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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1996
Walter Reist, Hinwil, CH;
SFT AG Spontanfoertechnik, Weinfelden, CH;
Abstract
A commissioning system has a substantially random arrangement or array of positions (1 to 53) associated with specific articles or objects. It also has a removal device, with a guidance system (60) and a flexible conveying member (67) movable in push or pull manner within the system. The guidance system (60) and conveying member (67) are so designed that the head end of the conveying member (67) is movable from an outlet point (65) to the removal side of each position (1 to 53) of the array of positions. For this purpose the guidance system (60) can be branched in tree-like manner from the outlet point (65) and switch points (61 to 64) are provided at the branching locations. At the head end of the conveying member (67) is provided a holder (68), which can hold the article for conveying purposes. At the head end of the conveying member (67) and/or in the vicinity of the removal side of the positions (1 to 53) are also provided device for taking over one or more articles from the holder (68). For controlling the system a computer (72) with a memory (73) for a data bank (75) is provided, the data bank (75) being able to associate features of articles with specific positions and with the latter are associated specific conveying data, such as the distance (D) from the outlet point and switch point positions (61 to 64). By incorporating an inlet point (66) and suitably equipping the device, the system can also be made usable for the classifying or arranging of articles at the positions (1 to 53).