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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2022
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
HITACHI, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A picking system has a plurality of transport modules having a transport means for transporting goods and includes a plurality of transport lines comprising at least one of the transport modules. The transport lines include a first transport line for transporting goods along a transport route, a second transport line for temporarily storing the goods, and a third transport line for transporting shipping containers of the goods along the transport route. A transport module for picks takes out the goods transported from the first transport line. The transport module for picks can perform a first operation for accommodating the goods transported from the first transport line in the shipping containers, a second operation for placing the goods transported from the first transport line onto the second transport line, and a third operation for taking out the goods from the second transport line and accommodating the goods in the shipping containers.