WO2007048155A1

WO2007048155A1 - Automated article-handling store

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Publication number: WO2007048155A1
Application number: PCT/AT2006/000425
Authority: WO
Inventors: Rudolf Hansl
Original assignee: TGW Transportgeräte GmbH
Priority date: 2005-10-28
Filing date: 2006-10-18
Publication date: 2007-05-03
Also published as: AT511598B1; AT511598A5; AT502633A1

Abstract

The invention describes an article-handling store (1) for a multiplicity of packs (54) of articles (13), with an article-inlet region (2) with at least one transfer arrangement (16) for introducing articles (13) of a single type or material into receiving containers, and with a storage region (3) with storage arrangements (4) for storing the receiving containers on an interim basis, and with conveying arrangements (100) for transporting the articles (13) and/or the receiving containers, and an order-picking machine (7). The receiving containers are in the form of shaft-like transporting and storage magazines (27) for receiving at least one single-row stack of packs (54) and have coupling means and/or coupling mounts for positioning the transporting and storage magazines (27) preferably in the same position on the conveying arrangements (100) and/or transfer arrangements (16) and/or a storage conveying circuit (15) and/or storage arrangements (4) and/or on the order-picking machine (7).

Description

Automated goods transfer warehouse

The invention relates to a goods transfer warehouse as described in the preamble of claim 1, and a picking machine as described in the preamble of claim 5 and a receptacle as in the preamble of claim 10.

From EP 0 794 135 A1, a loading device for frontally accessible, almost vertically aligned filling shafts of a picking machine is known, with which not only individual packages are nachmagazinierbar, but whole article stack are simultaneously magazined by machine in a designated hopper. The article stack is handled in a special box-like magazine with longitudinal slot in a longitudinal side wall. The magazine serves the purpose of keeping the stack of articles consistent. The magazine is adapted to the shape of the article or the majority of the stacked articles. After a loading process of the hopper in which the stack with the machine is removed from the magazine and filled into the hopper of the order picking machine, the empty magazine is returned to the goods receipt for refilling with articles. According to this known state of the art, it is necessary to take over an entire article stack from a magazine with an automatic machine and to transfer it into a free filling shaft. This requires a completely empty hopper in order to be able to top up a total stack since it is not possible to handle a subset of a stack. This can lead to bottlenecks in the availability of items at the order picking machine.

From DE 198 12 147 Al a picking system with at least one fast-turning machine, which has at least one article shelf with juxtaposed, substantially vertical, preferably slightly inclined, accessible from the front article shafts in which to be picked items are stored with the storage over a, with each article shaft positionable storage and retrieval unit is done. This has an article handling unit which inserts batchwise or dimensioned articles in batches, wherein a stack of articles to be stored is handled by the stacker crane without a separate article stacking magazine and the article handling unit has a longitudinal clamping device by a longitudinal clamping plate equipped with spring fingers. Thus, the article stack can be transferred to the article shaft. These state-of-the-art Known Kornmissionieranlage requires a higher storage costs for the automatic handling of a stack of articles ensuring storage of the article.

The object of the invention is to provide a goods transfer warehouse for a high goods output capacity of a high number of in packs incoming and to be delivered article variants in reducing or avoiding manual manipulation of goods after the goods receipt processing to the order provision,

This object of the invention is achieved by the reproduced in the characterizing part of claim 1 features. The surprising advantage of this is that the use of universally applicable storage and transport magazines used in all areas between the receipt of the goods and occasional picking of the goods for an order-related collection effectively avoids mistreatment and in addition to the In order to achieve increased safety, a shortening of the order throughput time is achieved. In addition to the automated picking of so-called A articles, automated processing for B articles as well as occasionally C articles is thus achieved economically and with the requisite certainty against defective misfits.

But are also advantageous embodiments according to claims 2 to 4, whereby a total high availability of the article for the operation of the order-picking is achieved because often intermediate storage is not required. But this also means that the storage volume is higher. However, it also eliminates additional goods containers specifically as a storage container whereby conveyors are designed uniform.

The object of the invention is also achieved by a picking machine as it is characterized in claim 5. According to this embodiment, a high capacity utilization, which reduces the order throughput time, is achieved by means of the flexibility achieved in the case of the order-picking machine according to the invention, with the product containers designed as storage and transport magazines. But are also advantageous developments according to claims 6 to 9 because a simple structure of the picking machine is achieved and also at this high throughput at short order throughput times can be achieved.

The object of the invention is also achieved by the receptacle marked in claim 10, because it eliminates a transfer of individual product packages or a pack stack of a goods container in a hopper. Thus, a manual or automated filling of a dispensing device of a picking machine is avoided and thus prevents manipulation errors as well as the human resources used in the operation of a picking machine is substantially reduced.

