stacker crane (12) for use in a shelf aisle (14) which is defined between two shelves (16-1, 16-2) standing opposite each other in a transverse direction (Z), comprising: an upper chassis (40) which can be coupled to an upper guiding rail (44); a lower chassis (38) which can be coupled to a lower guiding rail (42), said guiding rails (42, 44) extending along the shelf aisle (14) in a longitudinal direction (X); at least one mast (36) which connects the lower chassis (38) and the upper chassis (40) to each other in a height direction (Y); a load receiving means (30) for storing at least one storage product (26) into one of the shelves (16) in the transverse direction (Z) or for retrieving at least one storage product from one of the shelves (16), said load receiving means (30) being movable along the at least one mast (36) in a height-adjustable manner (32); and a damping unit (50) which has: a damping element (52), a jib (54), and preferably a central chassis (56); wherein the jib (54) is rigidly fixed to the at least one mast (36) and is connected to the central chassis (56) via the damping element (54) so as to be movable in the transverse direction (Z) in a damped manner, said central chassis being connectable to a central guiding rail (58) which is rigidly connected to one of the shelves (16-2) preferably at a central height and which extends along the shelf aisle (14) substantially in the longitudinal direction (X).

Classes IPC  ?

• B66F 9/07 - Dispositifs pour stocker du plancher jusqu'au toit, p. ex. "pont stockeur", "transtockeur"
• B66F 9/075 - Caractéristiques de construction ou détails

Abrégé

A work station for manually picking of piece goods, including a window conveyor which includes a plurality of optically distinguishable window locations. Each window location includes a defined region of the conveyor which is suitable for receiving a piece good. The conveyor extends through a picking zone and a provision region where different types of piece goods are provided at access locations. At the provision region the order-picking person can grasp piece goods manually from each of the access locations and put same on the conveyor. An order-picking control controls warehouse management and order processing in order to transmit information concerning one of the access locations and a removal quantity to the order-picking person in accordance with an order line of the picking order. A device is provided for allocating an unoccupied window location to one of the order lines based on selection and entry of the order-picking person.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06F 7/00 - Procédés ou dispositions pour le traitement de données en agissant sur l'ordre ou le contenu des données maniées

Abrégé

It is disclosed a matrix conveyor (10) comprising: a plurality of individual roller modules (28), wherein respectively one roller module (28) is arranged at each point of intersection of a regular grid-shaped structure (68), and wherein the roller modules (28) commonly define a conveying plane (30), which is substantially planar, for transporting a conveying good (72) thereon; and a superordinated control device (12) being adapted to individually control each of the individual roller modules (28) so that the conveying good (72) can be transported along a path (74), which can be planned in advance, wherein a shape of the path (74) is defined by a plurality of overlaps of at least two basic conveying directions (60, 62) of the conveying plane (30); wherein the at least two basic conveying directions (60, 62) geometrically span the conveying plane (30), and wherein each of the roller modules (64) is drivable in only one of the at least two basic conveying directions (60), wherein directly adjacent roller modules (66) are respectively drivable in the other one of the at least two basic conveying directions (62).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 47/34 - Dispositifs pour décharger les objets ou matériaux des transporteurs

Abrégé

Warehouse system (10) comprising: a control device (46); a plurality of racks (14) and rack aisles (16) therebetween; wherein the control device (46) is adapted to operate each of a plurality of rack serving units (18) in the automatic mode if a status signal signals that all of the accesses (34) to the rack aisles are closed; to instruct each of the load handling devices (28-1, 28-3) of one of the rack serving units (18-1, 18-3) which is operated in a directly neighbouring rack aisle (16-1, 16-3) adjacent to the to-be-maintained rack aisle (16-2) to which the operator (40) needs to gain admission for the purpose of maintenance, in a maintenance mode to only store and retrieve storage goods (24) in and from such racks (14-1, 14-6) which are not arranged directly adjacent to the to-be-maintained rack aisle (16-2).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/04 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques

Abrégé

A brush belt conveyor (10) is disclosed, for feeding a piece good (22) that is automatically picked up by a packaging robot (32) and packed onto a transport loading carrier (56), wherein the brush belt conveyor (10) comprises: a frame (12); deflection rollers (16) rotatably mounted in the frame (12); a belt (18), circulating (20) longitudinally in a conveyance direction (24) about the deflection rollers (16); wherein the belt (18) has a transport side (19) provided with fibers (26) and each fiber (26) has a first and a second end (64, 66), the first end (64) of each fiber (26) being fixedly connected to the belt (18) and the second end (66) of each fiber (26) projecting freely from the transport side (19) of the belt (18); wherein each fiber (26) projects sufficiently far from the transport side (19) that tines (28) of a gripper (30) of the packaging robot (32) can be moved under the piece good (22) situated on the fibers (26); and wherein the fibers (26) are sufficiently hard and thick and are arranged in a sufficient density on the belt (18) that the piece good (22) is situated on the second ends (66) of the fibers (26) without substantially bending the fibers (26).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 15/42 - Courroies ou porte-charges sans fin analogues en caoutchouc ou en matière plastique avec nervures, stries ou autres saillies superficielles
• B65G 27/04 - Porte-charges autres que les canaux ou conduits hélicoïdaux ou en spirale

