EP4359325A1 - Système distributeur et procédé de transport de marchandises dans un système de stockage et de préparation de commandes - Google Patents

Système distributeur et procédé de transport de marchandises dans un système de stockage et de préparation de commandes

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EP4359325A1
EP4359325A1 EP22737707.4A EP22737707A EP4359325A1 EP 4359325 A1 EP4359325 A1 EP 4359325A1 EP 22737707 A EP22737707 A EP 22737707A EP 4359325 A1 EP4359325 A1 EP 4359325A1
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distribution
buffer
loading
order
conveying
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Timothy Lindley
Gerald Kettlgruber
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TGW Logistics Group GmbH
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G1/00—Storing articles, individually or in orderly arrangement, in warehouses or magazines
    • B65G1/02—Storage devices
    • B65G1/04—Storage devices mechanical
    • B65G1/137—Storage devices mechanical with arrangements or automatic control means for selecting which articles are to be removed
    • B65G1/1373—Storage devices mechanical with arrangements or automatic control means for selecting which articles are to be removed for fulfilling orders in warehouses
    • B65G1/1378—Storage devices mechanical with arrangements or automatic control means for selecting which articles are to be removed for fulfilling orders in warehouses the orders being assembled on fixed commissioning areas remote from the storage areas
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G1/00—Storing articles, individually or in orderly arrangement, in warehouses or magazines
    • B65G1/02—Storage devices
    • B65G1/04—Storage devices mechanical
    • B65G1/137—Storage devices mechanical with arrangements or automatic control means for selecting which articles are to be removed
    • B65G1/1373—Storage devices mechanical with arrangements or automatic control means for selecting which articles are to be removed for fulfilling orders in warehouses
    • B65G1/1376—Storage devices mechanical with arrangements or automatic control means for selecting which articles are to be removed for fulfilling orders in warehouses the orders being assembled on a commissioning conveyor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G1/00—Storing articles, individually or in orderly arrangement, in warehouses or magazines
    • B65G1/02—Storage devices
    • B65G1/04—Storage devices mechanical
    • B65G1/137—Storage devices mechanical with arrangements or automatic control means for selecting which articles are to be removed
    • B65G1/1373—Storage devices mechanical with arrangements or automatic control means for selecting which articles are to be removed for fulfilling orders in warehouses
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/34—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor 
    • B65G47/46—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor  and distributing, e.g. automatically, to desired points
    • B65G47/51—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor  and distributing, e.g. automatically, to desired points according to unprogrammed signals, e.g. influenced by supply situation at destination
    • B65G47/5104—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor  and distributing, e.g. automatically, to desired points according to unprogrammed signals, e.g. influenced by supply situation at destination for articles
    • B65G47/5109—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor  and distributing, e.g. automatically, to desired points according to unprogrammed signals, e.g. influenced by supply situation at destination for articles first In - First Out systems: FIFO
    • B65G47/5113—Devices for discharging articles or materials from conveyor  and distributing, e.g. automatically, to desired points according to unprogrammed signals, e.g. influenced by supply situation at destination for articles first In - First Out systems: FIFO using endless conveyors
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/52—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices
    • B65G47/68—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor lane and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor lane or to one broader conveyor lane, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor
    • B65G47/69—Devices for transferring articles or materials between conveyors i.e. discharging or feeding devices adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyor lane and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyor lane or to one broader conveyor lane, or vice versa, e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyor the articles being accumulated temporarily

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  • the invention relates to a distribution system for conveying goods with loading aids in a storage and picking system, comprising a staging system for making the goods available with loading aids, a first distribution device downstream of the staging system for distributing the loading aids, a first buffer device for temporarily storing the loading aids, which buffer infeed line and a buffer outfeed line and at least one buffer area arranged between the buffer infeed line and the buffer outfeed line, and a destination system downstream of the first distribution device for processing orders, the first distribution device having a distribution line along which the loading aids can be conveyed are, and has a first distribution feed line, which is connected to the delivery system in terms of materials handling and is set up to distribute the loading aids from the delivery system r line, and wherein the first distribution device is connected to the buffer feed line of the first buffer device in terms of conveyor technology and is set up to convey the loading aids from the distribution line to the first buffer device, and is connected to the target system in terms of conveyor technology and set up to transport the loading aids from of the distribution line to the
  • the invention relates to a method for providing at least one item or items for an order in a target system of a storage and picking system through a distribution system for conveying the items with loading aids.
  • Distribution systems for distributing goods in a warehouse and picking system are known from the prior art. Such systems typically include conveyor technology for conveying goods from a storage area to a buffer device, from the buffer device to a sorting facility, and further to a work station.
  • EP 3 666 690 A1 and WO 2019/028485 A1 disclose a distribution system for conveying goods with loading aids.
  • the distribution system is set up to goods to take over a delivery system and to supply a buffer device via a distribution device. The goods are then fed from the buffer device to a target system.
  • EP 3 680200 A1 discloses a distribution system for conveying goods with loading aids, in which the goods are fed to a buffer device via buffer feed lines and transported away to a target system via buffer discharge lines.
  • the distribution system is set up to accept goods from a staging system and to feed them to a buffer device via a distribution device.
  • the goods can be removed from the buffer device and fed to a target system via a further distribution device.
  • DE 102018 114026 A1 discloses a distribution system for conveying goods with loading aids.
  • goods from a supply system can be fed to a distribution device via a distribution feed line.
  • the goods can be fed to a target system.
  • a buffer device for temporarily storing the goods is provided.
  • the goods cannot be transported directly from the buffer device to the target system, since the buffer discharge route is downstream of all routes leading to the target system in the conveying direction.
  • a distribution system with a delivery system is known from EP 2 581 329 A1, which has a loading station.
  • the loading station is connected to two buffer devices via a conveyor system.
  • Loading aids are in turn conveyed from the buffer devices to a target system via another conveyor system.
  • the loading aids can be removed from the respective buffer device and conveyed back to the same buffer device via a carousel.
  • the system layout disclosed in EP 2 581 329 A1 also means that a loading aid must be conveyed through one of the two buffer devices in order to reach the target system.
  • a similar system layout is known from WO 2019/016120 A1, with the supply system comprising two loading stations.
  • the goods are conveyed between the individual parts of the system via a large number of distribution stretch.
  • the loading stations are each connected to a buffer device via a revolving rotor.
  • the buffer devices are connected to a target system via at least one further revolving gyroscope.
  • the system layout disclosed also results in a hierarchy of the components, so that loading aids, for example, can be transferred from the first buffer device to the second buffer device via a second revolving carousel or can be fed back to the first buffer device via this second carousel, but the distribution system allows the WO 2019/016120 A1 from the second buffer device only conveying into the target system, possibly via another circulating gyroscope.
  • the circulation gyro are assigned to specific system components, whereby the layout is limited in terms of Flexibi quality. With increasing complexity of the system, an increasing number of recirculating circuits is also required.
  • a distribution system with two buffer devices is known from WO 2012/163780 A1.