It is advantageous also training as they are characterized in the claims 11 to 21, because this very variable customizable magazines are accessible which consist of mass-produced elements whereby a very economical use is given. Dimensional changes to packs which can not be influenced by a warehouse operator can be taken into account very rapidly by the variability of the transport and storage magazines.

For a better understanding of the invention, this will be explained in more detail with reference to the embodiments illustrated in the figures.

Show it:

1 shows a warehouse layout of a goods transfer warehouse with a Kornmissionieranlage in a simplified representation;

2 shows a partial region of the order-picking system according to the invention in a simplified perspective view;

3 shows the picking system in view;

4 shows a partial area of the goods transfer warehouse with the goods receiving area and the storage area in a simplified, perspective view; 5 shows an inventive transport and storage magazine of the goods transfer warehouse, cut according to the lines IV-IV in Fig. 6.

FIG. 6 shows the transport and storage magazine, cut along the lines VI-VI in FIG. 5; FIG.

FIG. 7 shows a partial region of a carrier for receiving the transport and storage magazine, cut along the lines VII - VII in FIG. 5; FIG.

8 is a view of a portion of the transport and storage magazine, according to arrow VIII in Fig. 5.

9 shows a bearing layout of another embodiment of the goods transfer warehouse according to the invention in a simplified representation;

10 shows a further embodiment of the goods receiving area of the goods transfer warehouse according to the invention.

By way of introduction it should be noted that to be provided in the variously described ^{"Ausfuhrüngsformen} same parts with the same reference numbers or same component names, whereby the disclosures contained throughout the description can be applied analogously to the same parts with the same reference numbers or same component names. Are also the position information selected in the description, such as top, bottom, side, etc., related to the immediately described and illustrated figure and are mutatis mutandis to transfer to the new situation in a position change .Other also, individual features or combinations of features from the illustrated and described different embodiments represent for themselves, inventive or inventive solutions.

1 shows the layout of a goods transfer warehouse 1 in a plan view and simplified illustration. The essential areas and installations of the goods transfer warehouse 1 shown are a goods receiving area 2, storage area 3 with storage facilities 4, with at least one manipulation device, and a picking device 6 provided in the storage area 3, in particular a grain-milling machine 7 for an order-related delivery of goods. Renpacknngen a stack of packages from the order-picking 6, either in Auftragbeliälter 8 or directly on a discharge conveyor 9 via the transport of the packs in a goods issue area 10, in which the order container 8 optionally after a final inspection, eg quantity control, article inspection, Gewichtsplausibilitäts- review etc., ready for shipment.

The goods receipt area 2 is divided into a parking area 11, e.g. for goods 13 delivered on pallets 12, or in containers or other packages in pack units per article variant, whereby quite different article variants per pallet 12 or container are possible.

The goods receipt processing includes a goods receipt control of the goods 13 with input detection and a transfer manipulation for their storage in the storage area 3 or the storage facilities 4, wherein the transfer manipulation preferably manually by operators 14 on preferably a plurality of along a storage conveyor 15 arranged transfer devices 16 takes place.

In the illustrated embodiment and according to a preferred embodiment, the storage area 3 is divided into two storage groups 17, 18, which are preferably arranged symmetrically to the longitudinally extending order picking machine 7. Each of the storage groups 17, 18 is supported by a plurality of high racks 19 extending parallel to the automatic picking 7, e.g. a double rack 20 arranged next to the picking machine 7 and a single rack 21 which runs parallel to it and is further distanced from the picking machine 7.

Between the picking machine 7 and the preferably formed double shelf 20, as well as between the double shelf 20 and the possible single shelf 21, a storage lane 22 is provided in the automated manipulation devices 23 installed are the linear over a total length 24 of the storage area 3 to end positions 25 at the storage conveyor 15 can be moved. With these, controlled by a central computer 26, the transport of filled, partially emptied or empty transport and storage magazines 27, both for the sorting of the goods 13 to the transfer devices 16, for circulation on the storage conveyor 15, as well as the storage and retrieval in the storage area 3 as well as for use on Kommissionierautornat 7, are designed.

The transport and storage magazine 27, which is preferably sorted with product 13, may on the one hand remain in the storage conveyor 15 or be supplied as required by manipulation device 23 either directly to the order picking machine 7 or to a storage space 28 in the storage area 3 for intermediate storage. Furthermore, with the manipulation device 23, the transport of the transport and storage magazine 27 to and from the order picking machine 7 and the replacement of the transport and storage magazine 27 on the order-picking machine 7 are carried out. An unloaded or partially emptied transport and storage magazine 27 taken from the picking machine 7 is transferred by means of manipulation device 23 either to the storage area 3 or to the storage conveyor 15 for intermediate storage or replenishment.

