NL2023760B1 - System comprising a paternoster conveyor and method of using such a system - Google Patents

System comprising a paternoster conveyor and method of using such a system Download PDF

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NL2023760B1
NL2023760B1 NL2023760A NL2023760A NL2023760B1 NL 2023760 B1 NL2023760 B1 NL 2023760B1 NL 2023760 A NL2023760 A NL 2023760A NL 2023760 A NL2023760 A NL 2023760A NL 2023760 B1 NL2023760 B1 NL 2023760B1
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Gerrit Hannessen Pieter
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a system, comprising: - a paternoster conveyor having a carrier configured to carry products; - wherein said paternoster conveyor is: - on one side associated With at least one transporter; and - on an opposite side associated With at least a plurality of further transporters. The invention further relates to a method of conveying products in a system comprising at least one transporter on one side of a paternoster conveyor and at least a plurality of further transporters on an opposite side thereof, the method comprising the steps of: - accepting products from one of the at least one transporter or at least one of the plurality of further transporters; - conveying the products to the other side of the paternoster conveyor; and - depositing the products to at least one of the plurality of further transporters or one of the at least one transporter on the other side of the paternoster conveyor.

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System comprising a paternoster conveyor and method of using such a system The present invention relates to system comprising a paternoster conveyor having a carrier configured to carry products. The invention is further related to a method of conveying products in a system comprising a paternoster conveyor.
EP 2 403 782 of Applicant describes a paternoster lift, i.e. a vertical conveyor, for transferring products from a first conveyor to a second conveyor. Using this vertical conveyor a height difference can be bridged between said two conveyors, while the order of the products remains unchanged. If products had to been sorted into different product streams, or if different supply streams of products had to be combined, additional dedicated devices were applied. For example, for sorting products, a sorting system such as a shoe sorter may be applied. Such shoe sorter are often used for applications where there is a wide variety of product sizes, shapes and weights, and is also suitable for handling products that are fragile or easily damaged. However, a major disadvantage of a shoe sorter is the huge footprint thereof.
An objective of the present invention is to provide a system comprising a paternoster conveyor, that is improved relative to the prior art and wherein at least one of the above stated problems is obviated.
Said objective is achieved with the system according to the present invention, comprising: - a paternoster conveyor having a carrier configured to carry products; - wherein said paternoster conveyor is: - on one side associated with at least one transporter; and - on an opposite side associated with at least a plurality of further transporters.
By combining a paternoster conveyor with a plurality of transporters, i.e. at least one transporter arranged at one side thereof, and at least a plurality of further transporters arranged at an opposite side thereof, a very versatile system is obtained. Similar to the paternoster lift of EP 2 403 782 described above, products may bridge a height difference between two transporters. However, due to the plurality of transporters, the system according to the invention is capable of simultaneously performing a sorting and/or combining action. The invention not only renders an additional dedicated device for sorting or combining products redundant, but also achieves the versatile sorting and/or combining action at a very limited footprint. Furthermore, relative to a horizontal sorter such as a shoe sorter, logistics is further improved because an intermediate step of receiving the products on a pallet and handling thereof may be redundant.
Said objective is also achieved with a method of conveying products in a system comprising at least one transporter on one side of a paternoster conveyor and at least a plurality of further transporters on an opposite side thereof, the method comprising the steps of: - accepting products from one of the at least one transporter or at least one of the plurality of further transporters; - conveying the products to the other side of the paternoster conveyor; and - depositing the products to at least one of the plurality of further transporters or one of the at least one transporter on the other side of the paternoster conveyor.
Preferred embodiments are the subject of the dependent claims.
The various aspects and features described and shown in the specification can be applied, individually, wherever possible. These individual aspects, and in particular the aspects and features described in the attached dependent claims, may be made subject of divisional patent applications.