Abrégé

The invention relates to a storage system and to a method for placing a storage good (30) into a rack (12) and removing a storage good from a rack by means of a load bearing means of a rack operating device that can be moved in a rack aisle in the longitudinal direction (X) of the rack (12), wherein the load bearing means can be moved vertically by means of a lifting unit of the rack operating device, wherein the load bearing means is designed to exchange storage goods (30) with rack locations, wherein the load bearing means has at least two longitudinally arranged handling locations (112, 114), wherein the load bearing means is supported such as to be movable in the longitudinal direction (X) relative to the lifting unit and wherein a storage-good conveying device extends within, above, or below the rack (12) across a length of the rack.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/04 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques
• B66F 9/07 - Dispositifs pour stocker du plancher jusqu'au toit, p. ex. "pont stockeur", "transtockeur"

Abrégé

The invention relates to a storage and picking system (100) for the automated picking of piece goods (26) of different types and different quantities according to picking orders, comprising: at least one rack block (10), wherein each rack block (10) has a plurality of channels (38), preferably through-channels, arranged on top of one another and next to one another, wherein each channel (38) has a length suitable for accommodating several piece goods (26) of the same type arranged one behind the other, a stocking end (84), and an opposite removal end (86); a preferably single feed conveyor (12), which couples a goods receiving area and/or storage area (20), where load units (22) each having several piece goods (26) are provided for separation according to type, to the rack block (10) by means of conveying, wherein separated piece goods (26) to be stocked are transported to the rack block (10) by means of the feed conveyor (12); a preferably single discharge conveyor (46), which is coupled to the rack block (10) by means of conveying, for transporting removed piece goods (26) from the rack block (10) to a shipping station (54); an automatic stocking machine (34) having a vertically circulating buffer lift (64) for buffering several individual piece goods (26) to be stocked and having a vertically (y) movable load bearing means (62) for receiving buffered piece goods (26) and for stocking received piece goods (26) in one of the channels (38), wherein the stocking machine (34) can be moved horizontally (x) along a stocking side (36) of the rack block (10), which stocking side is defined by the stocking ends (84) of the channels (38), and wherein the stocking machine (34) is arranged between the feed conveyor (12) and the stocking side (36) with regard to the conveying; an automatic removal machine (40) having a vertically movable load bearing means (62) for removing stocked piece goods (26) from the channels (38) and for dispensing removed piece goods (26), wherein the removal machine (40) can be moved horizontally (x) along a removal side (42) of the rack block (10), which removal side is defined by the removal ends (86) of the channels (38), and wherein the removal machine (40) is arranged between the discharge conveyor (46) and the removal side (42) with regard to the conveying; and a control device (120), which is designed to coordinate the loading of the channels (38) with the piece goods (26) to be stocked and the emptying of the channels (38) according to the picking orders.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/04 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques
• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés

Abrégé

A multiple-door switchgear cabinet includes a cabinet housing containing electrical equipment and being connectable to a power source. Doors attached to the cabinet housing provide access to the electrical equipment and include a first door and secondary doors. The first door, when closed, provides for electrical continuity through a main electrical power switch, and removes electrical continuity when open. A mechanical interlock controls the order in which the doors are closed. The mechanical interlock is mounted to the cabinet and is in contact with the doors when they are closed, the interlock being biased by a biasing device to bear against the first door when any of the other doors is opened. A locking bar is movably attached to the first door, and releasably attached to the secondary door. wherein attachment to the secondary door prevents both doors from inadvertent opening.

Classes IPC  ?