A manual operation of the order picking machine 7 for refilling with herangeeschaffter from the storage area 3 in containers or magazines - as is done in the prior art - thus eliminated. The entire manipulation of goods from the transfer device 16 through to the picking of the goods 13 in the order picking machine 7 by means of the transport and storage magazine 27. A detailed description of this is done later.

FIG. 2 shows a partial area and in FIG. 3 a cross-sectional representation of the order-picking machine 7. This consists of a in the direction of a longitudinal extent of Kommissiom ^' erautomaten 7 auf auf Aufstandsfläche superposed in its cross-section in A-shaped frame frame 29th

With respect to a center plane 30, coupling means 31, for a positioned receiving of the transport and storage magazine 27, are provided on opposite bearing surfaces. In the direction of the longitudinal extent of the order-picking machine 7, these are immediately adjacent to each other, interchangeably arranged. The transport and storage magazines 27, as described in detail later, thereby forming a shaft-like receptacles for a stack of goods 13th Due to the A-shaped design of the frame 29 with Stützschenlcel 32, 33 on the one hand along the median plane 30 between them a free space for a collecting conveyor 34 belt conveyor created on the other hand, thereby an inclined position of the transport and storage magazine 27 is achieved.

The positioned in the frame 29 by means of the coupling means 31 held transport and storage magazines 27 are immediately above the frame frame 29, spaced from each other strung, arranged dispensing devices 35 placed.

By this dispensing device 35, the goods to be picked 13 is fed to the collecting conveyor 34 respectively via control of a lowermost packing of the goods 13 from the transport and storage magazine 27 and a discharge plate inclined in the direction of the collecting conveyor 34.

The dispenser 35 may be, for example, a powered lift conveyor provided with cam lobes, as well as any other type of ejector devices.

Once a pack of goods 13 has been removed from the transport and storage magazine 27, it is preferably due to gravity and / or spring assisted etc. to a lowering of the stack, which again the lowest pack of the stack is provided for a discharge.

For monitoring the filling level in the storage and storage magazines 27, for example, an automated level monitoring device 36, for example a movable on a head support 37 on a carriage 38 arranged sensor 39, which is designed as a distance measuring device and in the continuous process, a distance 40 of a top 41 of a Pack stack 42 determined to a reference point of the sensor, be provided. Upon reaching a predetermined minimum stock, which results from the distance 40 and a package height 43 a signal to exchange the transport and storage magazine 27 is activated and set the necessary measures to exchange the central computer 26, after which the manipulation device 23 a filled or partially filled Transport and storage magazine 27 with the appropriate product 13 from the storage area 3 or the storage conveyor circuit 15 fetched and the exchange is made.

Pitches 44 on picking machine 7 for the transport and storage magazines 27 are preferably chaotic as well as allocated in the storage area 3 from the central computer 26 and managed whereby a high utilization factor and thus high capacity and thus a short order throughput time is achieved. The order picking machine 7 can thus be optimized with regard to the goods stock on daytime conditional and known fluctuations demand.

The individual packages of the ordered goods 13, which are intended for an order from different transport and storage magazines 27, can either be collected in an order container on the collecting conveyor 34. However, it is also possible to carry out the combination directly on the collecting conveyor 34, by means of a transport block formation and block definition on the collecting conveyor 34, and to carry out the transfer in an order container on the conveyor 13 conveying the goods 13 to the goods outlet area.

FIG. 4 shows a partial area of the goods transfer warehouse 1 with transfer devices 16 of the goods receiving area 2 and with the storage conveyor 15. Each of the more preferably several of the transfer conveyor 16 associated transfer devices 16 has one or more placement stations 45 in which to be filled transport and storage magazines 27 are preferably provided in an inclined position for the operator 14. The provision is effected by means of the manipulation devices 23 on the storage conveyor 15 and preferably by the latter by means of a transfer device 46 assigned to or common to each transfer device 16, e.g. a along a linear path of the storage conveyor 15 movable manipulator 47th

The storage conveyor 15 forms, for example, a two-track conveyor 48, such as chain, belt, or belt conveyor in which two conveyor lines 49, 50 are guided at a distance to each other in two parallel to a footprint 51 levels. However, it is also possible to guide the conveyor strands 49, 50 from the vertical in staggered paths, whereby an inclined position of the transport and storage magazines 27 is achieved, such as It is also provided during storage in the storage area 3 as well as on the picking machine 7 but also during transport with the manipulation device 23. This prevents falling out of the goods from the one-sided, open for filling transport and storage magazines 27th

At the conveyor lines 49, 50, the transport and storage magazines 27 by means of the coupling means, as they are also used for positioning on picking and storage in the high bay, positioned.

