Patent ID: 11858743
Assignee: TGW LOGISTICS GROUP GMBH
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 24:
25. The picking station according to claim 24, wherein the source container distribution system (3) has, connected to the buffer track section (23), a bypass buffer (21) with a conveyor unit (22), and the control unit (26) is configured to evaluate the sequence of the source containers (5) that are required for processing of return orders and to determine a modified sequence in which the source containers (5) are to be transported to the loading position (35), and the control unit (26) controls the conveyor unit (22) in order to discharge, from the buffer track section (23) to the bypass buffer (21), at least one source container (5) that is ahead in the sequence in order to move at least one source container (5) that is behind in the sequence past the source container (5) in the bypass buffer (21), and after that to feed the at least one source container (5) from the bypass buffer (21) onto the buffer track section (23).