Abrégé

The disclosure relates to a method and a warehousing and picking system (10), wherein the system (10) has: a picking warehouse (12) having a warehousing capacity that ensures a picking span of many days; a picking station (14) for conventional picking of items (22) that are warehoused in the picking warehouse (12); a buffer warehouse (16) having a warehousing capacity that ensures a picking span of few days, wherein the buffer warehouse (16) is filled with the selected item types, which essentially come from the picking warehouse (12), on the basis of a filling order that is re-determined cyclically on the basis of data from old orders that represent picking orders already completed from the past; a picking controller (30); and at least one workstation (18) and a consolidation buffer device (20), wherein the workstation (18) is connected to the buffer warehouse (16) for material flow purposes and wherein the ordered items (22) are taken, preferably from the warehousing units, on the workstation (18) and packed, or taken and sent to the consolidation buffer device (20); wherein the picking controller (30) is set up to cyclically generate the filling order, wherein generation comprises the following steps: selection of the item types that have been ordered frequently and in relatively large quantities in the past for the buffer warehouse (16) from the data in the old orders; determination of item-type-specific buffer quantities for each of the selected item types; and generation of the filling order that defines the selected item types with their associated buffer quantities.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 10/08 - Logistique, p.ex. entreposage, chargement ou distribution; Gestion d’inventaires ou de stocks
• G06Q 50/28 - Logistique, p.ex. stockage, chargement, distribution ou expédition
• G06Q 30/02 - Marketing; Estimation ou détermination des prix; Collecte de fonds

Abrégé

The invention relates to a packing workplace (18) for packing articles (26), which belong to a picking order, into a shipping unit, in particular into a shipping carton, comprising a packing device (60) that has a packing plane (32) which is preferably oriented horizontally and on which the articles (26) can be stacked into an article stack (74); a stacking aid (30) with multiple lateral faces (34) on which the articles (26) can be placed for the purpose of forming the article stack (74), wherein the stacking aid (30) can be positioned on the packing plane (32); and a measuring device (20) for determining dimensions of the article stack (74) in order to produce the shipping unit in an individualized manner according to the thus determined dimensions. The invention is characterized in that the lateral faces (34) of the stacking aid (30) are connected to one another in a closed manner in a circumferential direction of the stacking aid (30); the lateral faces (30) define an open lower face (40) and an open upper face (38) of the stacking aid (30), the lateral faces (34), preferably each of the lateral faces, being longitudinally adjustable at least along the circumferential direction in order to sealingly place the lateral faces (34) against a stacked article stack (74) in a circumferential manner; and the measuring device (20) is designed to measure a length of the lateral faces (34), preferably of each of the lateral faces, of the stacking aid (30), to determine a maximum height of the article stack (74), and to transmit the measured lengths (L) and the height determined in this manner to a packaging production device (22) which produces the shipping unit according to the measured lengths (L) and the determined height.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65B 35/50 - Mise en pile des objets ou des groupes d'objets, les uns sur les autres, avant empaquetage
• B65B 39/02 - Ajutages, entonnoirs ou guides, expansibles ou rétractables
• B65B 57/12 - Dispositifs de commande automatique, de vérification, d'alarme ou de sécurité sensibles à l'absence, à la présence, à l'alimentation anormale ou au mauvais positionnement des objets ou matériaux à emballer et dont le fonctionnement commande ou arrête l'alimentation des matériaux d'emballage, des réceptacles ou paquets
• B65B 59/00 - Dispositions pour permettre aux machines de manipuler des objets de différentes dimensions, d’obtenir des paquets de différentes dimensions, de varier le contenu des paquets ou de donner accès pour le nettoyage ou l'entretien
• B65B 11/00 - Emballage par enveloppement, p.ex. en enfermant partiellement ou complètement des objets ou des quantités de matériaux dans des bandelettes, feuilles ou enveloppes en matière flexible
• B65B 67/10 - Tables d'emballage par enveloppement

Abrégé

The invention relates to a base frame (34) that can be used universally for different conveyor vehicles (30) of modular construction, in particular for shuttles (32), wherein the conveyor vehicles (30) can be moved horizontally along a direction of travel (52) in a storage and commissioning system (10), wherein the base frame (34) has a supporting framework (36) and an attachment (38), which is connected to the framework (36), wherein at least the attachment (38) is produced exclusively from plastic and wherein the attachment (38) has a plurality of component-specific receptacles (58), which are formed in one piece with the attachment (58) and are designed to hold at least one of the following functional components (60) of the respective conveyor vehicle (30) in a form-fitting manner in a resilient clamping connection: a bearing (62); a drive unit (64); a sensor (66); an actuator (68); a load-receiving means (70); a communication unit (78); cables (76) and an electrical control unit (80); wherein each of the functional components (60) can be placed in a form-fitting manner into or onto the respective component-specific receptacle (58) along a component-specific installation direction.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/04 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques

Abrégé

The invention relates to a warehouse and picking system (10) in which articles of varying access frequency categories (154) are stored and picked and which comprises: a plurality of transportable shelves (14; 160; 170); a plurality of transport vehicles, configured to transport the shelves from a first location to a different, second location; and a first and a second provision zone (20-1, 20-2), where such shelves are arranged at addressed provision locations, to which a first or second access frequency category is assigned and which substantially store articles of the first or second category. An order picker (168) can move through the zones (20-1, 20-2) with an order picking vehicle (166).

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

Order-picking location (12) for the manual picking of articles (16) from storage containers (18) into at least one order container (20) in accordance with a picking order which may consist of a plurality of different articles (16), the order-picking location having a multiplicity of channels (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

Abrégé

The invention relates to a portable conveying equipment system (10) having modularly constructed conveying equipment (14), particularly modularly constructed suspended conveying equipment (14), and having a plurality of transport modules (12), each formed from a plurality of previously installed and previously tested conveying equipment components (90). The modules (12) are arranged directly adjacently one alongside another and/or one above another in order to form the system (10) in a state where they are connected to one another. The conveying equipment (14) has: a plurality of conveyance routes (28), which jointly form a previously defined conveyance route course (24) in relation to the material flow, each of the conveyance routes having a separate machine frame (106); at least one drive unit (102); at least one control unit (76); and a transport means (104) that is movable by means of the at least one drive unit (102) along the conveyance route course (24) in order to transport load carriers (16), preferably suspended hangers (128), pockets (20) or trolleys, through the system (10). Each module (10) has: standardized exterior dimensions (H, B, L); a support structure (30), the dimensions (H, B, L) of which are adapted to the standardized exterior dimensions (H, B, L); and at least one of the conveyance routes (28), wherein the machine frame (106) of each of the conveyance routes (28) is permanently connected to the support structure (30), preferably along a uniform grid (86).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 37/02 - Diagramme d'opérations pour les combinaisons de transporteurs dans les entrepôts, magasins ou ateliers
• B65G 17/20 - Transporteurs comportant un élément de traction sans fin, p.ex. une chaîne transmettant le mouvement à une surface porteuse de charges continue ou sensiblement continue, ou à une série de porte-charges individuels; Transporteurs à chaîne sans fin dans lesquels des chaînes constituent la surface portant la charge comprenant des porte-charges suspendus à des chaînes de traction aériennes

Abrégé

The invention relates to an overhead pocket conveyor system (10) comprising: an overhead conveyor (12) for transporting pockets (16) along a guiding rail (18), said pockets (16) being oriented in a substantially horizontal manner in a loading position; a loading station (14) which has a deflecting device (21), said pockets (16) coming into contact with the deflecting device (21) while being transported in the conveying direction (20) in order to rotate the pockets (16) out of a perpendicular transporting position into the substantially horizontal loading position at least initially during a continuous transportation in the conveying direction (20); and a pocket (16). The rear face (44) of the pocket (16) has at least one wing region (66) which projects laterally relative to the front face (48), strikes the at least one pivoting element (92) while the pocket (16) is being transported through the loading station (14) in order to rotate the pocket (16), and lies on the deflecting device (21) in the loading position.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 47/38 - Dispositifs pour décharger les objets ou matériaux des transporteurs en basculant, renversant ou dégageant les porte-charges
• B65G 47/61 - Dispositifs pour transférer objets ou matériaux entre transporteurs, p.ex. pour décharger ou alimenter vers des transporteurs du type suspendu, p.ex. à trolley ou à partir de ces transporteurs pour objets

Abrégé

The invention relates to a guide mechanism (1) for a telescopic load handling device (10) of a storage and retrieval machine, particularly of a shuttle, having: a first rail (S1) and a second rail (S2); a first bearing (12-1) and a second bearing (12-2), wherein each of the bearings (12) has a bearing body (22) having a top side (24) and a bottom side (26) which are opposite each other, wherein the first rail (S1) is coupled to the top sides (24) while the second rail (S2) is coupled to the bottom sides (26); each of the bearing bodies (22) is configured to guide the rails (S1, S2) in a retracting and deploying direction (Z), preferably in a form-fitting, linear manner; each of the bearing bodies (22) has at least one first and one second locking device (14-1, 14-2), each of which can be activated and deactivated; each first locking device (14-1, 14-3) is arranged in the region of the corresponding top side (24) in order to block a relative movement (18,20) between the bearing body (22) and the first rail (S1) in the retracting and deploying direction (Z) when in an activated state and to allow the relative movement (18, 20) when in a deactivated state; and each second locking device (14-2, 14-4) is arranged in the region of the corresponding bottom side (26) in order to block a relative movement (20, 18) between the bearing body (22) and the second rail (S2) in the retracting and deploying direction (Z) when in an activated state and to allow the relative movement (20, 18) when in a deactivated state.

Classes IPC  ?

• B66F 9/12 - Plates-formes; Fourches; Autres organes soutenant ou saisissant la charge
• B66F 9/14 - Plates-formes; Fourches; Autres organes soutenant ou saisissant la charge mobiles latéralement, p.ex. orientables selon un mouvement de pivotement ou de translation

Abrégé

The invention relates to a discharging station (30), to a conveying installation (10) having a discharging station (30), and to a method for selectively delivering articles (20) from a conveying path (12) of a conveying installation (10), wherein the discharging station (30) has an actuator (54) which interacts with an engagement body (62) with an engagement portion (78), wherein the engagement portion (78) is adapted to a bearing body (44), wherein the engagement body (62) can be shifted selectively between an engagement configuration and a released configuration, wherein the engagement portion (78), in the engagement configuration, is advanced up to the bearing body (44), which can be displaced along the conveying path (12), in order for a passing article (20) accommodated on the bearing body (44) to be delivered selectively from the conveying path (12), wherein the engagement portion (78) fits closely against the bearing body (44), at least in part, preferably laterally, and wherein the engagement portion (78) can be supplied to the bearing body (44) substantially laterally, preferably more or less in a transverse direction (Z) in relation to the conveying direction (16).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 47/61 - Dispositifs pour transférer objets ou matériaux entre transporteurs, p.ex. pour décharger ou alimenter vers des transporteurs du type suspendu, p.ex. à trolley ou à partir de ces transporteurs pour objets

