Patent ID: 8037994

Claim:
A sorting system for sorting non-sorted containers into a predetermined sequence in an order-picking system, comprising: a main conveying track by means of which the non-sorted containers are transported within the order-picking system in a main conveying direction, said sorting system having a conveying-track circuit, which is connected to the main conveying track via an introduction point having an introduction device, for introducing containers into the conveying-track circuit, and via a discharge point having a discharge device, for discharging containers which are located in the conveying-track circuit, and having at least one transfer device, which is located the conveying-track circuit and configured to transfer and to exchange containers between a first exchange point and a second exchange point of the conveying-track circuit, wherein, with respect to the main conveying direction, the first exchange point is located between the discharge point and the introduction point, and the second exchange point is located between the introduction point and the discharge point.