Patent ID: 8713899
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: B65B,B65G

Abstract:
1. A goods-to-person picking station, comprising: a product container-handling mechanism adapted to supply a product container to a pick area and at least one order container-handling mechanism juxtaposed with said product container-handling mechanism, said at least one order container-handling mechanism adapted to supply an order container to said pick area, whereby an operator can pick goods from a product container at the pick area and place the goods selectively to at least one order container at the pick area; and said product container-handling mechanism comprising a product container elevator assembly and a product container extractor assembly, said elevator assembly having a lift mechanism that is adapted to elevate a product container from a feed area to the pick area, said extractor assembly adapted to transfer product container from the pick area; wherein said extractor assembly comprises a transfer mechanism and an extractor mechanism, said extractor mechanism comprises a plurality of support arms that reciprocate between the pick area and the transfer mechanism, wherein said arms are selectively extendable to the pick area to support a product container and selectively retractable to the transfer mechanism extract the product container from the pick area and to deposit the product container to said transfer mechanism.