Abrégé

The invention relates to a carrying segment (80) for a conveyor system (10), said carrying segment having a main part (82) and a compensating body (84), which is preferably elastic. The compensating body is received on the main part and is designed substantially as a projection of the extension of the main part along a longitudinal direction (X), said main part and compensating body being designed as a support for at least one connecting element (22) of a suspended material (20) to be transported. The carrying segment further has a single fixing section (86) for connecting to the conveyor carrier, said fixing section extending at an obtuse angle relative to the longitudinal extension of the main part. The compensating body is designed to be coupled to a main part of another carrying segment such that a continuous supporting window (60), preferably a single supporting window, is produced between the fixing sections of two coupled carrying segments with the inclusion of the compensating body in order to receive the at least one material to be transported.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 17/20 - Transporteurs comportant un élément de traction sans fin, p.ex. une chaîne transmettant le mouvement à une surface porteuse de charges continue ou sensiblement continue, ou à une série de porte-charges individuels; Transporteurs à chaîne sans fin dans lesquels des chaînes constituent la surface portant la charge comprenant des porte-charges suspendus à des chaînes de traction aériennes

Abrégé

Disclosed is a picking system (10) comprising: an article warehouse area (12), in which a plurality of different articles (84) are stored, properly sorted, in warehouse loading accessories (34); and a picking station (16), wherein the picking station (16) has a first monitoring device (62-1), a second monitoring device, (62-2) and a control device (24) which is connected to the first monitoring device (62-1) and the second monitoring device (62-2) for communication. The control device (24) is adapted to process multiple customer orders (30) according to article, in such a way that warehouse loading accessories (34) can be transported from the article warehouse area (12) to the picking station (16) for the purpose of batch-picking, and wherein the control device (24) is adapted for following a number of article removals from the warehouse loading accessories (34) provided at a removal position (54) in order to effect the exchange of warehouse loading accessories at the removal position (54) and the exchange of a load carrier at each delivery position (58).

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

A method (60) for arranging different articles in an order-oriented manner from a long-term warehouse (14) in accordance with a plurality of orders (Ai), in particular picking orders, is proposed, comprising the following steps: a) defining (S10) an analysis quantity (AM), which comprises a quantity of n orders (Ai), wherein each of the orders (Ai) of the analysis quantity (AM) comprises at least one order line (48), wherein each of the order lines (48) respectively specifies an ordered article with regard to an article type (52; Sj) thereof and with regard to an ordered number (50; Alpha j) of pieces; b) quasi-continuously transferring (S12) stored articles in an article-pure manner from the long-term warehouse (14) to the short-term warehouse (16; 16-1, 16-2) comprising the steps of: i) selecting (S22) an arbitrary one of the article types (Sj) contained in the analysis quantity (AM); ii) analyzing (S24) each of the orders (Ai) of the analysis quantity (AM) in dependence on the selected article type (Sj); iii) determining (S26) total requirements of the selected article type (Sj); iv) transferring (S28) the total requirements of the selected article type (Sj) from the long-term warehouse (14) to the short-term warehouse (16); v) repeating (S30) the steps i) to iv) for one other article type (Sj) contained in the analysis quantity (AM), which has not yet been selected, until each of the article types (Sj) contained in the analysis quantity (AM) are selected, analyzed and transferred; c) determining (S14) at least one complete order (Ai), preferably by repeatedly determining and checking (S40 - S44) the transferred articles with regard to complete orders, wherein a complete order is one of the orders (Ai) of the analysis quantity (AM) the associated articles thereof all being already present in the short-term warehouse (16); d) discharging (S16; S52) a subset of the transferred articles from the short-term warehouse (16), wherein the subset comprises at least all of the ordered articles of the at least one complete order; and e) repeating (S18, S20) the steps c) and d) until each of the orders (Ai) of the analysis quantity (AM) has become complete.

Classes IPC  ?

• G06Q 10/08 - Logistique, p.ex. entreposage, chargement ou distribution; Gestion d’inventaires ou de stocks

Abrégé

The invention relates to a distributor device (16) comprising a conveyor device which has only straight lines (30), curves and switching points (34) as conveyor elements, said distributor device (16) having: at least two circular storage conveyors (66) each having a delivery line (74) with an upstream end (78) and a downstream end (80), a return line (76) with an upstream end (78) and a downstream end (80), and two groups of switching points (82-1, 82-2), each points group (82) connecting one of the ends (78, 80) of the delivery line (74) to an adjacently arranged end (80, 78) of the return line (76) such that a conveyed article can be transported, in a circulating manner and a fixed direction, in the corresponding circular storage conveyor (66), and one of said two points groups (82-1) being located upstream in each case and the other points group (82-2) being located downstream, and said distributor device also having a supply line (62), a removal line (64), at least one pre-accumulation line (68) which couples the supply line (62) to the at least two circular storage conveyors (66) by means of the corresponding upstream points groups (82-1), and at least one post-accumulation line (70) which couples the removal line (64) to the at least two circular storage conveyors (66) by means of the corresponding downstream points groups (82-2).