In the following description preferred embodiments of the present invention are further elucidated with reference to the drawing, in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of system according to the invention; Figures 2-6 show perspective views of successive steps of using the system of Figure 1; Figure 7 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of system according to the invention.; Figure 8 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a system, wherein the carrier comprises belt conveyors; Figure 9 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a system, wherein the carrier is a tiltable receptacle: Figure 9A is a detailed view showing tilting of the receptacle; Figure 10 is a perspective view of a fifth embodiment of a system, wherein the transporters comprise chutes.; Figures 11-14 show perspective view of a sixth embodiment of a system in successive steps during use; and Figure 15 shows perspective view of a seventh embodiment of a system according to the invention that is closely related to the sixth embodiment.
The system 1 shown in Figure 1 comprises a paternoster conveyor 2 having a carrier 3 configured to carry products 4. For reasons of simplicity only one carrier 3 is shown in Figures 1-6, but the skilled person will understand that multiple carriers 3 may be used (as shown in the embodiment of Figure 7), wherein the number of carriers 3 is directly related to the capacity of the system.
The paternoster conveyor 2 is on one side § associated with at least one transporter 6, while said paternoster conveyor 2 is on an opposite side 7 associated with at least a plurality of further transporters 8. The one side 5 and the opposite side 7 are arranged on opposite sides relative to the paternoster conveyor 2 that is thus arranged in between said one side 5 and the opposite side 7 For reasons of simplicity, in the embodiment of Figures 1-6, there is arranged only one transporter 6 on the one side 5 of the paternoster conveyor 2, while there are a total of nine further transporters 8 arranged on the opposite side 7. In the shown embodiment, the one transporter 6 functions as an input transporter, and the plurality of further transporters 8 function as IO output transporters. Thus, the shown embodiment may be applied as a sorting system, wherein products that are supplied via transporter 6 may be selectively deposited on a selected one of the plurality of further transporters 8, that function as an output.
The carrier 3 of the paternoster conveyor 2 is configured to be driveable in an endless path 10 to selectively: accept products 4 from one of the at least one transporter 6 or at least one of the plurality of further transporters 8, and deposit said products 4 on at least one of the plurality of further transporters 8 or one of the at least one transporter 6 on the other side of the paternoster conveyor 2.
The carrier 3 is configured to accept products 4 by lifting up said products 4 from one of the at least one transporter 6 or at least one of the plurality of further transporters 8. Figure 2 shows a situation wherein the carrier 3 is positioned just below a platform 9 that supports a product 4 that has been supplied by transporter 6. Transporter 6 and platform 9 arranged on a segment of the endless path 10 where the carrier 3 is driveable in an upward direction U.
The carrier 3 is driveable in an endless path 10 that is oriented substantially upright, thereby lifting the product 4 up from the platform 9 when the carrier moves in an upward direction U (Figure 3) on the one side 5 of the paternoster conveyor 2.
The carrier 3 is configured to deposit products 4 by setting down said products 4 on at least one of the plurality of further transporters 8 or on one of the at least one transporter 6 on the other side of the paternoster conveyor. In the shown embodiment, if the carrier 3 moves further along the endless path 10, it arrives at the opposite side 7, where it will move in a downward direction D (Figure 4). The further transporters 8 are arranged on a segment of the endless path 10 where the carrier 3 is driveable in said downward direction D.
Figures 5 and 6 show situations wherein the carrier 3 has displaced further in downward direction D, and has set down the product 4 on a further platform 11. In this example of the system 1 being a sorting system, the further platform 11 is a set down location 12. However, in akinematic inversion resulting in a (not shown) combining system for products 4, said further platform 11 may be a pick up location.
In the specific embodiment shown, the further platform 11 is a platform that is extendable relative to the associated transporter 8 to allow for a selective depositing of products 4. In other words, the system 1 allows to selectively choose on which of the plurality of further transporters 8 on the opposite side 7 specific products 4 are received for further handling. The products 4 may be deposited, i.e. set down, on a further platform 11 of a further transporter 8.
In Figure 5, the further platform 11 is fully extended, and has just received the deposited product 4. In Figure 6, the further platform 11 is retracted, and the product 4 is being transported by a sub-transporter 13 onto further transporter 8.
