Patent ID: 9254930
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: B65B,B65G

Claim Text:
1. A method of storing and picking at least one chosen from individual articles and packaging units in a storage system, said method comprising: depalletizing, separating and transferring individual articles from incoming-load carriers and positioning non-conveyable ones of the individual articles in load carriers; depalletizing and separating packaging units from incoming-load carriers and positioning non-conveyable ones of said packaging units in load carriers; transporting conveyable individual articles, load carriers and conveyable packaging units to a warehouse and storing conveyable individual articles, load carriers and conveyable packaging units in the warehouse; picking at least one chosen from individual articles and packaging units at a picking area and loading the picked articles or packaging units onto order-load carriers; and transporting conveyable individual articles, load carriers and conveyable packaging units from the warehouse to the picking area, wherein load carriers are used only for the transportation and storage of non-conveyable individual articles and non-conveyable packing units and wherein conveyable individual articles and conveyable packaging units are transported and stored directly and without load carriers, wherein the warehouse includes storage spaces for the conveyable individual articles and conveyable individual article or conveyable packaging unit depends upon the width of the conveyable individual article or conveyable packaging unit.