• A47B 88/00 - Tiroirs pour tables, meubles à tiroirs ou meubles analoguesGuides pour tiroirs
• E05C 9/10 - Mécanismes actionnant les barres

Abrégé

The invention relates to a storage and order-picking system (10) for storing and picking piece goods (40) for an order, comprising: a manual workstation (22) having a defined working area (30), in which an operator (34) is intended to manipulate piece goods (40) with their hands (68) in a predefined manner, which is communicated to the operator (34) visually and/or audibly, in that the operator (34) moves the piece goods (40) within the working area (30); a movement sensor system (60), which registers movements (46; 146), preferably of the hands (68) and/or forearms (66), of the operator (34) in the working area (30) of the workstation (22) and converts said movements into corresponding movement signals (27); a computing unit (26), which has a data connection to the movement sensor system (60) and is equipped to convert the movement signals (27) into corresponding, preferably time-dependent, trajectories in a virtual space which is an image of the working area (30), and where the trajectories are compared with reference trajectories or reference volumes in the virtual space in order to generate and output control signals (28), which inform the operator (34) about correct or erroneous performance of the predefined method of manipulation.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés
• G06F 3/00 - Dispositions d'entrée pour le transfert de données destinées à être traitées sous une forme maniable par le calculateurDispositions de sortie pour le transfert de données de l'unité de traitement à l'unité de sortie, p. ex. dispositions d'interface
• G06T 7/00 - Analyse d'image
• G06T 7/20 - Analyse du mouvement
• G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
• H04N 5/232 - Dispositifs pour la commande des caméras de télévision, p.ex. commande à distance

Abrégé

The invention relates to a vehicle for a system (10) for the automatized storage and order-picking of storage units (50), in particular small item containers (52), said system comprising: a shelf arrangement (18) having a plurality of shelves (30), wherein a first and a second shelf (30-1, 30-2) define between each other a row of shelves (36); a plurality of shelf-bound vehicles (60), which can be displaced in the row of shelves (36), for placing and removing the storage units (50) in and from storage spaces (46) in a transverse direction (Z); at least one shelf-integrated lifting device (42) having a load-receiving means (162), the load-receiving means (162) of the lifting device (42) being designed to convey storage units (50) between a shelf-integrated transfer space (44) and at least a shelf-integrated buffer space (48); at least one conveyor (24) that protrudes into the row of shelves (36) by means of a feed/removal conveyor; and a lateral transfer device (150).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/04 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques

Abrégé

The invention relates to a method and system (10) for the automatized storage and order-picking of storage units (50), in particular small item containers (52), said system comprising; a shelf arrangement (18) having a plurality of shelves (30), wherein a first and a second shelf (30-1, 30-2) define between each other a row of shelves (36); a plurality of shelf-bound vehicles (60), which can be displaced in the row of shelves (36), for placing and removing the storage units (50) in and from storage spaces (46) in a transverse direction (Z); at least one shelf-integrated lifting device (42) having a load-receiving means (162), the load-receiving means (162) of the lifting device (42) being designed to convey storage units (50) between a shelf-integrated transfer space (44) and at least a shelf-integrated buffer space (48); at least one conveyor (24) that protrudes into the row of shelves (36) by means of a feed/removal conveyor; and a lateral transfer device (150).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/04 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques

Abrégé

The invention relates to a tray handling station (10) for manually loading piece goods (27) onto or unloading piece goods from a tray (14), wherein the tray handling station (10) can be coupled to a packing station (18) or to a piece goods conveying system (16), the tray handling station comprising: a tray conveying system (12), which has a handling position (24) for temporarily storing at least one tray (14) to be handled; a working area (22), which at least partially includes the packing station (18) or the piece goods conveying system (16); and an ergonomically shaped and arranged sliding surface unit (26), which together with the tray (14-1, 14-2) to be handled, in particular together with an upper edge (60) thereof, defines a handling plane (58), which is adjacent to the tray conveying system (12) and which is adjacent to the packing station (18) or the piece goods conveying system (16).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés

Abrégé

The invention relates to a universal load-lifting means (10) for a material handling unit (110), in particular a storage and retrieval device (112), for the palletless pick-up and delivery of a good (36) to be loaded onto pallets from a, or to a, transfer point (84), in particular a rack storage point (107), wherein the good (36) to be loaded is heavy and, for the purpose of placement in storage and removal therefrom, is lowered onto the transfer point (84) or lifted off the transfer point (84) by means of a lifting gear of the material handling unit (110), said universal load-lifting means (10) comprising: a longitudinal beam (12) which is oriented substantially in a longitudinal direction (X) and which can be fastened to a lift truck (35) of the material handling unit (110) so as to be transversely displaceable (20) in a transverse direction (Z) by means of a longitudinal beam drive (30); a plurality of prongs (14) which are oriented substantially in the transverse direction (Z) and which are mounted on the longitudinal beam (12) so as to be transversely displaceable (20) by means of a prong drive (28) in order to deploy and retract the prongs (14) in the transverse direction (Z) relative to the longitudinal beam (12); and a plurality of linear conveyors (18) which are oriented substantially in the transverse direction (Z), wherein each prong (14) is associated with one respective linear conveyor (18), wherein the linear conveyors (18) are moved by means of a linear conveyor drive (26), and wherein the linear conveyors (18) protrude vertically over the prongs (14) in order to carry the good (36) on the linear conveyors (18) and move same in the transverse direction (Z) relative to the prongs (14); wherein the prongs (14) are mounted on the longitudinal beam (12) so as to be longitudinally displaceable (22) with respect to each other in the longitudinal direction (X) by means of a width adjustment drive (24).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/04 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques

