DE202020103685U1 - Shipping facility - Google Patents

Abstract

Shipping system for the order-related production of packing units (7) from picked packaged goods (6) and surrounding packaging (4), the shipping system (1) having a sorting station (9) for sorting loosely pre-picked goods (3) and for creating a sorted order-related picked packaged goods (6), a separate filling station (10) for filling the packaged goods (6) into a prepared packaging material (4) to form a pack (7), an automatic packaging device (11) for preparing the packaging material (4) and handling the Packing container (7) and a control (2), characterized in that the automatic sorting station (9) has a fully automatic sorting robot (15) with goods recognition (16) and an automatically movable sorting trolley (15) with sorting compartments (19) and an automatic Output device (18) for order-related accompanying documents, in particular invoice, return slip or the like., And wherein the Sor animal robot (17) is designed and controlled to recognize loosely pre-picked goods (3) in a picking container (14), to pick them up on an order-related basis and to sort them into an assigned sorting compartment (19) together with an order-related accompanying paper that has been picked up.

Description

The invention relates to a shipping system with the features in the preamble of the main claim.

Such a dispatch system is known from practice. It is used for the order-related production of packaging units from picked packaged goods and a surrounding packaging material. The manually operated shipping system has a sorting station, a separate filling station, an automatic packaging device and a control. At the sorting station, loosely pre-picked goods are manually sorted and order-related picked packaged goods are formed. At the filling station, the sorted packaged goods are manually filled into a prepared packaging material, accompanied by the invoice printed out on site, and a packaging container is created in the process. The automatic packaging device is used to prepare the packaging material and to handle the packaging unit.

the US 2016/0176637 A1 teaches manual order picking, whereby an operator pushes an order picking trolley through a warehouse and manually removes the intended goods from shelves and places them in the order picking trolley. From a computer control system, he receives a specification for his walking and picking route in the warehouse. Shipping envelopes are stored in containers on the order picking trolley, into which the operator inserts the goods and manually sticks a shipping label on and then throws the container into a container on the order picking trolley. The collection of containers is then checked at a station and then transferred to a dispatch area.

the WO 2016/130849 A1 shows a robot sorting trolley with compartments for receiving goods that are loaded in an indefinite manner by a stationary or movable loading robot. Loading and reloading is carried out by a conveyor belt or by robotic storage systems, which represent a kind of mobile shelf. The goods are then removed from the robot sorting trolley by a packing robot and packed.

It is the object of the present invention to show an improved shipping technique.

The invention solves this problem with the features in the main claim. The shipping technology claimed, i.e. the shipping system and the shipping process, have various advantages. In particular, high performance and efficiency are achieved. The goods belonging to an order can comprise one or more pieces or objects. These can be of the same or different types and sizes. The security in the order-related formation and packaging of packaged goods from one-piece or multi-piece goods is improved. The packaged goods can include the goods and other components. The shipping technology can also be expanded as required and adapted cost-effectively and effectively to varying order volumes.

The claimed shipping system has an automatic sorting station which comprises a fully automatic sorting robot with goods recognition and an automatically movable sorting trolley with several sorting compartments in a predetermined and identifiable arrangement. The sorting station also includes an automatic output device for order-related shipping documents, e.g. invoice, return slip, delivery note or the like.

The sorting compartments can have the same or different compartment format with a known position within a sorting trolley. Different sorting trolleys with smaller and larger compartment formats can also be used, whereby the compartment format inside the trolley can be the same, for example. Different specialist formats can be used, for example, to adapt to different packaging formats. This allows different order and goods volumes to be taken into account. The picking can also be adapted to different order and goods volumes.

With its goods recognition, the sorting robot can recognize and also identify loosely pre-picked goods in a picking container in terms of their shape and position. Loose pre-picking means that the picking container contains goods picked from several orders in the multi-picking process and the goods occupy a disordered and indefinite position in the picking container. With a suitable gripper, the sorting robot can specifically grab the one-piece or multi-piece goods belonging to an order from the picking container and sort them into a sorting compartment of the sorting trolley assigned to the order. The sorting robot can also remove one or more accompanying papers from the output device, e.g. a printer, and also insert them into the sorting compartment belonging to the same order.

The packaged goods or the so-called shipment are formed reliably and quickly in the sorting compartment from the one-piece or multi-piece goods and the accompanying paper (s), which are then filled into a packaging material, e.g. a cardboard box.

The automatic and order-related addition of the accompanying documents during sorting increases security and can save time and money can be integrated into the sorting process in a cost-saving manner. Packaged goods from several orders can be sorted into the several sorting compartments. Each order can be assigned to its own and predefined sorting compartment. Depending on the scope of the order, goods from an order can also be sorted into several sorting compartments.

