DEVICE FOR SEPARATING PIECE GOODS TO BE STORED IN AN AUTOMATED STORAGE FACILITY

摘要

The invention relates to a device (1) for separating piece goods (2) to be stored in an automated storage facility, comprising a conveying device (3) for conveying piece goods (2) from a stock (4) to a support surface (5) of a collecting device (27), a control device (6) for controlling the conveying device (3), a sensor (7), which is coupled to the control device (6) and which detects the striking of the support surface (5) by piece goods (2), wherein the control device (6) interrupts the conveying of additional piece goods (2) onto the support surface (5) as soon as the striking of a piece good or a plurality of pieces goods (2) has been detected, and a detecting device coupled to the control device (6) for detecting the position and orientation of the piece goods (2) lying on the support surface (5). The detecting device has an image recording device (23), which produces at least one recording of the underside of the support (27), from which recording the control device (6) obtains information about the position and orientation of the piece goods (2) lying on the support. A handling device (8-11) for removing a piece good (2) from the support surface (5) for further transport into the storage facility is coupled to the control device (6), wherein the control device (6) controls the handling device (8-11) according to the information about position and orientation. The detecting device has a light source (18-19) arranged above the support surface (5), which light source produces one or more light bundles (22) that hit the support surface (5) exclusively perpendicularly, wherein the light bundles either cover the entire support surface (5) to be detected or are moved in such a way that the light bundles successively pass over the entire support surface (5) to be detected. The support (27) is transparent to the light of the light source (18-19) passing through the support surface (5) and scatters that light at each location of the support surface (5) in such a way that at least part of the light passing through is directed at the image recording device (23).