Abrégé

The invention relates to a positioning conveyor (10) to be used as a feed conveyor for a stacker crane (18) that can be moved adjacently to and along said positioning conveyor (10) in order to pick up a piece good (26) from a predetermined pick-up position (72, 72') on said positioning conveyor (10), with the aim of depositing said piece good onto a shelf (22), said positioning conveyor comprising an input section (12) and a pick-up section (14) which is situated downstream, in a direction of travel (32), of said input section, the input section (12) and pick-up section (14) defining a conveyor course (28) along which different piece goods (26) can be conveyed downstream, the input section (12) preferably having a piece good length measuring device (40) for measuring a length (L, L') of a piece good (26) that is to be picked up from the positioning conveyor (10) by means of a load accepting device (80) of the stacker crane (18), and deposited on the shelf (22). The pick-up section (14) has at least one location detector pair (34), each location detector pair (34) defining a pick-up area (72) on the positioning conveyor (10) and having a first location detector (36) and a second location detector (38) which are arranged with a spacing (A1) between them in such a manner that, after a first upstream location detector (36) in a target pick-up area (72) has detected a leading edge (75) of the piece good (26), a conveyor speed in the conveyor course (28) can be reduced such that the piece good (26) is immediately brought to a stop at a downstream second location detector (38) as soon as said leading edge (75) is detected by said second location detector (38) in the target pick-up area (72).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 43/08 - Dispositifs de commande actionnés par l'alimentation, le déplacement ou le déchargement des objets ou matériaux
• B65G 47/54 - Dispositifs pour transférer objets ou matériaux entre transporteurs, p. ex. pour décharger ou alimenter entre transporteurs se croisant l'un au moins étant du type à rouleaux

Abrégé

The invention relates to a work place (10) for manual and ticketless stationary picking of piece goods (12) by a picking person (14) according to a picking order (80), said work place having: a window conveyor (14) which has a conveyor means (20) with a plurality of window areas (24) that can be optically distinguished from one another, each window area (24) comprising a rigidly defined region of said conveyor means (20), said region being suitable for receiving at least one piece good (12) and the window conveyor (16) running through a picking zone (26) allocated to the picking person (14); a supply region (28) where different types of piece goods (12) are supplied on a plurality of access areas (30), said supply region (28) being arranged relative to the window conveyor (16) such that the picking person (14) is able to grasp piece goods (12) manually from each access area (30) and place them on the window conveyor (16); a picking control system (50) which controls a warehouse management system and an order processing system (52, 64) and which conveys information (90) to the picking person (14) with regard to an access area (88) and an amount for removal (86) according to a line (82) of the picking order (80); and a device (40) for allocating a free, unoccupied window area (24) to the order line (82) by means of a selection and input of the picking person (14) once said picking person (14) has received the order line (82), with the free window area (24) being occupied following this allocation.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés

Abrégé

Automated packing station (86) for the automated loading of load carriers (78) with piece goods (54) which, in a loaded state of the load carrier (78), form a stack (56) on the latter, and for the automated wrapping (84) of the stack (56) with a film, having: a packing robot (88) which loads the load carrier (78) at a fixedly predefined packing position (80) with piece goods (54) which are preferably fed to the packing robot (88) via a piece-good conveying system (94), and which packing robot (88) acts during the loading within an action space (92) which has to be free from other objects (70), in order not to disrupt automatic loading movements of the packing robot (88); and a rotational-arm winding device (10) which has a frame (12) which is suitable for absorbing forces which occur during the wrapping (84) of the stack (56) with the film and for forwarding the forces into a surrounding area (60) of the packing station (86), and on which frame (12) a driven rotational arm (20) is mounted rotatably (28) in such a way that a winding arm (46) which is connected rotatably to the rotational arm (20) and can be adjusted vertically on a rotational mast (44) rotates on a circular path in an adjustable-height manner (48) around the stack (56) which remains on the fixedly predefined packing position (80) after loading has finished; wherein the rotational-arm winding device (10) is mounted such that it can be moved between a rest position (76) outside the action space (92) and a winding position (62) within the action space (92).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65B 11/02 - Enveloppement d'objets ou de quantités de matériaux sans changer leur position durant l'opération, p. ex. dans des moules avec des plieurs à charnières
• B65B 35/50 - Mise en pile des objets ou des groupes d'objets, les uns sur les autres, avant empaquetage

