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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2019
Ssi Schäfer Automation Gmbh, Giebelstadt, DE;
SSI Schäfer Automation GmbH, Giebelstadt, DE;
Abstract
It is disclosed a system and method for picking and delivering articles () in accordance with a plurality of orders from customers (), wherein the orders comprise pouchable article () of an online supermarket, which have been ordered by the customers (), comprising the steps of: providing a storage and order-picking installation (), in which the articles () of the online supermarket are stored in, preferably different, storage and picking areas (); filling pouches (), in accordance with the orders, with the ordered articles () within the storage and picking areas (); coupling the pouches () to an overhead conveyor (); handing over the filled pouches () to a delivery vehicle () configured to transport the pouches () in a hanging manner; transporting the hanging pouches () with the delivery vehicle () to the customers (); determining a delivery tour by means of a controlling device (), wherein the delivery tour defines a sequence in which the customers () are delivered by the delivery vehicle (), in order to hand over to the customers () the pouches () including the articles (), which have been ordered by the customers (); and sorting the filled pouches () in accordance with the delivery route by means of the overhead conveyor ().