Patent ID: 8671649

Claim:
A work station to pack articles, which are to be picked, by a packer onto a shipping support, wherein the work station comprises: a packing station comprising a packing frame; a platform, on which the packing station is arranged; a shipping support station arranged beneath the platform; a lifting device to lift an empty or partially packed shipping support to a height of the packing station so that the empty or partial packed shipping support can be packed with articles to be picked, and to lower completely packed shipping supports; a single-article feeder track, which is directed towards the packing station, to transport to the packing station single articles, which are to be picked; and a load-support conveyor feeder to convey a pallet layer of articles to be picked on a respective load support towards the packing station, so that articles can be taken from the single-article feeder track or from the load-support conveyor feeder in order to pack the shipping support.