Patent ID: 11912504
Assignee: TGW LOGISTICS GROUP GMBH
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A picking station (19) for automatic picking and automatic packaging of articles (10a . . . 10p), comprising:
an automated retrieval conveyor system (17) connected to an automated article storage (7) and comprising an overhead conveyor system with transport loading aids (13 . . . 13c) for transporting articles (10a . . . 10p) and an automated unloading device (36) for unloading an article (10a . . . 10p) from a transport loading aid (11a . . . 11c, 13 . . . 13c);
an automated packaging machine (25);
a goods-out conveyor system (20) connected to the automated packaging machine (25) in order to transport packaged articles (10a . . . 10p) away from the automated packaging machine (25); and
a) a first automated article discharging device (27a) and an automated feed conveyor system (26), wherein the automated feed conveyor system (26) connects the first automated article discharging device (27a) and the automated packaging machine (25) in order to transport articles (10a . . . 10p) from the first automated article discharging device (27a) to the automated packaging machine (25), the first automated article discharging device (27a) having a first bottom shelf (28a) with a first closable bottom opening (34a) and a second bottom shelf (28b) with a second closable bottom opening (34b), wherein the first bottom shelf (28a) is arranged above the second bottom shelf (28b), and the second bottom shelf (28b) is arranged above the automated feed conveyor system (26), and wherein the automated unloading device (36) is assigned to the first automated article discharging device (27a) in order to transport an article (10a . . . 10p) from a transport loading aid (11a . . . 11c, 13 . . . 13c) to the first bottom shelf (28a), and/or
b) an automated reloading device (29), a bottom shelf (30) of the reloading device and an automated feed conveyor system (26), wherein the automated feed conveyor system (26) extends in the operating range of the automated reloading device (29) and is connected to the automated packaging machine (25), wherein the automated unloading device (36) is assigned to the bottom shelf (30) of the reloading device arranged in the operating range of the automated reloading device (29) in order to transport an article (10a . . . 10p) from a transport loading aid (11a . . . 11c, 13 . . . 13c) to the bottom shelf (30) of the reloading device and/or
c) a second automated article discharging device (27b) assigned to the automated packaging machine (25) and having a third bottom shelf (28c) arranged above a loading position (47) of the automated packaging machine (25) and having a closable third bottom opening (34c), wherein the automated unloading device (36) is assigned to the third bottom shelf (28c) in order to transport an article (10a . . . 10p) from a transport loading aid (11a . . . 11c, 13 . . . 13c) to the third bottom shelf (28c), and wherein a dispatch package (23) prepared for closing can be provided at the loading position (47), and/or
d) the automated unloading device (36) is assigned to the automated packaging machine (25) and is arranged in such a manner, that a transport loading aid (11a . . . 11c, 13 . . . 13c) can be positioned above a loading position (47) of the automated packaging machine (25) in order to discharge an article (10a . . . 10p) from a transport loading aid (11a . . . 11c, 13 . . . 13c) into a dispatch package (23) provided at the loading position (47) and prepared for closing.