Patent ID: 11897120
Assignee: BECTON DICKINSON ROWA GERMANY GMBH
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A gripper for a picking device having horizontal shelves for storing small piece goods, the gripper comprising:
a drop table extending in a first horizontal direction and a second horizontal direction orthogonal to the first horizontal direction, the drop table comprising an end portion having a dispensing end face, wherein the drop table and the end portion define an upper support surface;
a transport device arranged above the drop table and movable in the first horizontal direction, the transport device configured for moving small piece goods from a horizontal shelf to the drop table;
a control device; and
a sensor device coupled to the control device, the sensor device arranged in the end portion, the end portion having a plurality of detection regions associated therewith, wherein the sensor device is arranged along a vertical axis in such a way that the plurality of detection regions cover a vertically extending space in front of the dispensing end face, and wherein the control device is configured to determine the alignment of the gripper on a horizontal shelf by evaluating the sensor device.