Automated system and method of automatically order-picking or consolidating articles
US8851827B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 9, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2209/08
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for automatically order-picking or consolidating articles of a wide variety of different formats and varieties, using the following steps: separating the stored articles, storing the articles in a rack bay, retrieving the articles and palletizing them. The method is predominantly characterized in that the articles which are to be order-picked for an order are put together in a rack bay already in the sequence which is necessary for palletizing. The invention also relates to an installation for implementing the method.
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