Abrégé

The invention relates to a matrix conveyor, comprising: a plurality of individual roller modules (28), wherein the roller modules (28) are disposed along a grid structure (68) and jointly define a substantially planar conveyor plane (30) on which transported goods (72) can be transported; and a primary control device (12) adapted for preferably individually actuating each individual roller module (28), such that the transported goods (72) can be transported along a path (74) that can be planned, wherein a design of the path (74) is defined by a plurality of superposition of at least two basic conveyor directions (60, 62) of the conveyor plane (30); wherein the at least two basic conveyor directions (60, 62) geometrically span the conveyor plane (30), and wherein each roller module (28) can be driven in only one of the at least two basic conveyor directions (60, 62) , so that directly adjacent roller modules (66) can be driven preferably in a different one of the at least two basic conveyor directions (62, 60).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/04 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques
• B65G 13/10 - Dispositifs d'aiguillage
• B65G 39/12 - Aménagements des rouleaux montés sur châssis
• B65G 47/08 - Dispositifs pour alimenter en objets ou matériaux les transporteurs pour alimenter en objets à partir d'un seul groupe d'objets rangés en ordre, p. ex. pièces à usiner en magasin espaçant ou groupant les objets pendant l'alimentation
• B65G 47/54 - Dispositifs pour transférer objets ou matériaux entre transporteurs, p. ex. pour décharger ou alimenter entre transporteurs se croisant l'un au moins étant du type à rouleaux

Abrégé

The invention relates to a rack system (10) for storing and retrieving stored goods (18) for a commissioning system, having at least one rack (12, 14) comprising at least one block of racks (36-46), wherein each block of racks (36-46) comprises a plurality of rack levels (48) disposed one above the other, each comprising a plurality of rack storage locations (20) disposed horizontally adjacent to each other for buffering a stored good (18) in the rack (12, 14); at least one rack retrieval device (22) disposed on a longitudinal side(74) of the rack (12, 14) that can travel vertically (Z) and horizontally (X) in order to deposit a stored good (18) on one of the rack storage locations (20) or to retrieve a stored good (18) from one of the rack storage locations (20), wherein the rack retrieval device (22) can approach every rack storage location (20) along the longitudinal side (74) of the rack (12, 14) for the purpose of transferring stored goods; and at least one horizontally oriented stored good conveyor device (24-28) extending substantially parallel to the rack levels (48), running above and/or below every block of racks (36-46) and adjacent to every block of racks (36-46), wherein the rack retrieval device (22) is adapted for exchanging stored goods (18) directly with the stored goods conveyor device (24-28).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/04 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques
• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés

Abrégé

The invention relates to a load bearing device (34) for a rack retrieval system (16) that can travel in the longitudinal direction (X) along a storage and retrieval side (18) of a storage rack (12) and can be positioned in front of the storage and retrieval side (18) such that stored goods can be stored and retrieved in the transverse direction (Z), having: a loading table; at least one toothed comb (40) made of a plurality of teeth oriented substantially along the transverse direction (Z) and spaced apart from each other so that each tooth can engage in an intermediate space between adjacent cantilever arms (22) of the storage rack (12) in order to place one or more stored goods on the cantilever arms (22) or to lift the same from the cantilever arms (22), wherein the teeth are connected to each other by means of a tooth support in the longitudinal direction (X); a traveling device for extending and retracting the at least one toothed comb (40) into and out of the intermediate spaces in the transverse direction (Z), and a pivot device for pivoting the at least one toothed comb (40) about a pivot axis oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis (X) when the teeth thereof are located in the intermediate spaces between adjacent cantilever arms (22) of the storage rack (12), whereby a first end of the at least one toothed comb (40) facing the storage rack (12) can be raised and lowered in a height direction (Y).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/04 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques

Abrégé

The invention relates to a device (20) for tensioning continuously recirculating conveyors, particularly chains, flat belts, timing belts, or V-belts, having: a tensioning screw (30); a bearing (32) for a tensioning pulley (22), wherein the bearing (32) can be rigidly coupled to the tensioning screw (32); a nut (40); a lock nut (42); a spring element (44) seated on the screw (30) between the nut (40) and the lock nut (42); and a stop ring (46) seated on the screw (30) between the nut (40) and the lock nut (42), wherein the stop ring (46) comprises an inner diameter (47) suitable for completely receiving the spring element (44) within the stop ring (46), and wherein a width (B) of the stop ring (46) is selected such that the spring element (44), when completely received in the stop ring (46), is compressed with a force corresponding to a desired tensioning force of the conveyor (12).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 23/44 - Dispositifs de tension des courroies ou des chaînes