  • a circulating circuit, along which goods can be conveyed, makes it possible to distribute the goods to the buffer devices.
  • the buffer devices are arranged within the circulating gyroscope and connect directly to this.
  • the revolving gyroscope must enclose the buffer devices in order to be able to convey goods to them on the one hand and to be able to convey them away from them on the other hand.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to overcome these disadvantages and to provide an improved distribution system and an improved method for providing goods in a target system, with which goods can be distributed flexibly in the storage and picking system and which can be operated and carried out efficiently can.
  • the first distribution device has a second distribution feed line, which is connected to the buffer discharge line of the first buffer device in terms of conveyor technology and is designed to transport the loading aids from the first buffer device to the distribution line to promote.
  • An advantage achieved with the invention can be seen in particular in the fact that the goods can be conveyed away from the buffer device and conveyed back into the distribution line, which results in a particularly flexible distribution system.
  • the buffer device can be arranged spatially separated from the distribution line, which in particular allows increased spatial flexibility when setting up such a distribution system or a storage and order-picking system with such a distribution system. Finally, this enables a particularly flexible operation of the distribution system.
  • goods can be conveyed past the buffer device either into the buffer device or along the distribution route, in the sense of a material flow.
  • Goods that are conveyed into the buffer device can also be reunited along the distribution route with goods that are conveyed past the buffer device, in order to complete orders, for example.
  • the target system can have a work station or a large number of (different) work stations, in particular a picking station, a packaging station, a shipping station or the like.
  • the distribution system includes an electronic order management system for recording the orders.
  • the distribution system can comprise a conveying system.
  • the conveyor sections can each be provided by a conveyor system.
  • the conveyor system is preferably designed as an overhead conveyor system or as a conveyor system that differs from the overhead conveyor system, in particular as a floor-based conveyor system, for example as a roller conveyor system or as a belt conveyor system. This is depending Weil to a stationary conveyor technology.
  • the conveyor system can have a mobile conveyor system, which in particular includes autonomously movable conveyor vehicles. Such conveyor vehicles can be controlled by a higher-level master computer.
  • Such conveyor vehicles are known to those skilled in the art under the terms “automated guided vehicles” (abbreviated: AGV) or “autonomous mobile robots” (abbreviated: AMR). It is provided in particular that the routes or conveyor routes, such as the first and second distributor feed route, the distributor route, the buffer feed route, the buffer discharge route and/or more in Routes or conveyor routes described in more detail below, through which conveyor technology is provided.
  • AGV automated guided vehicles
  • AMR autonomous mobile robots
  • the goods are advantageously provided in the distribution system with loading aids, in particular in or on loading aids, and/or conveyed with loading aids, in particular in or on loading aids.
  • the loading aids can be designed for use with the overhead conveyor system.
  • Such loading aids are generally known and include, for example, hanging bags, clothes hangers, transport carriers for hanging hanging goods or the like.
  • the loading aids can be designed for use with conveyor technology that is different from overhead conveyor technology.
  • Such loading aids are also well known and include, for example, loading containers, boxes, trays and the like.
  • the loading aids can also be designed as bags, for example as so-called polybags.
  • the distribution system comprises a first distribution removal line, which connects the distribution line, in particular the distribution line of the first distribution device and/or the distribution line(s) of other optional distribution devices described below, and the buffer feed line in terms of conveyor technology.
  • the distribution system includes a second distribution removal line, which connects the distribution line, in particular the distribution line of the first distribution device and/or the distribution line(s) of further optional distribution devices described below, and the target system in terms of conveyor technology.
  • the first distribution device is preferably operated automatically.
  • the distribution line, the first distribution feed line and/or the second distribution feed line can comprise a conveyor system, in particular an overhead conveyor system.
  • the buffer area is designed with movable buffer locations.
  • Movable buffer locations can be implemented, for example, on an overhead conveyor system described above.
  • the buffer area may include a plurality of immovable buffer locations. Immovable buffer spaces can be used, for example, as storage locations in storage racks, as parking spaces along a Buffer section or the like can be realized.
  • the buffer feed line is preferably arranged in such a way that it leads to the buffer area.
  • the buffer discharge section is arranged in such a way that it leads away from the buffer area.
  • the first buffer device is preferably operated automatically.
  • the buffer region, the buffer feed line and/or the buffer discharge line can comprise a conveyor system, in particular an overhead conveyor system.
  • a process in the storage and picking system usually runs in one process direction (material flow direction) from the provision of the goods in the provision system, including, for example, storing the goods in a storage area, through to the processing of orders in the target system, including, for example, shipping of the goods as the final step.
  • the distribution system is preferably set up in such a way that the goods or the loading aids can be conveyed in the process direction through the distribution system, in particular by means of the conveyor system.
  • the provision system, the buffer device and the target system are expediently arranged one after the other in the process direction.
  • the distributor device is preferably arranged in the process direction between the supply system and the buffer device by the first distributor feed route and between the buffer device and the target system by the second distributor feed route in the process direction.
  • the supply system comprises at least one storage area and at least one loading station.
  • the goods can thus be loaded into or onto the loading aid at the loading station.
  • the storage area is preferably designed for storing the goods, with or without the loading aids described above.
  • the storage area can be provided by a warehouse, for example.
  • the storage area can include stationary storage racks with storage locations arranged next to one another in stacked rack levels and automated stacker cranes for conveying the goods to and from the storage locations.
  • the storage area can include mobile storage racks with storage locations arranged next to one another in stacked rack levels and automatically operated "AGV" or "AMR" for transporting the storage racks with the goods stored therein.
  • the loading station enables the at least one loading aid to be loaded with the goods, for example, if the goods are stored in the storage area without the loading aids. Likewise, reloading from a first loading aid into a further loading aid can take place at the loading station.
  • the first load support can form a storage load support.
  • different loading aids are used in the distribution system.
  • the loading aids which are made available from the delivery system at the loading station, are designed as first loading aids, preferably containers, and the loading aids, which are made available after the delivery system at the loading station and - in the conveyor sections downstream of the loading station - in the distributor device , Buffer device and are funded in the target system, designed as additional loading aids.
  • Hanging pockets or transport carriers for hanging the hanging pockets, clothes hangers or the like are particularly preferably used as additional loading aids. It can thus be provided in particular that the goods at the loading station are reloaded from the loading containers into hanging bags.
  • the warehouse or the storage area is connected to the loading station via a conveyor system.
  • the conveyor system can be designed as an overhead conveyor system or as a conveyor system that is different from the overhead conveyor system.
  • the conveyor system between the storage area and the loading station is particularly preferably designed as a roller conveyor system or as a belt conveyor system.
  • the buffer area has at least one buffer section arranged between the buffer feed line and the buffer discharge line and at least one buffer return line arranged between the buffer discharge line and the buffer feed line.
  • the first buffer device is thus preferably designed as a dynamic buffer.
  • the goods can be conveyed with the loading aids along the buffer section, resulting in movable buffer areas.
  • the goods with the loading aids can be conveyed back along the buffer return line from one end of the buffer line to the beginning of the buffer line. This results in a dynamic buffer.
