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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
May. 22, 2009
Gerhard Schäfer, Neunkirchen, DE;
Gerhard Schäfer, Neunkirchen, DE;
SSI SCHAFER NOEL GMBH LAGER—UND SYSTEMTECHNIK, Giebelstadt, DE;
Abstract
A sorting and distributing system () for sorting article units in accordance with customers' orders, the system having a high sorting performance and comprising: a rotary sorting conveyor (), which may be closed, having a conveyor means, wherein the conveyor means is connected to a plurality of receiving devices (), to which the article units are to be delivered. A plurality of target positions () is coupled to the sorting conveyor () and can supply articles units to the receiving devices () in accordance with a customer's order, wherein the target positions () are assigned to customers' orders. At least one filling station (') manually fills the receiving devices () by article units, wherein the filling station (′) includes a plurality of filling buckets () each having an opening mechanism () at its lower end thereof, in order to allow supply of article units, which are order picked into the filling bucket (), to the receiving devices () in an automated manner.