Storage and order-picking system for the fully-automated identification and picking of articles
US9452894B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S901/47
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a storage and order-picking system (1) for the fully-automated picking of articles that are stored in storage loading aids (2) and are picked according to an order, which includes an article store, a first conveyor system that conveys storage loading aids leaving the article store to a picking station that is operated unmanned, a fully-automated robotic gripping unit on said picking station, which removes articles to be picked from said storage loading aids and deposits them in accordance with the order, the articles deposited according to an order, particularly in an order loading aid, subsequently being conveyed away by means of a second conveyor system, an image identification device for determining possible gripping points for the gripping unit in order to grip articles from the storage loading aids, wherein the image identification device comprises at least one and preferably at least two cameras in the region of the robotic gripping unit (9) and, if at least two cameras are provided, the capturing directions thereof are aligned into the storage loading aid located in the gripping region of the gripping unit, while being coordinated and in particular i…
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