  • the buffer section and the buffer return conveyor section preferably form a buffer gyroscope, in which the goods can be conveyed in one direction of rotation.
  • the second distribution discharge line can be connected to the work station feed line.
  • the orders can be processed at the workstation.
  • the workstation is formed, for example, as a picking station, as a packaging station or as a shipping station.
  • Several process-parallel work stations can also be provided in order to process several orders at the same time and thus to operate the storage and picking system with a particularly high throughput.
  • a plurality of work stations following one another in the process direction can be provided, for example a packaging station and a shipping station following the packaging station. If the workstation includes a picking station, goods for the orders are picked at this station. The goods are removed from the loading aids according to the orders and placed in order loading aids.
  • the target system comprises an (automatically operated) sorting device with a sorting feed line, with the first distribution device being connected to the sorting feed line in terms of conveyor technology and being set up to convey the loading aids from the distribution line to the sorting feed line .
  • the distribution system has a further, in particular fourth, distribution discharge line, via which the distribution line is connected to the sorting feed line in terms of conveying technology.
  • the sorting device preferably comprises a first sorting stage and optionally a second sorting stage.
  • one or more further sorting stages can be provided.
  • the sorting device includes a matrix sorter, which includes one or more sorting stages connected in series.
  • the sorting device has a pre-sorting buffer.
  • the pre-sorting buffer can be designed as a buffer section upstream of the first sorting stage.
  • the buffer line can be used as a buffer line, which is arranged in the process direction between the distribution line and the first sorting stage, or as a section of the be provided distribution line.
  • the pre-sorting buffer is particularly preferably designed as a buffer circuit.
  • the pre-sorting buffer is advantageously arranged between the buffer feed section and the first sorting stage.
  • the first distributor device is connected to a return conveyor section which is set up to convey the loading aids back into the delivery system.
  • the return line allows, for example, loading aids to be returned to the staging system without goods. This is particularly advantageous for conveying empty loading aids from the buffer device into the delivery system because they have already been unloaded, for example.
  • loading aids with goods can be returned to the supply system. This can be particularly advantageous when an order structure changes and individual goods or entire orders are no longer required at the workstation. This can be the case, for example, if an order is canceled after the goods assigned to the order have been displayed but before the order is processed at the workstation.
  • the return line enables the goods to be conveyed from a first staging area via the distributor device and the return line into a second staging area.
  • goods can be relocated from a first storage area to another storage area.
  • the distribution route is designed as a circulating gyroscope, with the loading aids being able to be conveyed in a circulating direction in the circulating gyroscope.
  • This makes it possible for goods with the loading aids to be conveyed away, for example from the (first) buffer device, and to be conveyed back to the (first) buffer device or possibly to another (additional) buffer device, essentially bypassing the target system.
  • the goods with the loading aids are essentially conveyed in the short term, namely between the target system and the first distribution feed line or the (first) buffer device, in particular counter to the process direction but in the direction of circulation.
  • all loading aids within the distribution route are conveyed in the same direction of circulation.
  • the revolving gyroscope can be formed by a connected, endlessly revolving conveyor system.
  • the revolving gyroscope can also be formed by several adjoining conveying technology sections.
  • the circulating carousel comprises a first conveyor section with a first and second end, a second conveyor section with a first and second end, the first end of the second conveyor section adjoining the second end of the first conveyor section, a third conveyor section with a first and second end, the first end of the third conveyor section adjoining the second end of the second conveyor section, and a fourth conveyor section having a first and second end, the first end of the fourth conveyor section adjoining the second end of the third conveyor section and the second End of the fourth conveyor section connects to the first end of the first conveyor section.
  • first and third conveyor section are arranged at a different height level and the second and fourth conveyor section each bridges the different height level.
  • the second and fourth conveyor technology section can be designed as a lifting and/or lowering device or as an incline and/or incline track.
  • a conveyor connection of the first distributor device to the buffer feed line is arranged downstream of the first distributor feed line and upstream of the second distributor feed line. This results in a particularly short dwell time for the goods on the distribution route, since the goods can be fed to the (first) buffer device early along the distribution route.
  • the storage and picking system can thus be operated particularly efficiently.
  • a conveyor connection between the first distributor device and the target system is arranged downstream of the second distributor feed line in the direction of circulation and upstream of the first distributor feed line. This also results in a particularly short dwell time for the goods on the distribution route, since the goods can be fed to the target system early along the distribution route.
  • the storage and picking system can thus be operated particularly efficiently.
  • the distribution system comprises an (automatically operated) further buffer device, which has a buffer feed line and a buffer discharge line and at least one buffer area arranged between these, an (automatically operated) further distribution device, which has a first conveyor system connected to the supply system distribution line, a distribution line and a second distribution line connected to the buffer removal line of the further buffer device, wherein the further distribution device is connected to the buffer line of the first buffer device in terms of conveyor technology and is set up to transport loading aids from the To promote distributor route to the first buffer device, and each distributor device is additionally connected to the buffer feed route of the further buffer device in terms of conveyance and is set up to load aids from the respective distributor trek to the further buffer device.
  • This further increases the flexibility of the distribution system.
  • the further distributor device is preferably designed analogously to the first distributor device and can also have the features described for the first distributor device.
  • the further distribution device can have a distribution route, along which the loading aids can be conveyed, and a first distribution feed line, the first distribution feed line being connected to the delivery system in terms of conveyor technology and set up to convey the loading aids from the delivery system to the distribution line.
  • the further buffer device is preferably designed analogously to the first buffer device and can also have the features described for the first buffer device.
  • the buffer area of the further buffer device can have at least one buffer section arranged between the buffer feed line and the buffer discharge line and at least one buffer return line arranged between the buffer discharge line and the buffer feed line, as shown for example in Fig. 4 is.
  • the further buffer device makes it possible to increase a buffer capacity of the distribution system.
  • several other buffer devices can be easily seen in the same way.
  • the further distribution device is preferably connected to the buffer feed line of the further buffer device in terms of conveying technology and is set up to convey the loading aids from the distribution line to the further buffer device.
  • the distribution system can have a further, in particular third, distribution conveyor line, which conveys the distribution lines and the buffer feed line of the further buffer device.
  • the further distributor device is conveyed via the first distributor conveyor line to the buffer feed line of the first buffer device and via the third distributor conveyor line to the buffer feed line of the further buffer device.
  • the additional distribution device can also be connected to the target system in terms of conveying technology and set up to convey the loading aids from the distribution route to the target system. It is favorable here if the further distribution device is connected to the target system in terms of conveying technology via the second distribution removal section and/or the further, in particular fourth, distribution removal section.
  • the further distribution device can be connected to the return conveyor line in terms of conveying technology.
  • the further distribution device can be designed as a circulating rotor, with the loading aids being able to be conveyed in the direction of circulation in the circulating rotor.