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 to a transporting pocket and to a conveying installation having a transporting pocket, in particular to an overhead conveying installation, wherein the transporting pocket (10) has a carrier part (18), which is designed for accommodating on a conveying line (14) of the conveying installation (11), and a loading aid (22) for accommodating the article (12), wherein the loading aid (22) has a closure flap (32), which has a handling lug (34) with a clamping portion (44), wherein the carrier part (18) has a clamping device (35) with a clamping lever (40) which can be displaced between a retaining position, in which the clamping portion (24) is subjected to a retaining force, and a release position, and wherein the clamping lever (40), in the retaining position, is coupled to the clamping portion (44) such that the article (12) accommodated causes the retaining force to increase as a result of its weight.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 17/20 - Transporteurs comportant un élément de traction sans fin, p.ex. une chaîne transmettant le mouvement à une surface porteuse de charges continue ou sensiblement continue, ou à une série de porte-charges individuels; Transporteurs à chaîne sans fin dans lesquels des chaînes constituent la surface portant la charge comprenant des porte-charges suspendus à des chaînes de traction aériennes
• B65G 19/02 - Transporteurs comportant un impulseur ou une série d'impulseurs portés par un élément de traction sans fin et disposés de façon à déplacer objets ou matériaux sur une surface porteuse ou sur un matériau de base, p.ex. transporteurs sans fin à raclett pour objets, p.ex. des réceptacles
• B65G 19/18 - Transporteurs comportant un impulseur ou une série d'impulseurs portés par un élément de traction sans fin et disposés de façon à déplacer objets ou matériaux sur une surface porteuse ou sur un matériau de base, p.ex. transporteurs sans fin à raclett - Détails
• B65G 17/36 - Porte-charges individuels à surfaces concaves, p.ex. godets
• B65G 47/61 - Dispositifs pour transférer objets ou matériaux entre transporteurs, p.ex. pour décharger ou alimenter vers des transporteurs du type suspendu, p.ex. à trolley ou à partir de ces transporteurs pour objets

Abrégé

A method for operating a high-bay warehouse (10) is disclosed, said warehouse having a multiplicity of shelves (12-1, 12-2), which define at least one aisle of shelves (14-1) between them in the longitudinal direction (X), wherein each shelf (12) has a multiplicity of shelf levels (E) arranged one above the other, wherein a first vehicle lift (16; 18-1) is arranged at the beginning of the at least one aisle of shelves (14-1) and a second vehicle lift (16; 20-1) is arranged at the end of the at least one aisle of shelves (14-1), which lifts use their load picking-up means for respectively raising or lowering at least one vehicle (22), which is designed for storing and retrieving storage units (26) in and from storage locations (28) on the shelf levels (Ei), to a desired height of one of the shelf levels (Ei), wherein the at least one aisle of shelves (14-1) is defined by a multiplicity of vehicle channels (30) arranged one above the other, wherein each vehicle channel (30) extends along at least one of the shelf levels (Ei) through the at least one aisle of shelves (14-1), comprising the following steps: establishing for each channel (30) a fixed travelling direction (32) for the vehicles (22), such that the vehicles (22) travel through a respective channel (30) of the at least one aisle of shelves (14-1) exclusively either from the first lift (18-1) to the second lift (20-1) or vice versa; establishing a fixed transporting direction (34) for each lift (16; 18-1, 20-1), such that the first or the second vehicle lift (18-1, 20-1) transports the vehicles (22) exclusively upwards and the other vehicle lift (20-1, 18-1) transports the vehicles (22) exclusively downwards; and, if there is a connecting path (38) for the vehicles (22) outside the at least one aisle of shelves (14-1) between the first lift (18-1) and the second lift (20-1), establishing a fixed travelling direction (36) for the connecting path (38), such that the vehicles (22) travel exclusively between the first lift (18-1) and the second lift (20-1), or vice versa; wherein the transporting and travelling directions (32, 34, 36) are established such that the vehicles (22) travel through the at least one aisle of shelves (14-1) along closed travelling path loops.

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 an overhead conveyor transport bag (10) for the automatic unloading of a loaded piece good (62), comprising a main body (16) and a separate receptacle (18) connected to the main body; wherein at least the lateral sides (34) of the receptacle (18) are designed to be flexible to such an extent that the base (32) of the receptacle (18) can be raised to an unloading position of the transport bag (10), in which unloading position the base (32) is raised into the underside (22) of the main body (16); wherein the transport bag (10) has a restraining device (38) in the area of the end faces (24, 26, 31) that extends at least along a transition line between the main body (16) and the receptacle (18).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 47/61 - Dispositifs pour transférer objets ou matériaux entre transporteurs, p.ex. pour décharger ou alimenter vers des transporteurs du type suspendu, p.ex. à trolley ou à partir de ces transporteurs pour objets
• B65G 9/00 - Appareils pour assister la manutention comportant des porte-charges suspendus et déplaçables à main ou par pesanteur

Abrégé

A storage and order-picking system (10) is disclosed which is set up for manual light-guided order processing and which has: at least one storage device (12) with a multiplicity of storage spaces (22), wherein each of the multiplicity of storage spaces (22) is either free or is allocated to a stock item; a multiplicity of display devices (38), wherein each of the display devices (38) is assigned at least one storage space (22) and is mounted at one of the assigned and allocated storage spaces (22), and wherein each of the multiplicity of display devices (38) has a unique communication address (88); a control device (100, 102) which has a memory device (101), in which in each case one storage space location (86) is stored for each storage space (22) of the multiplicity of storage spaces (22); a network (104) which connects the assigned display devices (38) in terms of data technology to the control device (100, 102); and a location measuring system (108) for determining a mounting location for each mounted display device (38), wherein each mounting location can be assigned uniquely to at least one of the stored storage space locations (86).