As an alternative to the extendable platforms 11, carrier 3 may comprise one or IO more than one conveyor 21 (Figure 8) or pusher that is configured to force the products 14 away from the carrier 3 onto a desired transporter 6 or further transporter 8. Alternatively, the carrier 3 may tilt (Figures 9 and 10) to release a product therefrom under influence of gravity, similar to the working principle of a dump truck. In Figures 9 and 10, the carrier 3 comprises a plurality of receptacles 22 that may tilt, preferably independently from each other. Due to the tilting, the receptacle 22 tips over and any product 14 therein may be released from said receptacle 22 onto a desired transporter 6 or further transporter 8.
In a preferred embodiment, the paternoster conveyor 2 comprises two opposite paternoster lifts 14, and the carrier 3 is a common carrier extending between said opposite paternoster lifts 14 (Figure 1). The common carrier 3 may be supported on opposite ends thereof by the two paternoster lifts 14.
Each paternoster lift 14 may be a lift as described in EP 2 403 782 of Applicant. In a preferred embodiment, both paternoster lifts 14 are synchronized, which may be obtained if they have a common drive motor 15 and drive axis 16.
If the carrier 3 is an elongate carrier, it may carry a plurality of products 4 simultaneously.
The carrier 3 may have a comb shape comprising a base 17 and a plurality of teeth
18.
If the common carrier 3 is supported on opposite ends thereof by the two paternoster lifts 14, the base 17 of the comb shaped carrier 3 extends between the opposite paternoster lifts 14. The teeth 18 extend transverse thereto.
Platform 9 is arranged between the paternoster conveyor 2 and at least one of the at least one transporter 6 on the one side 5 or at least one of the plurality of further transporters 8 on the opposite side 7 thereof. In the shown embodiment, platform 9 is arranged on the one side 5 and configured to receive objects 4 from transporter 6.
Platform 9 has a comb shape that is complementary to the comb shape of the carrier 3. The comb shape of the platform 9 comprises a platform base 19 and a plurality of platform teeth 20, wherein the platform teeth 20 extend from the platform base 19 towards the at least one transporter 6 or at least one of the plurality of further transporters 8 on the respective side of the paternoster conveyor 2. In the shown embodiment, the platform 9 is arranged on the one side 5 of the paternoster conveyor 2, and hence the platform teeth 20 extend towards the transporter 6 of 5 that same one side 5 of the paternoster conveyor 2. Platform 9 and the at least one transporter 6 or the at least one of the plurality of further transporters 8 on that respective side 5, 7 of the paternoster conveyor 2 are arranged at a horizontal offset H that is larger than a horizontal dimension h of the base 17 of the comb shaped carrier 3 (Figure 3). The base 17 of the comb shaped carrier 3 is configured to travel through the IO horizontal offset H.
The invention further relates to a method of conveying products 4 in a system 1 comprising at least one transporter 6 on one side 5 of a paternoster conveyor 2 and at least a plurality of further transporters 8 on an opposite side 7 thereof, the method comprising the steps of: - accepting products 4 from one of the at least one transporter 6 or at least one of the plurality of further transporters 8; - conveying the products 4 to the other side of the paternoster conveyor 2; and - depositing the products 4 to at least one of the plurality of further transporters 8 or one of the at least one transporter 6 on the other side of the paternoster conveyor 2. The step of accepting products 4 from one of the at least one transporter 6 or at least one of the plurality of farther transporters 8 may comprise the step of lifting up said products 4 from one of the at least one transporter 6 (Figure 2 to 3) or at least one of the plurality of further transporters 8. The step of depositing the products 4 to at least one of the plurality of further transporters 8 or one of the at least one transporter 6 on the other side of the paternoster conveyor 2 may comprise the step of setting down said products 4 on at least one of the plurality of further transporters 8 (Figure 4 to 5) or one of the at least one transporter 6 on the other side of the paternoster conveyor 2. The step of accepting products 4 from one of the at least one transporter 6 or at least one of the plurality of further transporters 8 comprises the step of selectively accepting products 4. In this way, the system 1 may be used for selectively combining products 4 in a combining system with a very small footprint.
