Patent ID: 9701474
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: B65G,G07F

Claim:
1. An automated storage and picking system for small packaged goods, comprising: a storage shelf with a plurality of storage areas for the organized storage of small packaged goods; a storage and retrieval apparatus, configured to be movable adjacent to the storage shelf, the storage and retrieval apparatus configured for retrieving one or more small packaged goods from the plurality of storage areas and transporting the one or more small packaged goods to at least one of a first and a second dispensing point; and a belt conveyor having a belt and configured to receive the one or more small packaged goods on at least one receiving section of the belt conveyor, each receiving section assigned to one of the first and the second dispensing point, wherein the belt conveyor is configured to transport the one or more small packaged goods to a dispensing device; a delivery device arranged between each dispensing point and assigned receiving section, each delivery device configured to convey one or more of the packaged goods delivered by the storage and retrieval apparatus from its corresponding dispensing point to its assigned receiving section; a holding device arranged downstream of at least one receiving section in the direction of transport of the belt conveyor, the holding device having a barrier configured to be positioned above the belt, the barrier configured to prevent further transport of the packaged goods being transported thereon even if the belt continues to move; and a control device configured to control the storage and retrieval apparatus and the belt conveyor so that packaged goods belonging to a first pack are transported to the first dispensing point and packaged goods belonging to a subsequent pack are one of transported to the second dispensing point and transported to the first dispensing point at a later time, such that the packaged goods of the first pack lie downstream of the packaged goods of the subsequent pack on the belt conveyor, wherein the control device is configured to control the holding device to: