Order picking station and order picking method
US7428957B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2209/04
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An order picking station (30) to which storage containers (34) can be transported via a storage container conveyor line (36) and from which order containers (40), into which articles (38a, 38b) from the storage containers (34) are picked by an order picking person (32), can be transported away via an order container conveyor line (52), the order picking station (30) having a buffer (44) for a plurality of order containers (40) which are to be picked, and wherein the order containers (40) can be stored into the buffer (44) and/or removed from the buffer (44) by means of a shuttle (46) (FIG. 3).
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