  • the conveyor connection between the further distribution device and the buffer feed line is downstream of the first distribution line and the second distribution line in the direction of circulation - route is arranged upstream and/or that a conveyor connection is further Ren distribution device with the target system downstream in the direction of circulation of the second distribution feeder conveyor route and the first distributor feeder route is arranged upstream.
  • the additional distribution device makes it possible to increase the flexibility of the distribution system.
  • several further distribution devices can be provided in an analogous manner.
  • the goods can then be conveyed from the second buffer device via the second distribution route to the target system or conveyed back to the first buffer device.
  • the second distribution feed lines of all distribution lines can be connected in terms of conveyor technology to the buffer discharge lines of all buffer devices, which additionally increases the flexibility of the distribution system.
  • the further object is achieved with a method of the type mentioned at the outset, the method having the following steps: i) recording orders and determining at least one item which is assigned to one of the orders by means of an electronic order management system; ii) providing the at least one item with at least one loading aid in a provisioning system; iii) conveying away the at least one loading aid from the delivery system and conveying the at least one loading aid into a first distribution device via a first distribution feed route of the first distribution device; iv) conveying the at least one loading aid along a distribution route of the first distribution device and transferring the at least one loading aid from the distribution route, in particular via a first distribution discharge route, to a buffer feed route of a first buffer device; v) conveying the at least one loading aid into a buffer area of the first buffer device and temporarily storing the at least one loading aid in the buffer area; vi) removing the at least one loading aid from the buffer area via a buffer removal section of the first buffer device and transferring the at least one loading aid from the
  • An advantage achieved with the method can be seen in particular in the fact that the goods can be conveyed via the shared distribution route both to the buffer device and to the target system, making the goods particularly easy and flexible in the warehouse and picking system, in particular according to a Order given Funding process, can be distributed.
  • the distribution system is preferably operated automatically.
  • the conveying process is usually specified by the order.
  • the order can include several goods, which initially have to be temporarily stored in the buffer device and then conveyed to the target system.
  • step i) at least one order, but usually a large number of orders, is recorded electronically and those goods that are assigned to the respective order are determined. This is done using an electronic order management system.
  • the provision of the goods with the at least one loading aid in step ii) can include, for example, retrieving the goods from a storage area with the at least one (first) loading aid.
  • the storage area can be provided by a goods warehouse, for example.
  • the goods can be provided with the at least one first loading aid at the loading station. At the loading station, the goods can be reloaded from the first loading aid into the at least one (second) loading aid.
  • the number of goods per loading aid is exactly one.
  • the at least one loading aid is transferred in steps iv) and vi) and/or conveyed away in step vii) in each case via a discharge section or a diverter.
  • steps iv) to vi) are repeated with the same at least one loading aid in a second run.
  • loading aids can be conveyed away from the buffer device and, if necessary, conveyed back into the buffer device. This is particularly advantageous for maintenance of the buffer device or individual buffer sections of the buffer device.
  • the loading aids can be conveyed away from a first buffer section of the first buffer device, conveyed via the distribution device back to the buffer device and, for example, to a second buffer section of the first buffer device.
  • the first buffer section of the first buffer device can thus be emptied, for example for maintenance work.
  • steps iv) to vi) are carried out in the second pass for a further buffer device instead of the first buffer device. This makes it possible to move loading aids from the first buffer device to the further buffer device. This can be particularly advantageous for maintenance work on the first buffer device.
  • the at least one loading aid in step vi) is routed via a second distribution feed line to a further distribution device a distribution section of the further distribution device is transferred.
  • the loading aids can be moved flexibly between the distributor devices and the buffer devices.
  • the at least one loading aid can be conveyed from the further buffer device via the further distribution device to the first buffer device, as a result of which all buffer devices with all distribution devices can be used very flexibly.
  • step i) at least one product is determined which is assigned to a further order of the orders, steps ii), iii), vii) and viii) being omitted for the at least one product assigned to the second order of steps iv), v) and vi) are carried out.
  • the buffer device can be circumvented in a simple manner and a bypass can thus be implemented. Individual goods or orders that do not have to be temporarily stored in the buffer device can thus be guided past the buffer device and conveyed directly to the target system via the distribution route.
  • the further object is achieved with a method of the type mentioned at the outset, the method having the following steps: i) Recording an order and determining a first part of the order, which includes at least one item of goods assigned to the order, which is in a first staging area of a staging system of the storage and picking system is provided, and determination of a second part of the order, which comprises at least one item assigned to the order, which is provided in a second staging area of the staging system of the storage and picking system, by means of an electronic order management system; ii) providing the at least one product of the first part of the order with at least one first loading aid in the provision system and providing the at least one product of the second part of the order with at least one second loading aid in the provision system; iii) Conveying the at least one first loading aid into a buffer device, in particular into the first buffer device, and temporarily storing the at least one first Loading aids in the buffer device, in particular in the buffer area of the buffer device; iv) determining a conveying time
  • An advantage achieved with the method can be seen in particular in the fact that the second part of the order, which for example includes goods that can only be made available at a later point in time, for example because production of the goods has not yet been completed, bypasses the buffer device can be merged with the first job part in the merging section.
  • an order can already be started, for example, before all the goods assigned to the order are available, which means that the storage and picking system can be operated particularly efficiently.
  • the distribution system is preferably operated automatically.
  • the merging section essentially corresponds to that conveying section in the distribution system in which the at least one first loading aid and the at least one second loading aid are brought together (in terms of material flow).
  • the merging section is preferably a conveying section, in particular a section of the distributor route which connects to the second distributor feed route. It is advantageous here that no separate bypass conveyor line is required, since the goods of the second part of the order can essentially be guided past the buffer device along the distribution line.
  • first staging area can include a storage area, for example.
  • second staging area can include another storage area and/or a production area.
  • steps v) and vi) are carried out is immaterial.
  • steps v) and vi) can be carried out with a time overlap or in parallel or at the same time. It is also conceivable that step v) is carried out first and then step vi) or step vi) first and then step v).
  • the buffer device can be the first buffer device or the further buffer device, as these have already been described above.
  • the conveying duration preferably includes the duration or time which is required to convey the goods of the second part of the order from the second staging area to the combining section.
  • the delivery duration thus preferably includes a delivery time.
  • the conveying duration can include the duration or time that is required, for example, to load the at least one second loading aid with the goods or goods of the second part of the order at a loading station.
  • the delivery time includes a loading time and the delivery time.
  • bypassing the buffer device is understood here to mean that the at least one loading aid is guided past the buffer device in the sense of a material flow.
  • the distribution system can have a bypass conveyor line, which connects the delivery system and the target system in terms of conveyor technology.
  • the bypass conveyor line preferably includes the distributor line or the bypass conveyor line is preferably provided by the distributor line.
  • the at least one second loading aid is preferably conveyed along the bypass conveying route.
  • the conveying in step viii) can include sorting the goods or the loading aids in a sorting device.
  • the conveying in step viii) can take place bypassing the sorting device.
  • bypassing the sorting device is understood here to mean that the at least one loading aid is guided past the sorting device in the sense of a material flow.