The step of depositing the products 4 to at least one of the plurality of further transporters 8 or one of the at least one transporter 6 on the other side of the paternoster conveyor 2 comprises the step of selectively depositing products 4. In this way, the system 1 may be used for sorting products 4. Relative to a shoe sorter system according to the prior art, the foot print is very small, whereas it shares the advantages of being suitable for applications where there is a wide variety of product sizes, shapes and weights, and wherein products 4 may be fragile or easily damaged.
If a product 4 is rejected or for some other reason not yet deposited, said product 4 is always deposited on a lowermost transporter 6 or further transporter 8 to prevent clogging of the system 1. After a check, said by-passed product 4 may be fed into the system 1 again for further handling thereof.
Figure 7 shows a further embodiment according to the invention, wherein multiple carriers 3 are applied. Moreover, a plurality of transporters 6, 8 is arranged on both sides of the paternoster conveyor 2. Although not shown, it is conceivable that transporters 6, 8 extend in different directions. In the case of an input transporter 6, the platform 9 may be fed with products 4 from different directions, thereby increasing input speed.
In Figure 7, the flow direction is deliberately not shown, meaning that the transporters 6 on the one side 5 may be input transporters, and the transporters 8 on the opposite side 7 may be output transporters (as in the example above), or vice versa. A kinematic conversion results in the transporters 8 on the opposite side 7 functioning as input transporters, and the transporters 6 on the one side of the paternoster conveyor 2 functioning as output transporters.
Moreover, the transporters 6, 8 may extend parallel to the paternoster conveyor 2 or transverse thereto. In Figure 7, an upper one of the plurality of further transporters 8 on the opposite side 7 of the paternoster conveyor 2 is extending parallel to the paternoster conveyor 2, and transverse relative to the other further transporters 8.
A sixth preferred embodiment of a system | according to the invention is shown in Figures 11-14, which show successive steps of said system 1 during use, while a seventh preferred embodiment is shown in Figure 15. Because of the close relationship between the sixth and seventh embodiment, they are now described simultaneously.
As in the previous embodiments, the system 1 of the sixth and seventh embodiment again comprises a paternoster conveyor 2 having a carrier 3 configured to carry products 4. The carrier 3 is arranged between two paternoster lifts 14.
The paternoster conveyor 2 is on one side 5 associated with at least one transporter 6, i.e. three transporters 6 in the shown embodiment. Said paternoster conveyor 2 is on an opposite side 7 associated with at least a plurality of further transporters 8. In the sixth and seventh embodiment said plurality of further transporters 8 comprise a plurality of transport boxes 24 that are configured to receive one or more than one product 4 carried by the carrier 3. By using transport boxes 24, the versatility of the system 1 increases, wherein the system 1 is now able to store, sort and distribute products 4 effectively.
The one side 5 and the opposite side 7 are arranged on opposite sides relative to the paternoster conveyor 2 that is thus arranged in between said one side 5 and the opposite side 7.
Similar to previously described embodiments, the plurality of further transporters 8, i.e. comprising the transport boxes 24 in the sixth and seventh embodiment, defines an upright matrix arrangement having rows and columns of multiple transporters 8 each, which can be best seen in Figure 13. The upright matrix arrangement allows a system 1 to combine optimum flexibility with a limited. footprint.
In Figure 11, a product 4, and a transport box 24, are placed on the carrier 3, more in particular on a (belt) conveyor 21 thereof. The transport box 24 is an empty box, and may be carried by said carrier 3 to an empty place in the upright matrix arrangement.
