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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2009
Karl Freudelsperger, Hart bei Graz, AT;
Karl Freudelsperger, Hart bei Graz, AT;
Knapp AG, Hart bei Graz, AT;
Abstract
A shipping bay arrangement (), preferably in an order-picking installation, for accepting and delivering containers (), with ramps () which are arranged next to one another and one above the other, the outlets (A) of which can be reached manually by an operator and on the filling side of which, feeding and filling devices are arranged, wherein the ramps arranged next to one another respectively form a rack level (I, II, III, IV, V) of the shipping rack. A container feeding section () leads to a lift () of the shipping rack. The lift () transports a fed container () to a selected rack level, wherein a dedicated rail-guided level conveyor device () is provided at each rack level, and receives the fed container (). The level conveyor device () can be made to move transversely in relation to the inlets (E) of the ramps () for transporting the fed container () to a selected ramp, and for filling the selected ramp with the fed container. A buffer section () may be provided at each rack level, and downstream of the lift. At the exit of the buffer section, the level serving device () of each rack level can be positioned for taking over a fed container.