  • the distribution system can have a sorter bypass conveyor line, which connects the one conveyor section upstream of the sorting device, for example a conveyor section of the delivery system, the buffer device and/or the distributor device, with a workstation (downstream of the sorting device in the process direction) in terms of conveyor technology.
  • the at least one second loading aid is preferably conveyed along the bypass conveying path.
  • step iii) comprises the following steps:
  • the first staging area includes a storage area and a loading station and the following steps are carried out to provide the at least one item of the first part of the order with at least one first loading aid in step ii):
  • the goods can be reloaded, for example, from loading aids in which the goods are stored, into the loading aids for conveying through the distributor device.
  • the storage area can be provided by a warehouse, for example.
  • the second staging area includes a loading station and includes the following step for providing the at least one item of the second part of the order with at least one second loading aid:
  • the conveying duration additionally includes the duration or time which is required to load the at least one second loading aid at the loading station with the at least one product of the second part of the order.
  • the conveying duration thus preferably includes at least the conveying time and the loading time.
  • the further object is also achieved with a method of the type mentioned at the outset, in which the method has the following steps: i) recording an order, to which at least one item is assigned, by an electronic order management system; ii) Classify the order according to a classification criterion as "sorting order" when sorting the at least one loading aid is required in front of a workstation in the target system, or as a "non-sorting order" when sorting the at least a loading aid in front of the work station is not required by the electronic order management system; iii) Provision of the at least one product with at least one loading aid in a provision system, in particular comprising retrieval of the at least one product assigned to the order from a provision area of a provision system; iv) conveying the at least one loading aid into a buffer device, in particular in the first buffer device, and temporarily storing the at least one loading aid in the buffer device, in particular in the buffer area of the buffer device; v) conveying away the at least one loading aid from the buffer device
  • An advantage achieved with the method can be seen in particular in the fact that goods for non-sorting orders, i.e. for orders whose goods or loading aids do not have to be sorted, are not fed to the sorting device, but are guided past the sorting device, in particular by an (additional) conveyor system and can therefore be provided particularly quickly at the workstation.
  • the provision The processing area and the work station are connected in terms of conveyor technology in order to convey the goods or loading aids directly from the staging area to the work station.
  • the staging area preferably includes a storage area or a warehouse.
  • the (additional) conveyor technology can be provided by the distribution line, for example.
  • the distribution system is preferably operated automatically.
  • the conveying, conveying and/or conveying away in steps iv), v) and vi) can take place by means of a conveying technique, in particular as described above.
  • step iv) includes the following steps:
  • the classification criterion can be selected from a list comprising a job size, a job structure, a sorting capacity at the workstation and the like.
  • the classification criterion can also include several of these criteria.
  • the order size describes, for example, the number of goods in the order.
  • An order that only includes a single item does not have to be sorted and is therefore preferably classified as a "non-sorting order".
  • sorting in front of the workstation may be necessary, particularly if the order includes multiple items of different types. Such an order can therefore be classified as a "sorting order”.
  • the order structure describes, for example, how many product types the order contains. If the order includes several goods of the same type of goods, the goods often do not have to be sorted in front of the work station. The order can thus be classified as "non-sorting order”. However, if the order includes a large number of goods of different types, sorting in front of the work station may be necessary, so that the order is classified as a "sorting order”. This is particularly the case when shipping containers are to be loaded with the goods and the goods must be made available at the workstation in a sequence defined by a packing order.
  • the sorting capacity at the work station can indicate, for example, a threshold value of the number of goods of different types of goods in an order that can be sorted directly at the work station. If the number of goods is below this threshold, the order can be classified as a "non-sorting order”. If the number of goods is at or above the threshold value, the order can be classified as a "sorting order”.
  • Steps i) and iii) to vi) are preferably carried out in the order listed.
  • step ii) is expediently carried out before step vii).
  • Step ii) can be performed at any point in the process prior to step vii).
  • Step ii) is particularly preferably carried out between steps i) and iii).
  • the number of items per loading aid is exactly one.
  • the order is classified as a "sorting order” if the number of goods assigned to the order, in particular different types of goods, is greater than one and the order is classified as a "non-sorting order" if the number of goods assigned to the order associated goods is exactly one.
  • orders to which exactly one item is assigned so-called one-off orders, can be conveyed past the sorting device, in particular by an (additional) conveyor system, as a result of which an increased throughput of goods is achieved and the storage and picking system can therefore also be operated particularly efficiently .
  • the (additional) conveyor technology can be provided for example by the distributor route.
  • sorting capacities can be kept free because the scheduling orders do not take up any space in the sorting device.
  • the conveying in particular the conveying away and/or conveying, of the goods or the loading aids can take place by means of a conveyor system.
  • the conveyor system can be designed for this purpose, in particular as an overhead conveyor system or as a conveyor system that is different from the overhead conveyor system, for example as a floor-based conveyor system.
  • the conveyor sections in particular the first distributor supply section, the distributor section, the second distributor supply section, the distributor discharge sections, the buffer supply section, the buffer sections, the buffer return section, the buffer discharge section, the sorting feed line, the workstation feed line and/or the return line are each made available by a conveyor system.
  • the conveyor system is designed in particular as a suspension conveyor system or as a conveyor system that is different from the suspension conveyor system.
  • a conveying connection between two conveying sections can be formed in particular by the conveying sections adjoining one another or being connected to one another via a switch section.
  • FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a distribution system
  • 5 shows a further embodiment of the distribution system
  • 6 shows a first method for providing goods in a target system
  • FIG. 8 shows a third method for providing goods in a target system.
  • the distribution system 1 shows a first embodiment of a distribution system 1.
  • the distribution system 1 shown comprises a delivery system 2, a first distribution device 3a, a first buffer device 4a and a target system 5.
  • the distribution device 3a is connected to the delivery system 2, with the first buffer device 4a and conveyed to the target system 5.
  • the distributor device 3a includes a distributor section 32a and a first distributor-feed conveyor section 31a, which forms a conveyor connection between the provision s system 2 and the distributor section 32a. Goods can be conveyed from the delivery system 2 to the distribution line 32a via the first distribution line 31a.
  • the distributor device 3a includes a second distributor feed route 33a, which forms a transport connection between the buffer device 4a and the distributor route 32a.
  • the distribution section 32a is designed as a circulating conveyor section or circulating gyroscope.
  • the revolving gyroscope can in particular be formed by an endlessly revolving conveyor system.
  • the distribution section 32a in particular as a non-circulating conveyor section, can be designed with a first and second end.
  • the distribution section 32a can have a first, second, third and fourth conveyor section, the first conveyor section forming a forward conveyor section and the third conveyor section forming a return conveyor section. Furthermore, can it can be provided that the second conveyor section forms a first reversal section between the first and third conveyor sections and the fourth conveyor section forms a second reversal section between the third and the first conveyor section.
  • the second and/or fourth conveyor technology can be constructed in the same way as the first and second conveyor technology.
  • the second or fourth conveyor can each be designed as a lifting and lowering device or as an incline or decline track, with the incoming and return conveyor sections being arranged one above the other or at a different height level.