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 transport adapter (10) for a suspension conveyor system (50) having a main body (12) designed such that said body can be displaced in a transport rail (52) of the suspension conveyor system (50) by means of a traction means (56); wherein the main body (12) comprises a pusher segment (16), a sliding segment (18), a guide segment (20) extending in the longitudinal direction (14, 15) of the adapter (10), and a mounting segment (22); wherein the pusher segment (16) is adapted to interact with the traction means (56), wherein the displacement can take place along a main conveyor direction (118) and transverse thereto; wherein the guide segment (20) is cylindrical, having a round, preferably circular, base (28), wherein a size of the base (24) is adapted to a guide slot (72) of the rail (52); and wherein the sliding segment (18) comprises a sliding body (24) connected to the guide segment (20) and oriented transverse to the guide segment (20) and dimensioned such that, when inserted in the rail (52), the adapter (10) can be displaced on the rail (52) in a captive and sliding manner.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 19/02 - Transporteurs comportant un impulseur ou une série d'impulseurs portés par un élément de traction sans fin et disposés de façon à déplacer objets ou matériaux sur une surface porteuse ou sur un matériau de base, p.ex. transporteurs sans fin à raclett pour objets, p.ex. des réceptacles

Abrégé

The invention relates to a device (12) for separating a quantity of piece goods (23), which are supplied in a geometrically disordered state, into an ordered row in which the piece goods (23) are lined up one behind the other, comprising: a conveyor (26) having a receiving zone (24) and a discharge zone, wherein the conveyor (26) comprises a conveying surface (27) on which the piece goods (23) are transported in a main conveying direction (32) downstream to the discharge zone, wherein the transfer zone (24) is preferably disposed at an end of the conveyor (26) located upstream, and wherein the discharge zone is disposed at an end of the conveyor (26) located downstream; further comprising a guiding unit along which the piece goods (23) are conducted in the main conveying direction (32) into the discharge zone. The device is characterised in that the conveyor (26) comprises a plurality of conveyor segments (28), the longitudinal extensions of which are oriented substantially obliquely with respect to the main conveying direction (32), and wherein each conveyor segment (28) located downstream is operated at a higher speed than the adjacent conveyor segment (28) located upstream thereof.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 47/68 - Dispositifs pour transférer objets ou matériaux entre transporteurs, p.ex. pour décharger ou alimenter adaptés pour recevoir les objets arrivant d'un transporteur en une couche et pour les transférer en couches individuelles à plus d'un transporteur, ou vice versa, p.ex. en combinant l'écoulement des objets transportés par plus d'un transporteur
• B65G 47/22 - Dispositifs pour influencer la position relative ou l'orientation des objets pendant le transport par transporteurs

Abrégé

An automated order-picking workstation (10) for the manual order-picking of articles from storage containers (14) into at least one order container (16) according to an order-picking order which can consist of a plurality of different articles, wherein the storage containers (14) have fast-moving item storage containers (18) for fast-moving articles and slow-moving item storage containers (20) for slow-moving articles, which storage containers (18, 20) are fed to the order-picking workstation (10) together with the at least one order container (16), wherein the order-picking workstation (10) has a multiplicity of storage-container passage channels (24) which can be operated uni-directionally and at least one order-container provision channel (24') which can be operated bi-directionally, wherein each order-container provision channel (24') is allocated an order container (16), and wherein each passage channel (24) is allocated one or more fast-moving item storage containers (18) or slow-moving item storage containers (20), wherein all the channels (24, 24') have an end which defines a delivery space, wherein the channels (24, 24') are arranged substantially parallel to one another, and wherein the delivery places are arranged in this way next to one another and in delivery planes (22-1, 22-2, 22-3) which are arranged above one another.

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 an automated picking device (10) for picking stackable piece goods (22), comprising a separating device (12), a conveying section (14), and a delivery device (66); wherein the separating device (12) comprises a receiving unit (16) for receiving an angled carrier (20), in which piece goods (22) are stored and transported, preferably unmixed, in the form of a piece goods stack (24), an ejector unit (26), and a first ram (38), wherein the first ram (38) is adapted to reach through a floor (42) of the angled carrier (20) when the angled carrier (20) is located in the receiving unit (16) in order to move (40), preferably lift, piece goods (22) that are stored in the angled carrier (20) in the receiving unit (16), selectively by at least one length of a piece good (22) of the piece goods stack (24) relative to the angled carrier (20) such that the ejector unit (26) ejects at least one of the moved piece goods (22) of the piece goods stack (24) transversely (36) to the piece goods stack (24) onto the conveying section (14). Said conveying section conveys (60) the at least one ejected piece good (22') to the delivery device (66), which delivers the at least one ejected piece good (22') to a piece goods collecting location (72) or directly into an order loading aid.

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 59/02 - Désempilage par le haut de la pile

Abrégé

An apparatus and a method for unstacking a vertical stack of loading aids (12, 13), having at least one gripping device (40) which can be moved by a drawing means (32) circulating along a guide contour (30) and is configured for receiving a loading aid (12), wherein the guide contour (30) is formed parallel to the stack of loading aids (12, 13) at least in an unstacking region (36), and wherein each gripping device (40) has gripping means (42) and actuating means (50, 52), wherein the actuating means (50, 52) are configured for activating the gripping means (42) for gripping a loading aid (12), having a vertically movable feed device (80) with an actuator means (82) which can be deflected in the direction of the actuating means (50, 52), having a first sensor means (88) for determining a first reference point of an uppermost loading aid (12) of the stack of loading aids (12, 13), and having a second sensor means (90) for detecting whether a gripping device (40) to be activated has reached a second reference point, wherein the second reference point describes the position of the gripping device (40) to be activated relative to the first reference point, wherein the feed device (80) can be moved as a function of a position of the first reference point into an activating position, where the actuator means (82) are deflected for activating the gripping means (42).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 57/14 - Empilage d'objets en ajoutant les objets au sommet de la pile les objets étant empilés par action directe du transporteur d'alimentation les objets étant transférés des transporteurs se déplaçant selon une voie sans fin adjacente aux piles
• B65G 59/02 - Désempilage par le haut de la pile

