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Warehousing system for storing and retrieving goods in containers

US12091247B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 2021
Grant dateSep 17, 2024
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Expiry dateApr 3, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q10/087
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A product order fulfillment system of mixed product units, the system includes a storage array, an automated transport system, with at least one asynchronous transport system, for level transport, and a lift for between level transport, communicably connected to the storage array so as to automatically retrieve and output, from an output of the storage array, product units distributed in cases in a common part of the storage array. The at least one asynchronous transport system, and the lift are configured so as to form more than one transport echelon, each echelon being communicably connected with the common part and the output, and each effecting orthogonal sortation, corresponding to the transport echelon, of the product units distributed in the common part, so that sorted mixed output product units of the corresponding transport echelon are in predetermined sequence.

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