  • the distributor system 1 in the example shown comprises a first distributor removal route 34a which leads to the first buffer device 4a and is connected to the distributor route 32a.
  • the distributor system 1 in the example shown comprises a second distributor discharge route 34b leading to the target system 5, which is connected to the distributor route 32a.
  • the conveyor connection between the first distributor device 3a and the first buffer device 4a and the target system 5 is designed as a circulating conveyor section or as a circulating circuit.
  • optional reversing sections connecting the first distributor discharge section 34a and the second distributor discharge section 34b can be provided, which are shown in dashed lines in FIG.
  • the reversing sections are each arranged in such a way that they connect a second end of the first distributor removal section 34a to a first end of the second distributor removal section 34b or a second end of the second distributor removal section 34b to the first end of the first distributor removal section connect 34a.
  • the buffer device 4a comprises a buffer feed path 41a, a buffer area 42a and a buffer discharge path 43a.
  • the conveyor connection between the distributor device 3a and the first buffer device 4a runs from the distributor route 32a to the buffer feed route 41a.
  • the buffer feed section 41a can be connected directly to the distributor section 32a or connected to it via a connection section.
  • the buffer area 42a is arranged adjacent to the buffer feed line 41a and is designed for temporarily storing loading aids.
  • the buffer region 42a is advantageously configured as described below in connection with FIG.
  • the buffer removal path 43a is arranged adjoining the buffer area 42a and leading away from it.
  • the conveying connection between the first buffer device 4a and the distributor device 3a runs from the buffer discharge section 43a to the distributor section 32a.
  • the buffer removal section 41a can be connected directly to the distribution section 32a or can be connected to it via a connecting section.
  • FIG. 2a A first embodiment of the delivery system 2 is shown in FIG. 2a.
  • the staging system 2 includes a first staging area with a storage area 21 or warehouse and a loading station 22.
  • the storage area 21 and the loading station 22 are connected in terms of conveyor technology.
  • loading aids can be loaded with goods that are provided at this point.
  • the loading station 22 is conveyed to the first distribution line 31a and via this to the distribution line 32a, so that loaded loading aids can be conveyed from the loading station 22 to the distribution line 32a.
  • the loading station 22 can be connected directly to the distribution line feed line 31a or can be connected to it via a connecting section.
  • the staging system 2 comprises the first staging area with the storage area 21 and a second staging area, which has a further storage area 21'.
  • the storage areas 21, 21' are connected to the loading station 22 in terms of conveyor technology.
  • the delivery system 2 thus includes a loading station 22 which is assigned to both delivery areas.
  • the first staging area comprises the storage area 21 and the loading station 22.
  • the second staging area comprises the further storage area 21' and a further loading station 22.
  • the staging system 2 thus comprises a loading station 22, 22' for the staging areas.
  • the first and/or second staging area can also include a production area, not shown in FIGS. 2a to 2c, which is provided in addition to the storage area 21, 21' or instead of the storage area 21, 21'.
  • the loading station 22 and/or the loading station 22' can each be connected to (precisely) one of the distribution lines 32a, 32b or to both distribution lines 32a, 32b to be technically connected.
  • FIG. 3 shows a preferred embodiment of a destination system 5, comprising a sorting device 51 and a work station 52.
  • a conveyor connection between the sorting device 51 and the work station 52 is provided.
  • the target system 5 can have any number of workstations 52 and/or sorting devices 51 .
  • the arbitrary number can also be 0 here if, for example, no sorting device 51 or no work station 52 is provided in one embodiment.
  • the work station 52 preferably comprises at least one picking device and/or packaging device.
  • the buffer area 42a here comprises a plurality of buffer sections 421 arranged between the buffer feed section 41a and the buffer discharge section 43a and connected thereto.
  • the buffer area 42a comprises at least one buffer return conveyor section 422 arranged between the buffer removal section 43a and the buffer supply section 41a.
  • exactly one buffer return line 422 is provided.
  • the buffer area 42a can have a multiplicity of buffer return conveyor sections 422 .
  • the buffer sections 421 and the at least one buffer return conveyor section 422 are conveyor-related connected to one another in such a way that the loading aids can essentially be conveyed via one of the buffer sections 421 and the at least one return conveyor section 422 in a circuit within the buffer device 4a, in particular within the buffer area 42a.
  • FIG. 5 a second embodiment of the distribution system 1 is shown.
  • the distributor system 1 is constructed essentially like the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and comprises, in addition to the first distributor device 3a and the first buffer device 4a, a further distributor device 3b and a further buffer device 4b.
  • the other distributor device 3b is constructed in the same way as the first distributor device 3a and also includes a first distributor feed line 31b, a distributor line 32b and a second distributor feed line 33b.
  • the further buffer device 4b is also constructed in the same way as the first buffer device 4a and also includes a buffer feed section 41b, a buffer area 42b and a buffer discharge section 43b.
  • the further buffer device 4b is particularly preferably constructed as described in connection with FIG.
  • Both the first distributor device 3a and the further distributor device 3b are connected to the supply system 2 via the respective first distributor feed section 31a, 31b.
  • the conveyor connections between the distribution devices 3a, 3b and the delivery system 2 are shown in Fig. 5 schematically.
  • the supply system 2 can be configured as shown in FIGS. 2a to 2c, in which case the distribution feed sections 31a, 31b can each be connected to the loading device 22 and/or to the loading device 22' in terms of conveyor technology.
  • the distributor devices 3a, 3b are each connected to the first buffer device 4a.
  • the first distributor removal section 34a is connected on the one hand to the distributor sections 32a, 32b and on the other hand to the buffer supply section 41a of the first buffer device 4a.
  • the first distributor device 3a and the further distributor device 3b are connected to the further buffer device 4b in terms of conveying technology.
  • a third distribution discharge line 34c is connected on the one hand to the distribution lines 32a, 32b and on the other hand to the buffer feed line 41b of the further buffer device 4b.
  • the distribution devices 3a, 3b are conveyed to the target system 5.
  • the target system 5 is shown schematically in FIG. 5 and can preferably be configured as described in connection with FIG.
  • the distribution devices 3a, 3b are each connected to the work station 52 of the target system 5.
  • the second distribution conveyor line 34b is connected to the distribution lines 32a, 32b on the one hand and to the work station feed line 521 of the work station 52 on the other hand.
  • distribution devices 3a, 3b are each connected to the sorting device 51 of the target system 5.
  • the distributing conveyor sections 34a...34d each form a circulating conveying section in pairs, with reversing sections shown in dashed lines being arranged between two distributor conveyor sections 34a...34d . It is expedient if in each case one to a buffer device 4a, 4b and one to the target system 5, a removal line 34a...34d are combined in pairs.
  • the distribution system shown includes an optional return conveyor line 8, which is connected to the distribution lines 32a, 32b on the one hand and to the delivery system 2 on the other hand, in order to enable loading aids to be conveyed back from the distribution device 3a, 3b to the delivery system 2.