Abrégé

The invention relates to a product marker (60) for use in an automatic picking machine (10) having an ejector (30) with a substantially rotating driving element (36) for the automatic separation of products (26, 26') stocked in a stacked manner and sorted by type, in substantially vertical stacks (58) of the automatic picking machine (10).The ejector (30) is arranged preferably at the lower end of the stacks (58), and the product marker (60) is designed such that the product marker (60) is introduced into one of the stacks (58), between products (26, 26') belonging to different product batches, and ejected by means of the ejector (30) together with the first or last product (26, 26') of a product batch, the product marker (60) having a sequence of characteristic signal triggers which are scanned and registered by a reading unit (48,50) if the product marker (60) passes the reading unit (48,50) arranged in the region of the ejector (30).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/08 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec des moyens pour que les objets se présentent à l'enlèvement dans des positions ou à des niveaux prédéterminés les objets étant amenés par pesanteur
• 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 (110) for configuring a picking warehouse (10) by a user of the picking warehouse (10), wherein the picking warehouse (10) has a plurality of storage spaces (22), by means of a control system (30) having a plurality of storage space displays (38), a master computer (32) and at least one controller (36), comprising the following steps: equipping (S1) each storage space (22) with a storage space display (38); connecting (S1) each storage space display (38) to the master computer (32) via the at least one controller (36) and addressing each controller (36) with a dedicated controller address; and configuring (S2) the picking warehouse (10) by addressing the storage spaces (22) by means of the storage space displays (38), in that: i.) all storage space displays (38) to which no dedicated storage space address was yet assigned are visually activated (S3) so that the user can recognize which of the storage spaces (38) can still be configured; ii.) at least one of the activated storage spaces (38) is selected by the user (S4); iii.) each selected storage space is assigned a dedicated storage space address (S5); and iv.) step i.) is returned to until all previously unaddressed storage spaces (22) have been assigned a dedicated storage space address or the user desires no further addressing (S6).

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
• G06Q 10/00 - Administration; Gestion

Abrégé

The invention discloses an angle load carrier (30) having three sides (32, 34, 36), which are oriented substantially perpendicular to each other and define a first supporting wall (32), a second supporting wall (34) and a base (36) for stocking the goods (42) in stacks, wherein on at least some of the angle load carriers (30) at least one of the three sides (32-36) comprises at least one recess, which is adjusted to releasably receive a fixing rib (38, 40) or for a separating device of an automated order picking unit to pass through, and a storage and order picking system comprising a storage region and an order-picking region, wherein said angle load carriers (30) are used both for storing and for transporting goods (42) to be order-picked between the storage region and the order-picking region.

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 59/06 - Désempilage par le bas de la pile
• B65D 19/02 - Palettes rigides avec parois latérales, p.ex. boîtes palettes
• B65G 59/02 - Désempilage par le haut de la pile

Abrégé

The invention relates to a storage and commissioning system and a method for operating a storage and commissioning system (10) operated in a batch mode, comprising the following steps: determining a group (80) of order containers (44), the commissioning orders thereof all requiring articles (68) from a single storage area (12; 14, 16) associated in turn with a commissioning station (30); determining from the commissioning orders a collective order associated with the group (80) of order containers (44); removing the articles (68) to be commissioned from the storage area (12; 14, 16) according to the collective order, in that a commissioning person (32) walks along an optimized path through the storage area (12; 14, 16), removes the articles (68) of the collective order in the corresponding quantities from displayed retrieval locations and places said articles randomly for the purpose of intermediate storage in a transportable collective device (33) carried by the commissioning person (32).

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 an unloading station (10; 100; 120; 150) and to a method for automatically separating a bundle (20) stored on loading equipment (16), in particular a shelf board (18) having a perimeter edge (50) comprising substantially a constant height (HR), from the loading equipment (16), wherein the unloading station comprises an infeed conveyor (12) and an endless recirculating separating conveyor (14), wherein the infeed conveyor (12) conveys the loading equipment (16) in the longitudinal direction downstream (32) toward the separating conveyor (14), wherein a conveying plane (54) of the infeed conveyor (12) makes an acute angle (α) with a conveying plane (52) of the separating conveyor (14), wherein the infeed conveyor (12) in particular declines in the direction of the horizontally oriented separating conveyor (14), and wherein the separating conveyor (14) is disposed relative to the infeed conveyor (12) such that the edge (50) of the loading equipment (16) can be conveyed underneath the separating conveyor, so that a front end of the separating conveyor (14) facing the infeed conveyor (12) contacts the bundle (20) when the loading equipment (16) is conveyed below the separating conveyor (18) and lifts the bundle (20) out of the loading equipment (16) onto the separating conveyor (14), thus separating the same from the loading equipment (16).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 65/00 - Chargement ou déchargement

Abrégé

The invention relates to a method and to a system for automated enclosing of receipts (32) in loading equipment, in particular in containers (30), cartons, or shelves transported by means of a conveying system (26) within a commissioning system (10), having: a receipt guide device (40) for storing a receipt, preferably a sole receipt (32) comprising at least one receipt page, and for mechanically guiding the same into corresponding loading equipment automatically fed past the receipt enclosure device (12; 12') such that the receipt (32) can be actively displaced in the associated loading equipment thereof, wherein the receipt guide device (40) comprises substantially horizontal receiving elements (42, 44; 90) supported displaceably to each other and receiving the receipt (32) in a space between said elements in the receiving position (Fig. 6A) thereof, and comprises an actuating element (52, 56; 92) displacing the receiving elements (42, 44; 90) in the discharge position (Fig. 6B) thereof, in which the receipt (32) is discharged into the associated loading equipment; at least one sensor, wherein a first sensor (34) is set up and disposed such that the loading equipment can be identified directly in front of the receipt enclosing device (40); and a control device (18; 20) connected to the sensors in order to out a receipt printing command to a printer (14) depending on a signal of the first sensor (34), so that printing of the receipt (32) associated with the identified loading equipment is initiated.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65H 39/10 - Assemblage d'articles provenant d'une seule source, p.ex. pour constituer un bloc-notes

