Storage and order-picking system comprising a shuttle
US9725238B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 21, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G1/0485
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for storing and picking storage units including a rack arrangement having a plurality of racks, a plurality of rack-bound vehicles adapted to travel in a rack aisle for storing and retrieving the storage units into and from the storage locations in a transversal direction, wherein a rack-integrated lifter includes a load-handling device for transferring storage units between a rack-integrated handing-over location and at least one rack-integrated buffer location arranged only vertically beneath, or only vertically above, the handing-over location and at a transferring device for exchanging storage units between a feeding/discharging conveyor and the handing-over location.
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