  • a first method for preparing goods for an order in a target system 5 of a storage and picking system is shown schematically by a distribution system 1 for conveying the goods with loading aids.
  • a large number of orders are recorded using an electronic order management system. At least one item is assigned to each of the orders. Furthermore, in the first step A1, at least one item is determined which is assigned to a first order of the orders recorded. Identifying the at least A product can be carried out for further orders, in particular for all orders recorded.
  • a second step A2 the goods are provided with the loading aids in the provision s system 2.
  • Provision of the goods in the provision system 2 includes storing the goods in the storage area 21 and/or providing the goods at the loading station 22 and then loading the loading aids with the goods at the loading station 22.
  • the supply system 2 includes a storage area 21 , it can be provided that the goods are stored in the storage area 21 .
  • the goods are outsourced from the rich Lagerbe 21 and made available at the loading station 22. At the loading station 22 who loaded the loading aids with the goods. In the storage area 21, the goods can be stored with or without loading aids.
  • the goods are stored in the storage area 21 with first loading aids or storage loading aids, for example in containers. Provision can be made here for a large number of goods of the same goods type to be stored in a (common) first loading aid.
  • the goods are conveyed with the first loading aids by a conveyor system, for example by means of a container conveyor system, from the storage area 21 to the loading station 22 and made available there.
  • the goods assigned to the order are reloaded from the first loading aids to second loading aids, for example hanging bags.
  • a second loading aid is loaded with precisely one item in each case.
  • different loading aids are used for conveying the goods in front of the loading station 22, namely the first loading aids, and for conveying the goods from the loading station 22, namely the second loading aids.
  • the goods can already be in the (Second) loading aids may be provided in the storage area 21, so that reloading is not required.
  • the delivery system 2 includes a production area
  • the goods for example through production of the goods, are first made available in the production area, conveyed to the loading station 22 or to the further loading station 22' and made available there.
  • the loading aids can be loaded with the goods at the loading station 22, 22'.
  • the variants described can also be combined so that the goods of the order come partly from the storage area 21 and partly from the production area.
  • the loading aids are transported away from the delivery system 2 and conveyed to the first distribution device 3a.
  • the loading aids are conveyed via the distributor feed line 31a to the distributor line 32a.
  • the loading aids are preferably conveyed by means of a conveyor system, in particular an overhead conveyor system.
  • a fourth step A4 the threading aids are conveyed along the distribution line 32a and transferred to the buffer feed line 41a of the first buffer device 4a. This is expediently done via the first distribution discharge section 34a.
  • a fifth step A5 the threading aids are conveyed into the buffer area 42a of the first buffer device 4a and temporarily stored there.
  • the threading aids are temporarily stored in the buffer area 42a along one of the buffer sections 421.
  • a sixth step A6 the threading aids are conveyed from the first buffer device 4a via its buffer discharge line 43a to the distributor line 32a.
  • the threading aids can be conveyed to the sorting device 51 or to the workstation 52 in order to process the order. This can be the case when all the goods in the order are present in the buffer area 42a or when there are sufficient goods in the order in the buffer area 42a to fill a first shipping carton with them.
  • the loading aids can be conveyed away from the first buffer device 4a and fed back to it again.
  • the fourth step A4, the fifth step A5 and the sixth step A6 are essentially repeated, as indicated by dashed lines in FIG.
  • the loading aids can be conveyed from the first buffer section 421 and fed back to the first buffer device 4a via the distribution section 32a, with the loading aids being transferred to another buffer section 421 of the Buffer sections 421 are routed. This enables the first buffer section 421 to be emptied.
  • the loading aids are conveyed from the first buffer device 4a and fed to the further buffer device 4b via the distribution section 32a and temporarily stored therein.
  • the loading aids can then be conveyed from the further buffer device 4b to the distribution route 32b of the further distribution device 3b or optionally to the distribution route 32a of the first distribution device 3a.
  • the fourth step A4', the fifth step A5' and the sixth step A6' are essentially repeated in a modified form, namely for the additional buffer device 4b or the additional distribution device 3b, as indicated in Fig. 6 by dash-dotted lines. This allows, for example, the first buffer device 4a to be emptied.
  • a seventh step A7 the loading aids are conveyed along the distribution line 32a, 32b and, in particular via the second distribution discharge line 34b, removed from the distribution line 32a, 32b.
  • the loading aids for carrying out the seventh step A7 are located on the distribution route 32a of the first distribution device 3a or on the distribution route 32b of the second distribution device 3b.
  • the seventh step A7 relates to the corresponding distributor route 32a, 32b.
  • the loading aids are conveyed to the target system 5.
  • the loading aids can be conveyed via the sorting feeder route 511 to the sorting device 51.
  • the loading aids of the order can be sorted according to a sort default specification, which specifies, for example, the order in which the loading aids are required at the workstation. After sorting, the loading aids are conveyed to the work station 52, where the order is processed.
  • the loading aids can be conveyed to the workstation 52 via the workstation feed line 521, bypassing the sorting device 51, and made available directly at this station.
  • the work station 52 can be designed as a picking station, at which the goods assigned to the order are removed from the loading aids and shipping containers, for example cartons, are loaded with these goods.
  • a second method for preparing goods for an order in a target system 5 of a storage and picking system by a distribution system 1 for conveying the goods with loading aids is shown schematically, with the goods of a first part of the order in the first buffer device 4a are temporarily stored and the goods of a second part of the order are passed to the first buffer device 4a.
  • an order is recorded using the electronic order management system in a first step B1.
  • the first part of the order and the second part of the order are determined for this order.
  • the first part of the order includes at least one item that is assigned to the order and is made available in the first staging area of the staging system 2 .
  • the first staging area can be designed, for example, as described in connection with FIG. 2b or 2c, with the goods being made available or stored in the storage area 21.
  • the second part of the order includes at least one item that is assigned to the order and is made available in the second staging area of the staging system 2 .
  • the second The staging area can also be designed as described in connection with FIG. 2b or 2c, with the goods being made available or stored in the further storage area 21'.
  • the at least one item of the second part of the order can be made available in a production area as described above.
  • first and second part of the order is described below with reference to a large number of goods, it being understood that the first part of the order and/or the second part of the order can of course also include just a single item.
  • a second step B2 the goods of the first part of the order are provided in the delivery system 2 with the first loading aids.
  • the goods in the delivery system 2 includes providing the goods in the first delivery area, for example storing the goods in the storage area 21 .
  • the goods are provided at the loading station 22 .
  • the loading aids are loaded at the loading station 22 with the provided goods of the first part of the order.
  • the goods of the second part of the order are made available with the loading aids in the supply system 2 .
  • Providing the goods in the delivery system 2 includes providing the goods in the second delivery area, for example storing the goods in the storage area 21' or producing the goods in the production area.
  • the goods are made available at the loading station 22 or at the further loading station 22', loading aids being loaded with the goods made available at the respective loading station 22, 22'.
  • the first loading aids are removed from the supply system 2 and conveyed to the first distribution device 3a.
  • the loading aids are conveyed to the distribution line 32a via the distribution line 31a.