Abrégé

The invention relates to a system for fully automated commissioning of articles (52, 52’), preferably stocked in loading equipment, in order loading equipment (34) according to a commissioning order, having: a first conveying system (18) conveying a plurality of articles (52) to be commissioned downstream in the form of an article flow to an unmanned commissioning station having a fully automated gripper unit (30); a gripper unit (30) that can be raised and lowered for gripping an arbitrary article (52) from the flow at a pickup point (62) within a gripper area (56) on the first conveying system (18) and for transferring the gripped article (52) to a discharge point (60) outside of the gripper area (56), wherein the pickup point (62) and the discharge point (60) are within a working area (54) of the gripper unit (30), and wherein the arbitrary article (52) is transferred by lifting vertically out of the flow, displacing substantially horizontally, and then moving vertically downward; a control unit (31) coordinating the gripping and transferring motions of the gripper unit (30); and an order loading equipment buffer (35; 35’) for intermediate storage of one or more order loading equipment items (34) at a corresponding number of target locations, wherein the buffer (35) is coupled to the gripper unit (30).

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

A scalable shipping buffer (22; 50; 88) with an integrated sorting function for preparing a consignment comprising a number of different products (42), wherein the products (42) can be loaded into a transporting vehicle (24) in an ordered sequence and wherein the products (42) are delivered to the shipping buffer (22; 50; 88) in a disordered sequence, comprising: a drawing-off path (30), in particular a central drawing-off path, for conveying the products (42) in a downstream direction to a transfer point (41), at which the products (42) are transferred in the direction of the transporting vehicle (24) according to the ordered sequence, wherein the drawing-off path (30) extends essentially in a longitudinal direction (31); a first buffer path (32; 34), which extends essentially parallel and adjacent to the drawing-off path (30) and has a first number of buffer locations (39); a multiplicity of transfer devices (38), wherein the transfer devices are arranged in such a way that each buffer location (39) of the first buffer path is assigned at least one transfer device (38) for a transfer of one or more products (42) from the first buffer path (32) to the drawing-off path (30); and a feeding-in device (36; 52), which is arranged in such a way that the products (42) which are supplied to the drawing-off path (30) in the unordered sequence can be fed into the first buffer path (32).

Classes IPC  ?

• 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 present invention discloses a conveying system and a method for joining or crossing of at least two conveying paths (22, 24, 58). Transport units (48, 50), particularly containers, are conveyed thereon in a downstream oriented direction (28), wherein the conveying paths (22, 24) meet at an intersection (26), wherein each conveying path (22, 24, 58) comprises a group (30, 34) of conveying path segments (32, 34) upstream relative to the intersection (26), wherein the conveying path segments can be operated each with a variable conveying speed with the following steps: Conveying transport units (48, 50) to the intersection (26); detecting a conveying density of the transport units (48, 40) on the conveying paths (22, 24, 58), particularly with the conveying paths segments (32-1, 34-1) that are farthest upstream; determining conveying speeds for the conveying path segments (32, 34) in a way such that transport units (48, 50) that are conveyed on the one conveying path (22, 24) are not colliding at the intersection (26) with transport units (48, 40) that are conveyed on the other conveying path (24, 22), and without the transport units (48, 50) being stopped in the region of the conveying path segments (32, 34); adapting the conveying speeds of the conveying path segments (32, 34) to the thus determined conveying speeds.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 43/08 - Dispositifs de commande actionnés par l'alimentation, le déplacement ou le déchargement des objets ou matériaux
• B65G 47/31 - Dispositifs pour influencer la position relative ou l'orientation des objets pendant le transport par transporteurs arrangeant les objets, p.ex. faisant varier l'espace entre chaque objet pendant le transport par une série de transporteurs en faisant varier les vitesses relatives des transporteurs en série

Abrégé

A system and method for storing a very wide variety of types of returned products (56) in a commissioning system (10), wherein the commissioning system (10) comprises a container store (12) for supplying a multiplicity of storage containers (52, 54), and at least one workplace (14) at which, in a returning mode, returned products (56) are delivered from the container store (12) into the storage containers (52), with the following steps: supplying (70) at least one first type of returned product (56) to a feed place (16); recording (72) each returned product (56) and, preferably separately, delivering the returned product (56) onto a returned-product conveying means (32) which conveys the returned products (56) to the workplace (14); identifying (74) the type of each recorded returned product (56); identifying (76) a storage container (52) to which the respectively identified type of product is assigned; removing (78) the respectively assigned storage container (52) from the container store (12) and conveying said storage container (52) to the workplace (14); and, at the workplace (14), delivering (80) the returned product (56) to the assigned storage container (52).

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

Produits et services

(1) Order fulfillment and warehouse systems, namely, systems for sorting, storing, conveying and order picking; computer software, computer hardware, and components of order fulfillment and warehouse systems, namely, systems for sorting, storing, conveying and order picking. (1) Consulting in the field of order fulfillment and warehouse systems, namely, systems for sorting, storing, conveying and order picking, namely economic efficiency calculation, process analysis and optimization; engineering services, namely, the design, development, implementation, and installation of order fulfillment and warehouse systems, namely, systems for sorting, storing, conveying and order picking.

Produits et services

(1) Order fulfillment and warehouse systems, namely, systems for sorting, storing, conveying and order picking; computer software, computer hardware, and components of order fulfillment and warehouse systems, namely, systems for sorting, storing, conveying and order picking. (1) Consulting in the field of order fulfillment and warehouse systems, namely, systems for sorting, storing, conveying and order picking, namely economic efficiency calculation, process analysis and optimization; engineering services, namely, the design, development, implementation, and installation of order fulfillment and warehouse systems, namely, systems for sorting, storing, conveying and order picking.

