Method for operating an order-picking system

Details Method for operating an order-picking system Method for operating an order-picking system

2011-08-02

2011-08-02

Adams, Gregory W (Department: 3652)

Material or article handling

Process

Of charging or discharging plural static structures for...

C414S286000, C414S796500

Reexamination Certificate

active

07988406

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a method for operating an order-picking systems (100; 100′), wherein the order-picking system comprises a high-bay warehouse (10), at least one tray warehouse (16), at least one packing station (20; 32), and at least one shipping station (22), comprising the following steps: a) depalletizing (S20) in a layerwise manner packing units (42), which form a, particularly complete, pallet layer (40), from a pallet (44), particularly a EuroPallet, which respectively carries a plurality of packing units (42), which are to be picked, of a type of article, onto a correspondingly dimensioned tray (46); b) bringing (S30) the tray (46) loaded with the pallet layer (40) into the tray warehouse (16), preferably by means of a conveyor technique (14), a storage machine and/or a lift; c) recalling (S40) the tray (46) loaded with the pallet layer (40) in accordance with an order-picking order or several order-picking orders to the packing station (20; 32); removing in accordance with the order-picking order or one of the order-picking orders a predetermined number of packing units (42), which are to be picked, and packing the retrieved packing units onto a shipping support, in order to ship the shipping support to the customer, if the order-picking order is completed.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3782564 (1974-01-01), Burt
patent: 4722653 (1988-02-01), Williams et al.
patent: 4850783 (1989-07-01), Maekawa
patent: 5033929 (1991-07-01), Marti
patent: 5102283 (1992-04-01), Balzola Elorza
patent: 6061607 (2000-05-01), Bradley et al.
patent: 2003/0147738 (2003-08-01), Hanel
patent: 2004/0191049 (2004-09-01), Winkler
patent: 2004/0220694 (2004-11-01), Stingel et al.
patent: 103 13 576 (2005-03-01), None
patent: 1099652 (2001-05-01), None
patent: 1516832 (2005-03-01), None
patent: 2002193404 (2002-07-01), None

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Method for operating an order-picking system does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Method for operating an order-picking system, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method for operating an order-picking system will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2723296