Patent ID: 6602037
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
A system for picking articles situated in a rack storage unit, comprising:rows of pallet racks for storing a receiving unit wherein the receiving unit receives the articles, storage aisles and picking aisles formed alternately between the rack rows, at least one storage vehicle in each of the storage aisles, wherein the storage vehicle is designed to accommodate at least one receiving unit and is capable of traveling along each storage aisle to place the units into storage in the pallet racks, at least one picker vehicle in each of the picking aisles for picking the receiving unit, which vehicle is capable of traveling along one of two mutually opposing picking fronts forming the picking aisle, buffer locations disposed in the picking aisles between the routes of the picker vehicles traveling between two opposing picking fronts for at least one of temporary storage and transfer of the articles from a first picker vehicle at one side of the picking aisle to a second picker vehicle at the other side of the picking aisle, and a system controller including a control computer.