Further, the transfer means 16 comprises a capture terminal 52 having an input means, e.g. Keyboard, reader, etc., recorded by means of the commodity codes, provided for assignment transport and storage magazines 27 coded or after input or a read-in, for example. Scanning a commodity code at the transfer device 16 to provide an already assigned transport and storage magazine 27 from the storage conveyor 15 or the storage area 3 for the filling.

It is also possible for the operating force 14 to display the quantity of product packages required for filling on a display 53 of the detection terminal 52, and to confirm this after filling or to enter the number actually filled.

After completion of the transport and storage magazine 27 and any data collection takes place a return of the filled transport and storage magazine 27 by means, in the example shown at each transfer device 16 directly arranged transfer device 47 to the storage conveyor 15 wherein the storage preferably chaotically vergebbar and managed by the central computer becomes.

The filled transport and storage magazine 27 can on the one hand in the storage conveyor 15 to a need for order picking, remain, or if necessary by means of the manipulation device 23 to the order picking 7, or promoted to a temporary storage in the storage area 3 where also a preferably chaotic storage space Award in the high-bay 19 and their management is done by the transport and storage magazines hanging, are positioned in a preferably inclined position. 5 to 8 a possible embodiment for the transport and storage magazine 27 is shown, in which Fig. 5 of this partially filled with packages 54 by means of a receiving device, such as gripper head, etc., for example, the manipulation device 23 or the manipulator 47 by means of For example, as centering pin 55 formed coupling means 31 in positioning receptacles 56 of a support means 57, as it is preferably provided in the same training on both the storage facilities, two-track conveyor, placement space and frame of the picking 7 was positioned.

The transport and storage magazine 27 has in the direction of a length 58, for example, two mutually spaced mounting bracket 59, for example, a rectangular cross-section with a width 60 and depth 61, wherein the cross-section is greater than a width and length dimension of the male packages 54th The mounting brackets 59 are formed, for example, by rectangular tube profiles, sheet metal angle parts in U-shape, C-shape, etc.

Within the bounded by the support bracket cross-section extending in the direction of the length 58, two independent, formed by L-Profϊle 62 magazine wall parts 63 are arranged. These are fastened with, for example, on a transverse wall 65 of the support bracket 59 with facing short short legs 64, for example screwed to this. In the direction of the depth 61 of the support bracket 59 projecting legs 66, 61 form side walls 68, 69 between which the packages 54 are held stabilized side. The attachment of the L-profiles 62 to the transverse wall 65 of the support bracket 59 allows, for example, by transverse slots in the base legs 64 an adjustment of a distance 70 between the opposite side walls 68, 69. Furthermore, the L-Profϊle 62 in a lower end 71 by an angular, in the direction of a median plane 72 directed toward each other angling, support bracket 73 as supports for the packs 54 and the pack stack 42 on. Furthermore, in the end region 71, the base legs 63, 64 are removed into the area of the side walls 68, 69, whereby a free opening 76 corresponding to the distance 70 and thus a packing width 75 is provided for pushing out or ejecting the respectively lowermost packing 54 in the output direction - according to arrow 77 - is present. The distance 74 in which the base legs 63, 64 are removed is greater than a maximum intended packing height 78. In order to avoid an automatic leakage of the package 54 through the break through 76, due to the preferably applied skew of the transport and storage magazine 27, in which the packages 54 gravitationally abut the base legs 64, during transport, storage, loading and removal to avoid in the output direction - according to arrow 77 - the breaker 76 downstream of a flexible retaining means 79, for example provided a the cross-section 76 in cross-section brush 80, which preferably by means of an adjustment 81 such as a rack and pinion 82 - according to double arrow 83 - höhenan- passable to the actual package height 78 is adjustable.

For manipulating an empty or partially filled or filled transport and storage magazine 27 by means of a receiving device 84, with which the manipulation device 23 or manipulator 47 is equipped, the support bracket 59 in their, the coupling means 31 opposite transverse side walls 85 coupling receptacles 86, e.g. Holes, notches, slots, centering pins, etc. for corresponding to the coupling receptacles 86 formed Aufhahme- device 84, for example, gripping fingers 87, with which the Aufhahmevorrichtung 84 is equipped.

The design of the transport and storage magazine 27 ensures unimpeded insertion of the packages 54, since the magazine is freely accessible from the front, with the exception of small regions in which the mounting brackets 59 are arranged, and preferably two mounting brackets 59 are provided.