Abrégé

A storage rack (30) for use in an order-picking system (100) includes a plurality of rack planes (44) being arranged on top of each other, which respectively comprise a plurality of rack compartments (46, 48) being arranged side-by-side, a filling side (34) and a removal side (32), being different to the filling side (34), wherein the removal side preferably is arranged oppositely, wherein the rack compartments (46, 48) are filled with articles (66-70) at the filling side (34), wherein the articles in term are removed at the removal side (32) for the purpose of order-picking, and a plurality of serving units (52), each of which comprises at least a display element (54), a transmitter (62) and a receiver (64) and is at least arranged such at the filling side (34) that each of the rack compartments (46, 48) is assigned to one serving unit (52).

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 10/00 - AdministrationGestion
• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés

Abrégé

A sorting and distributing system (50) for sorting article units in accordance with customers' orders, the system having a high sorting performance and comprising: a rotary sorting conveyor (14), which may be closed, having a conveyor means, wherein the conveyor means is connected to a plurality of receiving devices (16), to which the article units are to be delivered. A plurality of target positions (54) is coupled to the sorting conveyor (14) and can supply articles units to the receiving devices (16) in accordance with a customer's order, wherein the target positions (54) are assigned to customers' orders. At least one filling station (10; 10′) manually fills the receiving devices (16) by article units, wherein the filling station (10; 10′) includes a plurality of filling buckets (12) each having an opening mechanism (18) at its lower end thereof, in order to allow supply of article units, which are order picked into the filling bucket (12), to the receiving devices (16) in an automated manner.

Classes IPC  ?

• B07B 1/30 - Tamis mobiles non prévus ailleurs, p. ex. à oscillations, à mouvement alternatif, à balancement, à basculement ou à vacillement à secousses ou à mouvement alternatif, dans le sens de progression des matériaux ou approximativement dans ce sens
• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés

Abrégé

A shelf storage and retrieval unit and a method for storing and retrieving articles for loading and unloading in a shelf store are disclosed, wherein the articles are stored on loading aid means, preferably with a single article per loading aid means, in particular per shelf board, in storage spaces of at least one shelf of the shelf store, having the following steps: moving of a shelf storage and retrieval unit to a receiving point in the shelf, which shelf storage and retrieval unit can be moved in the longitudinal direction of the shelf and has an adjustable-height elevating platform; receiving of a loading aid means which is loaded with an article from the shelf onto a load receiving means of the shelf storage and retrieval unit; separating of the article from the received loading aid means on the elevating platform by means of a separating station; moving of the shelf storage and retrieval unit to a transfer point, where the shelf storage and retrieval unit couples in a transverse direction of the shelf to an article delivery technical means which runs in the longitudinal direction of the shelf at the transfer point; and discharging of the separated article from the elevating platform to the article delivery technical means.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/04 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques
• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés

Abrégé

The invention relates to a system (10) and a method for packaging an article (20) on a shipment support (26). Said shipment support transports articles (20) downstream in a picking installation on a conveyor path (28; 28a, 28b) in an arbitrary orientation relative to the conveyor path (28) to a packing station (22), comprising a packing robot (12) for automatically loading the shipment support (26). The article (20) with an arbitrary predetermined side (38) of the article (20) is to be placed on the shipment support (26). The invention further comprises a rotating station (30), preferably located within the conveyor path (28) and thus dividing the conveyor path (28), with a rotation surface (42), disposed substantially in a plane of the conveyor path (28) for picking up an article (20) from the conveyor path (28), and which can be rotated from a pick-up position into a plurality of release positions about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the conveyor path (28). The invention further relates to a tilt station (32) with a tilt surface (46), wherein the tilt surface (46) is aligned in a pick-up position substantially parallel to the plane of the conveyor path (28) and in a tilt position substantially perpendicular to the plane of the conveyor path (28).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 47/244 - Dispositifs pour influencer la position relative ou l'orientation des objets pendant le transport par transporteurs présentant les objets selon un orientement donné en les faisant tourner autour d'un axe sensiblement perpendiculaire au plan de transport
• B65G 47/252 - Dispositifs pour influencer la position relative ou l'orientation des objets pendant le transport par transporteurs présentant les objets selon un orientement donné en les retournant ou en les intervertissant autour d'un axe sensiblement perpendiculaire à la direction de transport
• B65G 1/00 - Emmagasinage d'objets, individuellement ou avec une certaine ordonnance, dans des entrepôts ou des magasins