Paternoster conveyor 2 is configured to selectively place one or more than one product 4 in a pre-selected transport box 24 of the plurality of transport boxes 24 (Figure 12). The plurality of further transporters 8 thus comprises a plurality of transport boxes 24 that are configured to receive one or more than one product 4 carried by the carrier 3, which allows the system to selectively place one or more than one product 4 in a pre-selected transport box 24 of the plurality of transport boxes 24. Over time, each transport box 24 may thus collect a plurality of prodacts 4 that are successively placed in said respective transport box 24. In this way, at least a part of an order may be collected in a transport box 24, and once all desired products 4 are collected in the transport box 24, or if the transport box 24 is full, it is ready for further processing.
The paternoster conveyor 2 is further configured to selectively pick vp (Figure 13) and carry a pre-selected transport box 24 comprising one or more than one product 4 previously received therein. By picking up one or more than one transport box 24, an order may be completed and the system 1 may output said completed order (Figure 14) for shipment or further processing by further (not shown) devices, such as a packing device. The empty space in the upright matrix arrangement may be filled again with an empty transport box 24 during a successive method step.
The sixth and seventh embodiment both comprise a positioner 25 configured to position one or more than one product 4 in a longitudinal direction of said carrier 3. The positioner 25 may comprise one or more than one support 26 that is displaceable in or parallel to the longitudinal direction of said carrier 3. This allows the system 1 to position one or more than one product 4 in a longitudinal direction of said carrier 3 and to reach all available spaces in the rows of upright matrix arrangement of multiple transporters 8.
In the sixth embodiment, the positioner 25 is an integral part of the carrier 3, whereas i the seventh embodiment, the positioner 25 is arranged between the at least one transporter 6 on the one side Sand the carrier 3. The shown carrier 3 comprises a plurality of (belt) conveyors 21, but is not limited thereto.
Although they show preferred embodiments of the invention, the above described embodiments are intended only to illustrate the invention and not to limit in any way the scope of the invention. The embodiments as described above relate to a sorting system, wherein products 4 that are supplied via transporter 6 may be selectively deposited on a selected one of the plurality of further transporters 8, that function as an output. It is however explicitly mentioned that the same system 1 may, if applied in a kinematic inversion relative to the described system, be applied as a combining system, wherein products 4 that are supplied via a plurality of input transporters 8 may be selectively combined on the output transporter 6. Furthermore, if a plurality of transporters 6, 8 is applied both on the one side 5 and on the opposite side 7, a very versatile system 1 that is capable of simultaneously sorting and combining products 4 is obtained. Moreover, such a versatile system 1 only requires a very limited footprint.
Also, the skilled person will understand that a transporter according to the invention may be any means suitable for transporting products, including but not limited to e.g. a belt conveyor, a roller track and a chute 23 (Figure 10), or combinations thereof.
Accordingly, it should be understood that where features mentioned in the appended claims are followed by reference signs, such signs are included solely for the purpose of enhancing the intelligibility of the claims and are in no way limiting on the scope of the claims.
{5 Furthermore, it is particularly noted that the skilled person can combine technical measures of the different embodiments. The scope of the invention is therefore defined solely by the following claims.