Basically, it is possible, matched to product groups, to bring in the cross-sectional dimensions of several sizes of transport and storage magazines 27 used, although a limitation of the sizes used has logistical and plant engineering advantages.

A minimization of the number of different sizes is achieved in particular by the adjustability of the L-profiles 62 and thus of the distance 70 between the side walls 6 ^* 8, 69 within the support bracket 59 for adaptation to the intended pack width 75. With regard to the separating device 35, as can be seen in particular from FIG. 8 in broken lines and formed in the illustrated embodiment by a belt or belt discharge conveyor 88, this adjustability of the L-profiles 62 brings about a special training of drivers 89, which are arranged on a top 90 of a belt 91 and this project outstanding in the free discharge cross section of the opening 76 of the transport and storage magazine 27, no problem.

As already mentioned, different sizes of the transport and storage magazines 27 can be provided in the width 60 and / or the depth 61 of the mounting bracket 59, wherein in addition, as already described, by the adjustability of the side walls 68, 69 for positioning the packages 54 forming legs 66, 67 the spectrum of the male packs 54 per size of the transport and storage magazines 27 is extended.

Based on known data of the packages 54 of the individual article variants and the statistically detectable, both quantitative throughputs, turnover rate, turnover times, it is possible to determine an appropriate number of required sizes and can also the number of required transport and storage magazines 27 per envisaged size be determined.

It should be pointed out that with the use of different sizes corresponding measures for the storage of the ^" transport and storage magazines in ^' the storage facilities, as well as on the order picking with respect to the pitch of the arrangement of the separating devices or the support means on Kommissionierenauto- mat, Placement space and the storage facilities are required, wherein advantageously a throughput for the different sizes taking into account group formation for Stell-, storage and storage locations on the aforementioned devices is advantageous.

As further shown in particular in FIG. 5, the transport and storage magazine 27, for example, on one of the support bracket 59, on at least one transverse sides wall 85 providable with a marking support 92, for example, from the transport and storage magazine 27 contains unmistakable master data and the with goods-related and therefore variable data is preferably provided at the transfer devices 16 of the goods receiving area 2. The data may be provided in the form of bar codes on the marking carrier 92, as well as plain text characters are possible, with overwritable marking carriers 92 advantageously are liable or even the tag carrier 92 with electronic storage media - chips - can be equipped.

As soon as a product 13 has been assigned to a transport and storage magazine 27 via its code, the entire process control, such as intermediate storage, storage, transport of the transport and storage magazine 27, until it is emptied and refilled with goods 13 takes place via the warehouse management program of the central computer 26 Although it is of course also possible, as shown for example in FIG. 5 using the example of the receiving device 84, further monitoring and control devices in the areas are also unnecessary for providing read-write devices 93 for a monitoring and control function. The application shown this is of course not limited to the receiving device 84 and is certainly a use of the transfer devices 16, transfer device 46, storage conveyor 15, storage device 4 and / or picking onierautomat 6 possible.

Also, the attachment of the marking carrier 92 on the transverse side wall 85 of the support bracket 59 is only to be seen as an example, since quite more possibilities of attachment to the transport and storage magazine 27 are conceivable.

FIG. 9 shows a further variant of the goods transfer warehouse 1, in particular for one

Transfer of the storage and transport magazines 27 between the vorgesehnen in the different storage lanes 22 manipulation devices 23 shown.

Shown in a layout is a subarea of the goods handling warehouse 1 with the goods entry area 2, with the transfer devices 16, the storage conveyor 15 and the subsequent storage area 3, divided into the storage trolleys 17, 18 on both sides of the picking machine 7. The storage conveyor 15, as already described earlier, has to increase the storage capacity for the transport and storage magazines 27 on by a special web guide extended storage section. An extension of the storage path and thus the capacity of the storage conveyor 15 is, for example, even with the formation of an endless, multi-layered route. In the exemplary embodiment shown, each transfer device 16 is assigned a transfer device 46 designed by the manipulator 47 for the transfer of the transport and storage magazine 27 between the storage conveyor 15 and the transfer device 16.

The storage area is formed from the storage groups 17, 18 with, for example, a double shelf 20 and a single shelf 21, which are arranged symmetrically, for example symmetrically with respect to the order picking machine 7 and parallel to this. For example, the double racks 20 closest to the order-picking machine 6 are provided for so-called A articles, ie fast-moving goods, while the more distant individual racks 21 are provided, for example, for B articles, ie medium-turning goods, which, with regard to their packages, are for picking come from the order picker in question. Due to the high throughput achievable with the inventive goods transfer warehouse, the incorporation of at least some B articles is quite possible in this case without adversely affecting the required short cycle time of the A articles.

