Rack warehouse and order-picking method

摘要

It is disclosed a order-picking method and a rack warehouse (10; 100; 200; 308) for order-picking goods stored in load supports (52), particularly on trays, comprising: at least one rack (20; 30) having first and second longitudinal sides (24, 25) and two front faces (22, 23), wherein the rack has at least one rack plane (40-44), wherein each rack plane (40-44) comprises a plurality of rack rows (46), wherein the rack rows (46) are arranged on top of each other and respectively comprise a plurality of rack positions (48) arranged side-by-side; at least one rack feeder (33) for each rack plane (40-44) comprising at least one load suspension device for the purpose of storing and retrieving load supports (52) into or from the rack positions (48) of a rack plane (40-44), wherein the rack feeder can travel in horizontal and vertical directions (37, 35) along the first longitudinal side (25) of the rack (20, 30), in order to store and retrieve load supports (52) in or from its rack plane (40-44); and several vertical lift units (26), which are arranged at the second longitudinal side (24) of the rack (10) and comprise a load suspension device for retrieving and delivering load supports (52) from or to transfer rack storage positions (50). Particularly, at least one work station (28) is provided, wherein a work station (28) is assigned to each lift unit (26), wherein each work station (28) comprises a device (58) for presenting a load support.

主权项

1. A rack warehouse for automatically order-picking goods stored in load supports, comprising:
at least one rack having first and second longitudinal sides and two front faces, wherein the rack comprises at least one rack plane, wherein each rack plane comprises a plurality of rack rows, wherein the rack rows are arranged on top of each other and respectively include a plurality of rack positions arranged in horizontal rows, wherein the rack positions comprise rack storage positions and transfer rack positions; at least one rack feeder for each rack plane, each rack feeder comprising at least one rack-feeder load suspension device for storing and retrieving load supports into and from the rack positions, wherein the rack feeder can travel in horizontal and vertical directions along the first longitudinal side of the rack, in order to store and retrieve load supports into and from the at least one rack plane; and several vertical-lift units horizontally fixed along and arranged at the second longitudinal side of the rack and each of which comprises a vertical-lift unit load suspension device for retrieving and delivering load supports from and to the transfer rack positions adjacent to each of the several vertical-lift units wherein each of the vertical lift units comprises at least one of a plurality of lifts, and each one of the transfer rack positions, within each of the rack rows, lies oppositely to a corresponding one of the lifts that is driven in the vertical direction with respect to the one of the transfer rack positions; wherein a temporary storage of load supports in the transfer rack positions decouples transfers between the rack feeders and the vertical lift units.