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ConclusiesConclusions 1. Systeem, omvattende: - een paternostertransporteur met een drager, geconfigureerd om producten te dragen; - waarbij genoemde paternostertransporteur: - aan één zijnde geassocieerd is met ten minste één transportbaan; en - aan een tegenoverliggende zijde geassocieerd is met ten minste een veelvoud van verdere transportbanen.A system, comprising: - a paternoster conveyor with a carrier, configured to carry products; - wherein said paternoster conveyor: - is associated with at least one conveyor track; and - is associated on an opposite side with at least a plurality of further conveyor tracks. 2. Systeem volgens conclusie 1, waarbij de drager van de paternostertransporteur geconfigureerd is om in een eindeloos pad te worden aangedreven om selectief: - producten te accepteren vanaf één van de ten minste éne transportbaan of ten minste één van het veelvoud van verdere transportbanen; en - de genoemde producten te deponeren op ten minste één van het veelvoud van verdere transportbanen of één van de ten minste éne transportbaan aan de tegenoverliggende zijde van de paternostertransporteur.The system of claim 1, wherein the carrier of the paternoster conveyor is configured to be driven in an endless path to selectively: - accept products from one of the at least one conveyor path or at least one of the plurality of further conveyor paths; and - depositing said products on at least one of the plurality of further conveyor tracks or one of the at least one conveyor track on the opposite side of the paternoster conveyor. 3. Systeem volgens conclusie 2, waarbij het eindeloze pad in hoofdzaak rechtopstaand georiënteerd is.The system of claim 2, wherein the endless path is oriented substantially upright. 4. Systeem volgens een willekeurige van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij: - de paternostertransporteur twee tegenoverliggende paternosterliften omvat; en - de drager een gemeenschappelijke drager is die zich uitstrekt tussen genoemde tegenoverliggende paternosterliften.System according to any of the preceding claims, wherein: - the paternoster conveyor comprises two opposite paternoster lifts; and - the carrier is a common carrier extending between said opposing paternoster lifts. 5. Systeem volgens een willekeurige van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij de drager een langgerekte drager is.System according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the carrier is an elongated carrier. 6. Systeem volgens een willekeurige van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij het veelvoud van verdere transportbanen een rechtopstaand georiënteerde matrixopstelling definieert met rijen en kolommen, die ieder uit meerdere transportbanen bestaan.System according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the plurality of further conveyor tracks defines an upright oriented matrix arrangement with rows and columns, each consisting of a plurality of conveyor tracks. 7. Systeem volgens een willekeurige van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij het veelvoud van verdere transportbanen een aantal transportdozen omvat, welke zijn geconfigureerd om één of meer dan één door de drager gedragen product te ontvangen.System according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the plurality of further conveyor tracks comprises a plurality of shipping boxes configured to receive one or more product carried by the carrier. 8. Systeem volgens conclusie 7, waarbij de paternostertransporteur is geconfigureerd om selectief één of meer dan één product in een voorgeselecteerde transportdoos van het veelvoud van transportdozen te plaatsen.The system of claim 7, wherein the paternoster conveyor is configured to selectively place one or more than one product in a pre-selected shipping box from the plurality of shipping boxes. 9. Systeem volgens conclusie 7 of 8, waarbij de paternostertransporteur is geconfigureerd voor het selectief oppakken en dragen van een voorgeselecteerde transportdoos omvattende één of meer dan één product, dat voorheen daarin is ontvangen.The system of claim 7 or 8, wherein the paternoster conveyor is configured to selectively pick up and carry a preselected shipping box comprising one or more product previously received therein. 10. Systeem volgens een willekeurige van de voorgaande conclusies, omvattende een plaatser die is geconfigureerd voor het in een longitudinale richting van genoemde drager positioneren van één of meer dan één product.System according to any of the preceding claims, comprising a locator configured to position one or more products in a longitudinal direction of said carrier. 11. Systeem volgens conclusie 10, waarbij de plaatser één of meer dan één steun omvat, die verplaatsbaar is in, of parallel aan, de longitudinale richting van genoemde drager.The system of claim 10, wherein the locator comprises one or more supports movable in, or parallel to, the longitudinal direction of said carrier. 