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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2021
Ferag Ag, Hinwil, CH;
Andreas Durtschi, Wädenswil, CH;
FERAG AG, Hinwil, CH;
Abstract
A method for operating a transport apparatus with a storage apparatus and a corresponding transport apparatus includes the steps of providing the transport apparatus with the storage apparatus for storing transport units, including a plurality of transport units, a plurality of storage conveyors, and a feeding conveyor to the storage conveyors. The transport apparatus includes an optical sensor arranged at the feeding conveyor and an evaluation electronics connected to the optical sensor. The method also includes determining measurement data with the optical sensor from a transport unit moving past the optical sensor, and processing the measurement data obtained from the optical sensor with the evaluation electronics to determine the spatial extent in at least one dimension of the transport unit moving past; and selecting a storage conveyor for storing the transport unit moving past on the basis of the determined spatial extent of the transport unit moving past.