In the storage lanes between the single rack 21 and the double rack 20, as well as the double rack 20 and the Rommissioniereinrichtung 6, the manipulation devices 23 are arranged movable in a linearly extending Führungsbahneή, whereby per each storage group 17, 18 18 18 are provided two manipulation.

According to the exemplary embodiment shown, a linear transfer device 94, consisting of the manipulator 47, which can be moved in the direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the manipulation devices 23 by means of a guide device 95, is located between the end positions 25 of the manipulation devices 23 opposite the storage conveyor 15 , The manipulator 47 of the linear transfer device 94 is adjustable at least between two end positions 96, 97, which are provided approximately in the intersection region with the guideways of the outer manipulation devices 23.

By means of the linear transfer device 94 with the manipulator 47 can now on the one hand a transfer of transport and storage magazines 27 between the manipulation device 23 and the storage conveyor 15, as well as a transfer of the transport and storage magazines 27 between the trajectories 98 and traversable in inner webs 99 Manipulationsge- 23. This immediate transfer possibility of the transport and storage magazines 27 a very fast operation of the order picking machine 7 with the transport and storage magazines 27 is achieved, regardless of the storage space in the storage area 3 or a storage space on the storage conveyor 15.

FIG. 10 shows a further embodiment of the goods transfer warehouse 1, in particular the goods receiving area 2, with the transfer devices 16. According to this embodiment variant, no storage conveyor circuit is provided and the alternate transfer of the transport and storage magazines 27 between the overgage devices 16 and the manipulation devices 23 takes place directly with the linear transfer device 94 which can be moved in the vertical direction to the direction of movement of the manipulation devices 23. A magazine storage is possible at the transfer devices 16 101, eg a drum magazine 102, rotatable about a vertical axis and provided with circumferentially juxtaposed parking spaces for temporary storage or provided for a filling transport and storage magazines 27. This possibility results in a buffer memory for empty or filled storage and transport magazines 27 whereby the transport routes and thus transport times of the manipulation devices 23 can be optimized and thus transport bottlenecks are avoided.

It should be noted that in Figs. 1, 9 and 10 transfer paths between different conveyors 100, e.g. Storage conveyor 15, linear transfer device 94, manipulation device 23 and thus the respective associated facilities, such as single shelf 21, double shelf 20, transfer device 16 and picking device 6 are shown with double arrows.

In general, the goods throughput with the order-picking device 6 and the transport and storage magazines 27 is supplementarily stated, although there are definitely variants compared with the systems and processes described below, as will be apparent to one skilled in the art. Therefore, the following statements do not constitute a restriction of the invention and are only intended to illustrate one possible example, in particular with reference to FIGS. 1, 9 or 10. The incoming goods in the receiving area 2 on pallets 12 or in containers, etc. incoming goods 13 is controlled and detected by operators 14, including at the transfer devices 16 and placement stations 45, the required facilities, such as input terminal, keyboard input, screen, reader, weighing device, etc are provided. After entering a product code, a transport and storage magazine 27, which is either a neutral to which the commodity code is to be transferred, or an already assigned to the commodity code transport and storage magazine 27 is provided at the placement place 45. The provision takes place either directly from the storage conveyor 15 by means of the transfer device 46 or from the storage area 3 or the order picking 7 by means of the manipulation device 23. Essentially, these are fast-moving goods, but also on the commodity code defined, medium-rotating articles, provided that these for Einmagazinierung in the transport and storage magazines 27 are suitable, can be handled via the order picking 6 or intermediate storage on the storage conveyor 15 or in the high shelves 19.

After completed, preferably unmixed loading a transport and storage magazine 27 at the loading station 45, the transport and storage magazine 27 is reported by the operator 14 via the input terminal 52 as completed to the central computer 26 and the forwarding, as the transfer to the storage conveyor 15. The highest priority for the further processing of the storage conveyor 15 located on the transport and storage magazine 27 has a demand for Nachbeschickung the order picking 7. If such a requirement, the corresponding transport and storage magazine 27 by means of manipulation device 23 is directly fed to the Kominissionierautomat 7 and positioned or exchanged a free recording space and recorded the recording space for the administration in the central computer 26.