12. Systeem volgens conclusie 10 of 11, waarbij de plaatser een integraal deel van de drager is.The system of claim 10 or 11, wherein the locator is an integral part of the carrier. 13. Systeem volgens een willekeurige van conclusies 2-12, waarbij genoemde drager is geconfigureerd om producten te accepteren door het optillen van genoemde producten vanaf één van de ten minste éne transportbaan of vanaf ten minste één van het veelvoud van verdere transportbanen.The system of any of claims 2-12, wherein said carrier is configured to accept products by lifting said products from one of the at least one conveyor track or from at least one of the plurality of further conveyor tracks. 14. Systeem volgens conclusies 2-13, waarbij genoemde drager is geconfigureerd om producten te deponeren door het neerzetten van genoemde producten op ten minste één van het veelvoud van verdere transportbanen of op één van de ten minste éne transportbaan aan de andere zijnde van de paternostertransporteur.System according to claims 2-13, wherein said carrier is configured to deposit products by depositing said products on at least one of the plurality of further conveyor tracks or on one of the at least one conveyor track on the other being from the paternoster conveyor . 15. Systeem volgens een willekeurige van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij de drager een kam-vorm heeft, die een basis en een veelvoud van tanden omvat.System according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the carrier has a comb shape comprising a base and a plurality of teeth. 16. Systeem volgens conclusie 4 en conclusie 15, waarbij de basis van de kamvormige drager zich uitstrekt tussen de tegenoverliggende paternosterliften.The system of claim 4 and claim 15, wherein the base of the comb-shaped carrier extends between the opposing paternoster lifts. 17. Systeem volgens conclusie 15 of 16, verder omvattende een platform, dat aangebracht is tussen de paternostertransporteur en ten minste één van de ten minste éne transportbaan aan de éne zijde of ten minste één van het veelvoud van verdere transportbanen aan de tegenoverliggende zijde daarvan.The system of claim 15 or 16, further comprising a platform disposed between the paternoster conveyor and at least one of the at least one conveyor track on one side or at least one of the plurality of further conveyor tracks on the opposite side thereof. 18. Systeem volgens een willekeurige van conclusies 15-17, waarbij het platform een kam-vorm heeft, die complementair is aan de kam-vorm van drager.System according to any of claims 15-17, wherein the platform has a comb shape, which is complementary to the comb shape of the carrier. 19. Systeem volgens conclusie 18, waarbij de kam-vorm van het platform een platformbasis en een veelvoud van platformtanden omvat, waarbij de platformtanden zich uitstrekken vanaf de platformbasis naar de ten minste éne transportbaan of ten minste één van het veelvoud van verdere transportbanen aan de respectievelijke zijde van de paternostertransporteur.The system of claim 18, wherein the crest shape of the platform comprises a platform base and a plurality of platform teeth, the platform teeth extending from the platform base to the at least one conveyor track or at least one of the plurality of further conveyor tracks on the said platform. respective side of the paternoster conveyor. 20. Systeem volgens conclusie 19, waarbij het platform en de ten minste éne transportbaan of ten minste één van het veelvoud van verdere transportbanen aan die respectievelijke zijde van de paternostertransporteur op een horizontaal versprongen afstand zijn aangebracht die groter is dan een horizontale afmeting van de basis van de kamvormige drager.The system of claim 19, wherein the platform and the at least one conveyor track or at least one of the plurality of further conveyor tracks on that respective side of the paternoster conveyor are disposed at a horizontally offset distance greater than a horizontal dimension from the base of the comb-shaped carrier. 21. Systeem volgens conclusie 20, waarbij de basis van de kamvormige drager geconfigureerd is om zich door de horizontaal versprongen afstand te bewegen.The system of claim 20, wherein the base of the comb-shaped carrier is configured to travel through the horizontally offset distance. 22. Werkwijze van het transporteren van producten in een systeem omvattende ten minste één transportbaan aan één zijde van een paternostertransporteur en ten minste een veelvoud van verdere transportbanen aan een tegenoverliggend zijde daarvan, de werkwijze omvattende de stappen van: - het accepteren van producten vanaf één van de ten minste éne transportbaan of ten minste één van het veelvoud van verdere transportbanen; - het transporteren van de producten naar de andere zijde van de paternostertransporteur; en - het deponeren van de producten op ten minste één van het veelvoud van verdere transportbanen of één van de ten minste éne transportbaan aan de andere zijde van de paternostertransporteur.22. Method of transporting products in a system comprising at least one conveyor track on one side of a paternoster conveyor and at least a plurality of further conveyor tracks on an opposite side thereof, the method comprising the steps of: - accepting products from one of the at least one conveyor track or at least one of the plurality of further conveyor tracks; - transporting the products to the other side of the paternoster conveyor; and - depositing the products on at least one of the plurality of further conveyor tracks or one of the at least one conveyor track on the other side of the paternoster conveyor. 