  • the loading aids are conveyed here by means of a conveyor system, in particular an overhead conveyor system.
  • the merging section is the conveying section in which the first loading aids and the second loading aids of an order are brought together.
  • the merging section is preferably a conveying section downstream of the first buffer device 4a in the process direction and can be part of the distribution section 32a, for example.
  • the merging section may be a portion of the (second or fourth) distribution discharge lines 34b, 34d, the sorting induction line 511, or the workstation induction line 521.
  • the funding period includes at least one funding period.
  • the conveying time indicates the period of time that is required to convey the second loading aids from the second staging area to the merging section.
  • a loading time and, on the other hand, the delivery time are determined, which add up to the delivery time.
  • the loading time is the time span that is required to load the second loading aids at the (further) loading station 22, 22' with the goods.
  • the conveying time indicates that period of time which is required to convey the second loading aids from the loading station 22, 22' to the merging section.
  • a fifth step B5 the removal of the first loading aids from the first buffer device 4a is released, taking into account the conveying duration determined.
  • a sixth step B6 the second loading aids are conveyed to the merging section, bypassing the first buffer device 4a, as a result of which a bypass section that essentially bypasses the first buffer device 4a is implemented.
  • the bypass route is essentially provided by a section of the distributor route 32a.
  • a seventh step B7 the first loading aids are removed from the first buffer device 4a and conveyed to the merging section, so that the first loading aids are combined with the second loading aids.
  • the sixth step B6 can be carried out at the same time as or overlapping in time with the seventh step B7.
  • the loading aids are conveyed to the work station 52.
  • Fig. 8 a third method for preparing goods for an order in a target system 5 of a storage and picking system by a distribution system 1 for conveying the goods with loading aids is shown schematically, with the goods of the order being either fed to the sorting device 51 or to be guided past this.
  • an order is recorded using an electronic order management system in a first step CI, with at least one item being assigned to the order.
  • a distinction can be made between one-piece orders, to which exactly one item is assigned in each case, and multi-part orders, to which more than one item is assigned in each case.
  • the order is classified by the electronic order management system.
  • the order is analyzed by the electronic order management system and classified as a “sorting order” according to a classification criterion if the at least one item or the at least one loading aid is sorted in front of the workstation to which the items are conveyed which the at least one item of the order is provided, is required, or classified as a "non-sorting order" if the sorting of the at least one item or the loading aids in front of the work station is not required.
  • the classification criterion can be selected from a group comprising order size, order structure, packing specification or conveyor line utilization.
  • the order size indicates how many goods are included in the order. If the order, for example, only includes a single item, i.e. if it is a one-off order, then sorting can be omitted. In this case, the order can be classified as a "non-sorting order". If the order includes several goods, the order is preferably classified as a "sorting order”.
  • the order structure indicates, for example, how many types of goods are included in the order. If the order includes several goods, but these are of the same type of goods, so sorting can be omitted. In this case, the order can be classified as a "non-sorting order". However, if the order includes several goods of different types, the order is preferably classified as a "sorting order”.
  • the packing specification specifies, for example, a sequence or order in which the goods must be placed in a shipping container for shipping in order to load the shipping container. For example, if an order for loading is specified, the goods must be sorted. In this case, the job can be classified as a "sorting job”. However, if there is no specified loading sequence, the order can be classified as a "non-sorting order”.
  • the conveyor line utilization can indicate how many load carriers are located along a conveyor line. It can make sense here for example for a one-off order to be classified as a "sorting order" in order to relieve a conveyor line that runs past the sorting device, for example.
  • a third step C3 the at least one item assigned to the order is provided with at least one loading aid in the delivery system 2 .
  • the goods are preferably removed from a (first or second) staging area, in particular outsourced from the storage area 21, and conveyed to the loading station 22, 22'.
  • a loading aid is loaded with the goods at the loading station 22, 22'.
  • the provision in step C3 can take place as already described for FIG. 6 or FIG. 7 .
  • a fourth step C4 the at least one loading aid is conveyed to the buffer device 4a and temporarily stored there. If the method is carried out using a distribution system 1 which has more than one buffer device 4a, 4b, the at least one loading aid is conveyed into one of the buffer devices 4a, 4b and temporarily stored there.
  • a fifth step C5 the at least one loading aid is conveyed away from the buffer device 4a and conveyed to the target system.
  • sorting means that the at least one loading aid is conveyed through the sorting device 51 in such a way that the at least one loading aid leaves the sorting device in a predetermined sequence.
  • the order includes, for example, several loading aids, which are conveyed to the sorting device 51 in a different order than the specified sequence, the loading aids are rearranged within the sorting device 51 .
  • the loading aids are already conveyed to the sorting device 51 in the specified sequence, the loading aids are conveyed through the sorting device 51 during “sorting” without being rearranged. The same can also be done if the sorting order includes only a single loading aid.
  • the at least one loading aid is conveyed from the sorting device 51 to the work station 52 in an eighth step C8.
  • the at least one loading aid is conveyed to the workstation 52 via the workstation feed line 521 in a sixth step C6'. In this case, the at least one loading aid is conveyed past the sorting device 51 .
  • the classification in the second step C2 is carried out between the first step CI and the third step C3.
  • the classification can be carried out at any point in time before the sixth step C6, C6', in particular before the fifth step C5.
  • the delivery routes in particular the first distributor feed route 31a, 31b, the distributor route 32a, 32b, the second distributor feed route 33a, 33b, the distributor conveyor routes 34a, 34b, 34c, 34d , the buffer feed line 41a, 41b, the buffer lines 421, the buffer return line 422, the buffer discharge line 43a, 43b, the sorting feed line 511, the workstation feed line 521 and/or the return line 8, are each provided by a Lördertechnik.
  • a conveyor connection between two conveyor sections can be provided by the conveyor system of one of the two conveyor sections connecting to the conveyor system of the other conveyor section and/or the conveyor systems being connected to one another via switch sections.
  • the goods or the loading aids are conveyed automatically or by means of the conveying system.
  • the devices shown can also include more or fewer components than shown.
  • the devices shown or their components may also be shown not to scale and/or enlarged and/or reduced.

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L'invention concerne un système distributeur (1) pour transporter des marchandises avec des aides au chargement, comprenant un système d'alimentation (2), un premier dispositif distributeur (3a), un premier dispositif tampon (4a) et un système cible (5) le premier dispositif distributeur (3a) ayant une section de distributeur (32a), le long de laquelle les aides au chargement peuvent être transportées, et une première section de transfert de distributeur (31a) qui est reliée au système d'alimentation (2) en termes de transport, et le premier dispositif distributeur (3a) étant relié au premier dispositif tampon (4a) et au système cible (5) en termes de transport, le premier dispositif distributeur (3a) ayant une seconde section de transfert de distributeur (33a) qui est reliée à la section de décharge tampon (4a) du premier dispositif tampon (4a) en termes de transport. En outre, l'invention concerne un procédé d'alimentation en marchandises pour former une commande au moyen d'un système distributeur (1).
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