The automatic mobile sorting trolleys can drive to the filling station on their own after the sorting process has been completed. A new sorting trolley can immediately move up to the empty sorting station in the sorting station. The sorting process can be carried out quickly and without dead time.

The sorting robot, the output device and the sorting trolley can be connected to the control of the dispatch system for signaling purposes. The control controls the sorting process in an order-related manner. It gives the sorting robot the instruction which one-piece or multi-piece goods belong to the order and into which sorting compartment they should be sorted. The sorting robot knows the position of the designated sorting compartment and can sort it in a targeted manner. The goods recognition can, if necessary, also be used for positioning the goods or for monitoring.

During the sorting process, the control can also initiate the issue of the accompanying paper (s) belonging to the current order and give the sorting robot a corresponding gripping and sorting instruction. The control also causes the sorting trolley to be driven down at the end of the sorting process and replacement with a new sorting trolley. The controller can also control the movement of the sorting trolley.

A container for accompanying inserts, e.g. advertising material, can be arranged at the automatic sorting station. The sorting robot can remove one or more such accompanying inserts from the container during the order-related sorting processes and sort them into the assigned sorting compartment with the goods. The accompanying insert completes the packaged goods formed in the sorting compartment.

The automatic movability of the sorting trolley can be designed in different ways. The sorting cart can be self-propelled or can be moved by a remote-controlled conveyor. Both can be done unmanned and without manual intervention. The sorting trolley can move back and forth between the sorting station and the filling station automatically and, if necessary, remotely or self-navigating.

The sorting trolley can have an identifier for its unique identification. An identifier can also be present on the sorting compartments. The sorting trolley can use the identifier to log on to the sorting station and the filling station, for example. The identifier can be picked up by a detector at the station and communicated to the control via signals. In the case of a large shipping system with several sorting stations and possibly several filling stations as well as a large number of sorting trolleys that may have to wait in line, this is an advantage for fast and reliable control of the flow of goods.

The shipping system can also include an automated filling station with at least one fully automatic filling robot. This can be designed in the same way as the sorting robot and can optionally have goods recognition. The filling robot can take the sorted goods together with the accompanying paper (s) and, if necessary, the accompanying insert from the respective sorting compartment of the sorting trolley positioned at a known location and fill them into a provided packaging material. The filling robot is also connected to the control of the dispatch system via signals and receives its order-related commands. The emptied sorting trolley can automatically free its place in the filling station for a new full sorting trolley and return to the sorting station.

The automatic filling station can also have an automatic inserter, preferably an automatic inserter robot, for the order-related insertion of packaging aids, e.g. cushioning material, into the packaging material associated with the respective order. The inserter is also connected to the said control and receives the order-related instruction as to which packaging aid is to be inserted in which scope / volume. The inserter can insert the packaging material into the packaging material before and / or after filling the packaged goods. Accordingly, it can be present several times.

The control of the shipping system is computer-aided and programmable. It can have a processing unit, I / O interfaces and program memories with various programs. These can be programs for order management, order-related flow of goods control, order-related control of the robots and fleet control of the sorting trolleys. The flow of goods control includes position monitoring. The control always knows where which goods and which packaging are located. The control can have an extended range of functions and also have programs for controlling the picking and for receiving and processing orders entered online or in some other way.

The automatic shipping system can furthermore comprise an automatic packaging device. This can have a conveyor for packaging material, for example cardboard boxes, bags or the like, and an erector for preparing and opening the packaging material for the subsequent filling with packaged goods. Furthermore, a labeling device and a closing device can be provided for the packaging unit formed from the packaged goods and packaging material.

The packaging device can be connected to and controlled by the controller. This includes a flow of goods monitoring with control of the conveyor and position monitoring as well as identification of the transported packaging material and packaging units.

The control knows at all times which packaging material or packaging container and which goods or which packaged goods are at which point in the transport flow and in order processing and can assign the goods or the packaged goods to the order. This can be done by a sensor system and detection or identification of packaging, goods and packaging at different points on their respective path. In another variant, the conveyor can be path or position-controlled, which enables the path or position of the packaging material and the packaging unit to be tracked.

The shipping technology according to the invention is particularly time-saving and efficient. During pre-picking, the goods belonging to several orders are first removed from a supply and collected in the picking container with an undefined position. This can be done quickly and with short distances. The loosely pre-picked goods are only sorted later at the specialized automatic sorting station. Here, the packaged goods with all their components can be completely formed in a specific sorting compartment of the sorting trolley. These components can be collected in the sorting compartment and have a defined and easy-to-remove location. The capabilities of a sorting robot can be optimally used.