Produits et services

(1) Order fulfillment and warehouse systems, namely, systems for sorting, storing, conveying and order picking; computer software, computer hardware, and components of order fulfillment and warehouse systems, namely, systems for sorting, storing, conveying and order picking. (1) Consulting in the field of order fulfillment and warehouse systems, namely, systems for sorting, storing, conveying and order picking, namely economic efficiency calculation, process analysis and optimization; engineering services, namely, the design, development, implementation, and installation of order fulfillment and warehouse systems, namely, systems for sorting, storing, conveying and order picking.

Produits et services

(1) Order fulfillment and warehouse systems, namely, systems for sorting, storing, conveying and order picking; computer software, computer hardware, and components of order fulfillment and warehouse systems, namely, systems for sorting, storing, conveying and order picking. (1) Consulting in the field of order fulfillment and warehouse systems, namely, systems for sorting, storing, conveying and order picking, namely economic efficiency calculation, process analysis and optimization; engineering services, namely, the design, development, implementation, and installation of order fulfillment and warehouse systems, namely, systems for sorting, storing, conveying and order picking.

Abrégé

The invention proposes a conveying-section segment (N+l; N; N-I) of predetermined length which is intended for accumulating a plurality of articles thereon and has: a conveying means (12) by way of which the articles (A, B, C) thereon can be moved along the segment (N) in a conveying direction (28) oriented parallel to a longitudinal direction of the segment (N), wherein the conveying means (12) can be driven to move at an essentially constant speed (vn); a sensor (10) in order to sense that articles (A, B, C) are moving onto the segment (N); and a control unit (20; 22), which is coupled to the sensor (10), in order to move and to stop the conveying means (12) in dependence on the signal from the sensor (10), and which is adapted to determine, from incoming articles (A, B, C), a geometrical length in the conveying direction (28) and, in dependence on the length or the lengths determined, not to move the conveying means (28) any further if the segment (N) is no longer able to accommodate any further articles (A, B, C).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 47/26 - Dispositifs pour influencer la position relative ou l'orientation des objets pendant le transport par transporteurs arrangeant les objets, p.ex. faisant varier l'espace entre chaque objet
• B65G 15/22 - Transporteurs comportant des surfaces porteuses de charges sans fin, c. à d. des tapis roulants ou autres systèmes équivalents, auxquelles l'effort de traction est transmis par des moyens différents des éléments d'entraînement sans fin de même config comportant une série d'éléments travaillant ensemble

Abrégé

The invention relates to a method and an apparatus (10; 10’; 10’) for sorting unordered containers (40) of an order picking system according to a predefined order, which system comprises a main conveying path (14), with which the unordered containers (40) are transported in a main conveying direction (16) within the order picking system, in particular to an order picking location or into a container store, having a conveying path carousel (12; 12’) which can be connected to the main conveying path (14) via a channelling point (24) for channelling containers (40) into the conveying path carousel (12; 12’) and via a channelling point (26) for channelling out containers (40) which are situated in the conveying path carousel (12), and having at least one transfer device (18; 18’) which are arranged within the conveying path carousel (12) in such a way that containers (40) can be exchanged between a first exchanging point (20) and a second exchanging point (22) of the conveying path carousel (12).

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 1/127 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec supports ou porte-objets mobiles en circuit fermé pour faciliter l'insertion ou l'enlèvement des objets le circuit étant entièrement situé dans un plan vertical
• B65G 1/133 - Dispositifs d'emmagasinage mécaniques avec supports ou porte-objets mobiles en circuit fermé pour faciliter l'insertion ou l'enlèvement des objets le circuit étant entièrement situé dans un plan horizontal
• 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 joining unit (10) for loose ends (72, 74) of traction mechanisms. Said joining unit (10) comprises a traction mechanism duct (32) for accommodating the ends (72, 74) of the traction mechanisms as well as a clamping device (14) which is designed for accommodating the ends (72, 74) of the traction mechanisms and is disposed in the traction mechanism duct (32). The traction mechanism duct (32) is provided with a first hole (30) into which the ends (72, 74) of the traction mechanisms can be inserted while the clamping device (14) is equipped with an adjusting mechanism (62), the clamping device (14) being urged in the direction of a wall of the traction mechanism duct (32) by actuating said adjusting mechanism (62).

Classes IPC  ?

• F16G 3/06 - Agrafes de courroies, p.ex. pour courroies de transporteurs comportant des extrémités de courroie mutuellement courbées vers l'extérieur

Abrégé

A device is disclosed for the contactless detection of the filling level of the automatic machine shafts (1) equipped with removal units (2) of a commissioning installation. The removal units (2) deliver retail goods (13) to one or more conveyor units (6). A distance measuring device (3) is provided and can be moved along a guide track (8) to measurement positions associated with different automatic machine shafts (1). The guide track (8) is provided on the automatic machine shafts (8) and the distance measuring device (3) comprises a reading unit which can pivot into the plane of each automatic machine shaft.

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 system for commissioning different types of goods (4) and respectively different product batches, according to which the goods (4) are respectively stacked in an unmixed manner in delivery devices (2), removed from the delivery devices (2) according to a commissioning order, and transported to a delivery point (5). The goods are removed from the delivery device (2) from one end of the stack, and supplied to the delivery device at the other end of the stack. According to the invention, in the event of a change in the production batch of the goods along the stack, the first product of the new production batch is provided with a signal emitter that co-operates with a reading appliance (7) arranged along the transport path, between the delivery device (2) and the delivery point (5). If the signal emitter is detected by means of the reading appliance (7), the corresponding commissioning order is supplied to a control point (6).

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