23. Werkwijze volgens conclusie 22, waarbij de stap van het accepteren van producten vanaf één van de ten minste éne transportbaan of ten minste één van het veelvoud van verdere transportbanen de stap omvat van het selectief accepteren van producten.The method of claim 22, wherein the step of accepting products from one of the at least one conveyor track or at least one of the plurality of further conveyor tracks includes the step of selectively accepting products. 24. Werkwijze volgens conclusie 22 of 23, waarbij het veelvoud van verdere transportbanen een aantal transportdozen omvat, welke zijn geconfigureerd om één of meer dan één door de drager gedragen product te ontvangen, en waarbij genoemde werkwijze de stap omvat van het selectief plaatsen van één of meer dan één product in een voorgeselecteerde transportdoos van het veelvoud van transportdozen.A method according to claim 22 or 23, wherein the plurality of further conveying paths comprises a plurality of shipping boxes configured to receive one or more product carried by the wearer, and wherein said method comprises the step of selectively placing one or more than one product in a pre-selected shipping box from the plurality of shipping boxes. 25. Werkwijze volgens conclusie 24, verder omvattende de stap van het, door genoemde paternostertransporteur, selectief oppakken en dragen van een voorgeselecteerde transportdoos omvattende één of meer dan één product, dat voorheen daarin is ontvangen.The method of claim 24, further comprising the step of, by said paternoster conveyor, selectively picking up and carrying a preselected shipping box comprising one or more product previously received therein. 26. Werkwijze volgens een willekeurige van conclusies 22-25, verder omvattende de stap van het positioneren van één of meer dan één product in een longitudinale richting van genoemde drager.A method according to any of claims 22-25, further comprising the step of positioning one or more products in a longitudinal direction of said carrier. 27. Werkwijze volgens een willekeurige van conclusies 22-26, waarbij de stap van het accepteren van producten vanaf één van de ten minste éne transportbaan of ten minste één van het veelvoud van verdere transportbanen de stap omvat van het optillen van genoemde producten vanaf één van de ten minste éne transportbaan of vanaf ten minste één van het veelvoud van verdere transportbanen.A method according to any of claims 22-26, wherein the step of accepting products from one of the at least one conveyor track or at least one of the plurality of further conveyor tracks comprises the step of lifting said products from one of the the at least one conveyor track or from at least one of the plurality of further conveyor tracks. 28. Werkwijze volgens een willekeurige van conclusies 22-27, waarbij de stap van het deponeren van de producten op ten minste één van het veelvoud van verdere transportbanen of één van de ten minste éne transportbaan aan de andere zijde van de paternostertransporteur de stap omvat van het neerzetten van genoemde producten op ten minste één van het veelvoud van verdere transportbanen of één van de ten minste éne transportbaan aan de andere zijde van de paternostertransporteur.28. Method according to any of claims 22-27, wherein the step of depositing the products on at least one of the plurality of further conveyor tracks or one of the at least one conveyor track on the other side of the paternoster conveyor comprises the step of depositing said products on at least one of the plurality of further conveyor tracks or one of the at least one conveyor track on the other side of the paternoster conveyor. 29. Werkwijze volgens een willekeurige van conclusies 22-28, waarbij de stap van het deponeren van de producten op ten minste één van het veelvoud van verdere transportbanen of één van de ten minste éne transportbaan aan de andere zijde van de paternostertransporteur de stap omvat van het selectief deponeren van producten.29. Method according to any of claims 22-28, wherein the step of depositing the products on at least one of the plurality of further conveyor tracks or one of the at least one conveyor track on the other side of the paternoster conveyor comprises the step of the selective depositing of products. 30. Werkwijze volgens een willekeurige van conclusies 22-29, omvattende de stap van het gebruiken van een systeem volgens een willekeurige van conclusies 1-21.Method according to any of claims 22-29, comprising the step of using a system according to any of claims 1-21.
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