If there is no requirement for an immediate Nachbescbickung the order picking machine 7, it is decided via the warehouse management program in the central computer 26, whether the filled transport and storage magazine 27 remains at the storage conveyor 15 until the receipt of a demand from the picking 7, or for temporary storage at a preferably chaotic vergebbaren space is transferred by means of the manipulation device 23 to the high-bay 19. The flow of goods empty, teilbefüillter or filled transport and storage magazines 27, between the storage conveyor 15, high rack 19 and order picking 7, by means of the manipulation devices 23, wherein a transfer of the storage and transport containers 27 between the 22 linearly manipulated in the storage lanes manipulation devices 23rd either via the storage conveyor 15 or via additional transfer facilities. Thus, a completely chaotic distribution of the transport and storage magazines 27 at the placement stations 45, Speicherforderkreis 15, storage area 3 and the order picking machine 7 is possible, whereby a high flexibility and maximum utilization of the storage area 3 and a minimization of order throughput time is achieved.

All statements of value ranges in the present description should be understood to include any and all sub-ranges thereof, e.g. the indication 1 to 10 should be understood to include all sub-ranges, starting from the lower limit 1 and the upper limit 10, i. all sub-areas begin with a lower limit of 1 or greater and end at an upper limit of 10 or less, e.g. 1 to 1.7, or 3.2 to 8.1 or 5.5 to 10.

The embodiments show possible embodiments of the goods handling warehouse, the order picking machine and the receptacle, it being noted at this point that the invention is not limited to the specifically illustrated embodiments, but also various combinations of the individual embodiments are possible with each other and this variation possibility due to the teaching to technical action by objective invention in the skill of those working in this technical field expert. There are therefore also all possible embodiments, which are possible by combinations of individual details of the illustrated and described embodiment, the scope of protection.

For the sake of order, it should finally be pointed out that, for a better understanding of the structure, partially un-scaled and / or enlarged and / or reduced representations have been selected.

The problem underlying the independent inventive solutions can be taken from the description. Above all, the individual in Figs. 1; 2, 3; 4; 5, 6, 7, 8; 9; 10 embodiments form the subject of independent solutions according to the invention. The relevant objects and solutions according to the invention can be found in the detailed descriptions of these figures.

S u b e c o m e n c e m e n t i o n s

1 goods transfer warehouse 41 top

2 goods receipt area 42 pack stacks

3 storage area 43 packing height

4 storage facility 44 parking space

5 Storage and Retrieval Equipment 45 Equipment Slot 6 Order Picker 46 Transfer Device

7 Automatic picking 47 Manipulator

8 order container 48 two-track conveyor

9 discharge conveyor 49 conveyor line

10 goods issue area 50 conveyor line

11 Adjustment range 51 contact area

12 Pallet 52 capture terminal

13 goods 53 display

14 Operating forces 54 Pack 15 Storage conveyor 55 Centering pin

16 Transfer device 56 Positioning device

17 bearing group 57 suspension elements

18 Storage group 58 Length 19 High bay 59 Mounting bracket

20 double shelf 60 width

21 single shelf 61 depth

22 Storage lane 62 L-profile 23 Manipulation device 63 Magazine wall part

24 total length 64 base legs

25 End position 65 Transverse wall

26 Central computer 66 Legs 27 Transport and storage magazine 67 Legs

28 footprint 68 side wall

29 Frame 69 Side wall

30 median plane 70 distance 31 coupling means 71 end region

32 legs 72 median plane

33 legs 73 support bracket

34 collecting conveyor 74 distance

35 separating device 75 packing width

36 Level monitor 76 Breakthrough

37 head support 77 arrow

38 carriages 78 pack height

39 Sensor 79 Retaining agent

40 distance 80 brush 81 adjusting device

82 rack and pinion

83 double arrow

84 receiving device 85 transverse side wall

86 Coupler receptacle

87 recording media

88 Belt and belt conveyor 89 Carrier

90 top

91 volume

92 Label carrier 93 Write-on / off reader

94 linear transfer device

95 guiding device

96 End position 97 End position

98 outer track

99 inner web 00 conveyor 101 magazine storage

102 drum magazine

Claims

P atentan pr oce

1. Warenumschlaglager (1) for a plurality of packages of goods (13) having a goods receiving area (2) with at least one transfer device (16) for a sorted pure filling of the goods (13) in receptacles and with a storage area (3) with Storage facilities (4) for temporary storage of the receptacles and with at least one picking machine (7) for occasionally dispensing packages of a pack stack (42) and with conveying devices (100) for transporting the receptacles, characterized in that the Aufnahmebeliältnis as a shaft-like transport and storage Magazine (27) is formed that an at least single-row stack of packages (42) of packages (54) of goods (13) substantially in vertical position, preferably in a spatially inclined position transport and storage protected partially bounded and the transport and storage magazine (27) Coupling means (31) and / or coupling receptacles (86) for positioning the transport un d storage magazines (27) on the conveyors (100) and / or transfer devices (16) and / or storage conveyor (15) and / or storage facilities (4) and / or picking machine (7) are formed.