Abrégé

The invention relates to a vertical lift (12, 14) for transporting loading aids (50) from a rack plane level (RBi) of a picking location rack (16, 18) to a transfer level and vice versa, said rack (16, 18) being sub-divided into several planes (REi) lying one above the other with respective adjacent rack storage bays (54), which are formed preferably from supporting elements attached laterally to rack uprights. The lift (12, 14) comprises first continuous circulating vertical traction means (40) and second continuous circulating vertical traction means (42), said first and second means (40, 42) being driven in a substantially synchronous manner and being at a distance from one another in such a way that a plurality of first retaining elements (48), attached to the first traction means (42), and a plurality of second retaining elements (48), attached to the second traction means (42), define a corresponding plurality of lift storage bays (55), on which loading aids (50) can be transported vertically (26, 28) between the levels.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/04 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques

Abrégé

The invention relates to an automated commissioning system (10) and a method for operating the same so as to covey article units (42) to a working station in a predetermined order. Said automated commissioning system (10) comprises at least one storage rack (12, 14) encompassing a plurality of storage places (62) for accepting storage units, on or in which article units (42) are stored, preferably in a separated manner. The storage rack (12, 14) is subdivided into rack zones (RB), each of which has a plurality of rack levels (RE) that are each provided with a plurality of storage places (62) located next to each other. The commissioning system (10) further comprises a continuously revolving central conveyor (28), particularly a belt conveyor, which is arranged along a longitudinal side (LS) of the storage rack (12, 14) and preferably between two storage racks (12, 14) and is subdivided into a plurality of windows (46), as well as several vertical lifts (VL) that are disposed one behind the other along the longitudinal side (LS) of the storage rack (12, 14) and are each provided with a load accepting means for receiving and discharging at least one storage unit. Each vertical lift (VL) is coupled to the central belt conveyor (28) at a transfer level (UN). The commissioning system (10) finally comprises a primary control device (26) which controls the vertical lifts (VL) such that the vertical lifts (VL) pick up storage units supplied in the storage rack (12, 14), convey the storage units to the transfer level (UN), and discharge one or more article units (42) stored in or on the picked-up storage units towards the central belt conveyor (28) at a predetermined point in time such that all article units (42) required at the working station for processing a commissioning job are located on the central conveyor (28) in the predetermined order once the central conveyor (28) has passed all vertical lifts (VL).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés
• B65G 47/51 - Dispositifs pour décharger les objets ou matériaux des transporteurs avec distribution, p. ex. automatique, aux points voulus selon des signaux non programmés, p. ex. répondant à la situation de l'approvisionnement au point de destination

Abrégé

The invention relates particularly to a storage rack (30) for use in a picking system (100), having a plurality of shelf levels (44) disposed one above the other, each including a plurality of rack compartments (46, 48) next to one another, having a filling side (34) and a removal side (32) different from the filling side (34), said removal side preferably being opposite the filling side (34), wherein the rack compartments (46, 48) are filled from the filling side (34) with items (66-70), which in turn are removed from the removal side (32) for picking purposes, and a plurality of operating units (52), each having at least one display element (54), a transmitter (62), and a receiver (64), said operating units being arranged at least on the filling side (34) such that one operating unit (52) is associated with each rack compartment (46, 48).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés

Abrégé

The invention relates to a method and to a picking system comprising a pallet warehouse (12), preferably in the form of a high-bay warehouse, which is used as a storage warehouse for a plurality of, preferably different, packing units (40), which are stored in the pallet warehouse (12), preferably sorted by model, on pallets (14); a shelf warehouse (14), which is used as a picking buffer in order to supply connected picking stations with packing units (40), wherein in the shelf warehouse shelves (38) are stored, on which previously a pallet layer of packing units (40) was loaded; a conveying unit (22), which transports shelves (38), each loaded with a pallet layer of packing units, particularly across larger distances, from the pallet warehouse to the shelf warehouse; and at least one transport unit (36) for shelves (38), wherein the units receive a plurality of shelves, each loaded with a pallet layer.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés

Abrégé

Disclosed is a sorting and distribution system (50) for sorting article units according to client orders. Said sorting and distribution system (50) has a great sorting capacity and features a revolving, preferably self-contained sorting materials-handling facility (14) comprising a conveying means that is connected to a plurality of receiving devices (16) to which article units are to be transferred, a plurality of destination points (54), each of which is coupled to the sorting materials-handling facility (14) and to which the receiving devices (16) can transfer article units in accordance with a client order, client orders being allocated to the destination points (54), and at least one filling station (10; 10') for manually filling the receiving devices (16) with article units. Said filling station (10; 10) is provided with a plurality of filling trays (12), each of which has an opening mechanism (18) at the lower end thereof in order to be able to automatically transfer article units that are commissioned to the filling tray (12) to the receiving devices (16) which move past the filling tray (12), preferably at a constant speed.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés

Abrégé

An arrangement (20) is provided for unloading a loading aid (22), in particular a tray (22), which can at least be loaded with a packaging unit (30), preferably with a pallet layer (142) of packaging units (30), comprising: a roller assembly (24) which comprises a multitude of driven rollers (28) and which has a size which substantially corresponds to a size of a loading surface of the loading aid (22); and a lifting mechanism (34) which can raise the roller assembly (24) in such a way or lower the loading aid (22) in such a way that the rollers (28) engage through holes (26) in the loading surface of the loading aid (22) so that a packaging unit (30) can be conveyed, preferably in a targeted manner, from the loading surface by driving the rollers (28).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés
• B65G 65/00 - Chargement ou déchargement

Abrégé

The invention relates to a picking method and to warehouse shelving (10; 100,- 200; 308) for picking goods that are stored in charging aids. Said shelving comprises: at least one shelving unit with a first and second longitudinal face (24, 25), two end faces and at least one shelving plane (40-44), each of said planes (40-44) having a plurality of shelving rows (46) that are positioned one above the other and contain a plurality of adjacent shelf compartments (48); at least one order picker (33) per shelving plane (40-44), with at least one load carrying element for loading and unloading charging aids (52) into and from the shelf compartments (48) on a shelving plane (40-44). The order picker can be driven horizontally and vertically (39, 35) along the first longitudinal face (25) of the shelving unit in order to load and unload charging aids (52) on its associated shelving plane (40-44). The shelving also comprises several vertical elevation units (26) that are located on the second longitudinal face (24) of the shelving unit (10) and that have a load carrying element for retrieving and discharging charging aids (52) from and into transfer shelving compartments.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés

Abrégé

The invention relates to a method and a work station for packing picked goods (50, 52) on a shipment support (34), in particular on a pallet or in a roller container. Said work station (24) comprises: a packing station (64); a platform (26), on which the packing station (24) is situated; a shipment support station (43) located below the platform (26); an elevation unit (40) for raising an empty or partially packed shipment support (34) to a height in the packing station (24), allowing the empty or partially packed shipment support (34) to be packed with picked goods (50, 52) and for lowering the fully packed shipment support (34); and a conveyer belt (56) that is inclined towards the packing station (64) for transporting loose picked goods (50) to the packing station (64). The invention is characterised by a conveying mechanism (60) for charging aids (54), which conveys picked goods (52) on charging aids (54), in particular trays, to the packing station (64) in such a way that goods (50) can either be picked from the conveyer belt (56) or from the conveying mechanism (60).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés

Abrégé

The invention relates to a method and a work station (28; 28'; 28'; 28'') for picking and simultaneously packing goods on a shipment support (54). The work station comprises: at least one shelving unit (12; 14), divided into at least one shelving plane (16), each plane comprising a plurality of shelf compartments for storing charging aids and the goods to be picked being preferably stored in or on the charging aids in shelf compartments; at least one vertical elevation unit (18; 20), which borders the longitudinal side of the shelving unit (12) and is designed to retrieve charging aids from the shelf compartments bordering the elevation unit (20); and at least one packing station (42; 42') that is situated in the immediate vicinity (62) of the elevation unit (20).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés

Abrégé

The invention relates to a method for operating a picking installation having a high-bay warehouse, at least one tray storage system, at least one packing station and at least one dispatch station. Said method comprises the following steps: a) packaged units (42) are depalletized in layers, said units forming in particular a complete pallet layer (40), from a pallet (44), in particular a Euro pallet carrying a plurality of packaged units (42) of one article type that are to be picked, onto a tray (46) with corresponding dimensions; b) the tray (46) loaded with the pallet layer (40) is transferred to the tray storage system, preferably using conveyer technology, a warehousing device and/or an elevation unit; c) the tray (46) loaded with the pallet layer (40) is retrieved in accordance with a pick ticket or several pick tickets and is transferred to the packing station; a predetermined number of picked packaged units is removed in accordance with the pick ticket, or one of the pick tickets, and the removed packaged units (42) are packed on a shipment support, in order to dispatch the shipment support to the ordering customer upon completion of the pick ticket.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/137 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des aménagements ou des moyens de commande automatique pour choisir les objets qui doivent être enlevés