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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2011
Rainer Buchmann, Graz, AT;
Heiko Suess, Graz, AT;
Max Winkler, Graz, AT;
Other;
Abstract
A scalable shipping buffer () with an integrated sorting function for preparing a consignment comprising a number of different products (), wherein the products () can be loaded into a transporting vehicle () in an ordered sequence and wherein the products () are delivered to the shipping buffer () in a disordered sequence, comprising: a drawing-off path (), in particular a central drawing-off path, for conveying the products () in a downstream direction to a transfer point (), at which the products () are transferred in the direction of the transporting vehicle () according to the ordered sequence, wherein the drawing-off path () extends essentially in a longitudinal direction (); a first buffer path (), which extends essentially parallel and adjacent to the drawing-off path () and has a first number of buffer locations (); a multiplicity of transfer devices (), wherein the transfer devices are arranged in such a way that each buffer location () of the first buffer path is assigned at least one transfer device () for a transfer of one or more products () from the first buffer path () to the drawing-off path (); and a feeding-in device (), which is arranged in such a way that the products () which are supplied to the drawing-off path () in the unordered sequence can be fed into the first buffer path ().