2. goods transfer warehouse according to claim 1 ,. characterized in that a storage conveyor (15) for transport and storage magazines (27) is arranged between the goods entry area (2) transfer devices (lö) and the storage area (3) with the picking machine (7).

3. goods transfer warehouse according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that between the transfer means (16) and the storage conveyor circuit (15) for the transfer of the transport storage magazines (27) comprises a transfer means (46) e.g. at least one manipulator (47) is arranged.

4. goods transfer warehouse according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that for the transfer of the transport and storage container (27) between the Speicherför- circuit (15) and the storage facilities (4) and / or the order picking machine (7) and / or manipulation devices (23) with receiving means (87) provided receiving devices (84) for receiving the transport and storage magazines (27) are provided.

5. automatic sorting machine (7) with a plurality of separation devices (35) arranged on a rack (29) for individual sorting of a lowest packing of goods (13) from a single-row stack (42) from one of the separating device (35) the pack stack (42) substantially in a vertical position, preferably in a spatially inclined position in a secured position receiving receptacle, characterized in that the receptacle is formed as a shaft-like transport and storage magazine (27) interchangeable on a with separation devices (35) eg Band or belt discharge conveyor (88) provided Ralimengestell (29) via coupling means (31), the separating devices (35) associated, are positioned.

6. picking machine according to claim 5, characterized in that the frame (29) by A-shaped legs arranged (32, 33) is formed and arranged in a space in the direction of a longitudinal extension of the frame (29) extending collecting conveyor (34) is.

7. picking machine according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that on a Kopfträger- (37) of the frame (29) a running carriage (38) with a filling level monitoring device (36) is arranged movable.

8. picking machine according to one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that pitches (44) on the frame (29) for the transport and storage magazines (27) from a central computer (26) preferably assigned and managed chaotically.

9. Picking machine according to one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that placement places (45) on transfer devices (16) and / or storage locations on the storage conveyor (15) and / or on the storage facilities (4) from the central computer (26) preferably assigned chaotically and managed.

10. receptacle for position-secured receiving at least one package stack (42) of packages of goods (13) and with at least one dispensing opening (76) for isolated delivery of each pack of the package stack (42) in a stacking height preferably perpendicular dispensing direction, characterized that the Aufiαahmebehältnis formed as a shaft-like transport and storage magazine (27) with the oppositely arranged shaft walls (68, 69) a preferably rectangular, in particular at a distance (70) between the shaft walls (68, 69) adjustable inner cross-section partially bounded and with coupling means (31) and / or coupling receptacles (86) on the receptacle for positioning on a conveyor (100) or storage device (4) or picking device (6).

11. receptacle according to claim 10, characterized in that the shaft walls (68, 69) in a longitudinal extent of the transport and storage magazine (27) perpendicular plane of at least one preferably a rectangular cross-section bounding support bracket (59) are included.

12. receptacle according to claim 11, characterized in that the from the mounting bracket (59) bounded cross-section is greater than the of the shaft walls (68, 69) delimited inner cross-section.

13. receptacle according to one of claims 10 or 11, characterized in that the shaft walls (68, 69) preferably by L- "profiles (62) are formed in an end region (71) formed by bends supporting angles (73).

14. receptacle according to claim 13, characterized in that the L-profiles (62) with preferably mutually facing base legs (64) on, for example, a transverse wall (65) of the support bracket (59) are adjustably mounted.

15. receptacle according to claim 13 or 14, characterized in that in

End region (71) of the L-profiles (62) is formed between the shaft walls (68, 69) extending breakthrough (76) extending over a distance (74) from the support bracket (73) in the direction of a length (58) Shaft walls (58, 59) extends.

16. receptacle according to claim 15, characterized in that the

Breakthrough (76) in the discharge direction (arrow 77) a retaining means (79), in particular brush element (80) is arranged downstream.

An receptacle according to claim 16, characterized in that the retention means (79) in the direction of the length (58) is preferably by means of an adjusting device (81), e.g. Rack and pinion (82) is adjustable.

18. receptacle according to one of claims 10 to 17, characterized in that the coupling means (31) or the coupling receptacle (86) are preferably arranged in a transverse side wall (85) of the support bracket (59).

19. receptacle according to one of claims 10 to 18, characterized marked, that the coupling means (31) is preferably formed by a centering pin (55).

20. receptacle according to one of claims 10 to 19, characterized in that preferably on the mounting bracket (59) a marking carrier (92), e.g. Barcode label, chip, etc. is arranged.

21. Aufhahmebehältnis according to one of claims 10 to 20, characterized in that preferably two in the direction of the length (58) spaced support bracket (59) are provided.- -