By completing and depositing the packaged goods in a sorting compartment, the loading robot can fully grasp the packaged goods, remove them from the sorting compartment and place them in the packaging provided. This process can be carried out quickly, safely and with little effort.

The programmable robots used can have several robot axes that are driven in a controlled manner. These can be rotary and / or translational robot axes. The number of axes can be four or more. A robot can also have a travel axis to increase its range. Six-axis articulated arm robots or articulated arm robots, for example, are favorable. The robots can each have a robot controller which controls the robot functions and movements. Additional functions can be outsourced to the robot controller, e.g. parts of the sequence control and / or goods recognition or the like.

The shipping system claimed can be limited to the sorting and packaging of goods that have already been pre-picked in another way. The shipping system can be supplemented in an expanded form with order picking and, if necessary, further components. In particular, it can have a picking station with a provision for goods and with several picking containers as well as with a container conveyor.

The aforementioned stations and their components can be present several times in the shipping system. In particular, several sorting stations can serve a common filling station. The sorting process takes longer than filling the packaged goods. The individual processes of sorting, transporting and filling the packaged goods can be optimally coordinated while avoiding dead times. Picking can also be integrated. The order picking can be done automatically with robot assistance and / or manually.

• 1: eine Schemadarstellung einer Versandanlage.

The invention is illustrated schematically and exemplarily in the drawing. It shows

• 1 : a schematic representation of a shipping facility.

The invention relates to a shipping system ( 1 ) and a shipping procedure for the order-related production of packaging containers ( 7th ) from a picked packaged good ( 6th ) and a surrounding packaging ( 4th ).

The packaged goods ( 6th ) contains a product ( 3 ), which in turn can consist of one or more pieces or objects. The packaged goods ( 6th ) also includes one or more accompanying documents, e.g. invoice, delivery note, return slip or the like. 6th ) Other components, in particular an insert, for example an advertising brochure, a promotional gift or the like, may include.

The packaging ( 4th ) is designed as an openable and closable container, for example as a foldable cardboard box, as a bag or bag or in some other way. In the packaging ( 4th ) a packaging aid ( 5 ), e.g. a cushioning material in the form of chips, bubble wrap or the like. The packaging ( 4th ) can have a protective function for the packaged goods ( 6th ) and can also have empty spaces between packaged goods ( 6th ) and the wall of the packaging ( 4th ) to complete.

The packaging ( 4th ) with the filled packaged goods ( 6th ) and, if applicable, the auxiliary packaging material ( 5 ) forms the so-called packing container ( 7th ), which is locked, possibly labeled and shipped in fulfillment of an order or an order.

1 shows a shipping facility ( 1 ) with a controller ( 2 ), a picking station ( 8th ), a sorting station ( 9 ), a filling station ( 10 ) and a packaging device ( 11 ). The named components of the dispatch system ( 1 ) can be present individually or multiple times. They are connected to the control via signals. The shipping facility ( 1 ) also includes several picking containers ( 14th ), which are designed, for example, as boxes open at the top.

The programmable controller ( 2 ) of the shipping facility ( 1 ) controls the said stations and facilities (2,8,9,10,11) in their process and controls the flow of goods and the shipping process. The control ( 2 ) can be arranged centrally or distributed.

The sorting station ( 9 ) are picking containers ( 14th ) with loosely pre-picked goods ( 3 ) supplied. The respective picking container ( 14th ) contains goods ( 3 ) in larger quantities of preferably several different orders or orders from customers. The so-called goods ( 3 ) can include one or more pieces or objects of the same or different types per order. The goods ( 3 ) who takes several orders in the picking container ( 14th ) an indefinite position. The loosely pre-picked goods ( 3 ) in the picking container ( 14th ) is not yet sorted.

The picking station ( 8th ) can be sent to the dispatch facility ( 1 ) belong or can be arranged outside of this. It includes a provision ( 13th ) for the goods ( 3 ). The provision ( 13th ) can be formed, for example, by one or more rack storage systems within the station and / or by a supply of external goods. Picking can be done in any way, e.g. by hand by people who remove the one-piece or multi-piece goods for the respective order from one or more shelves or the like and put them in the picking container ( 14th ) place. Picking can also take place automatically using picking robots. The picking station ( 8th ) can have one or more container conveyors, not shown, with which the picking containers ( 14th ) the one or more sorting stations ( 9 ) are supplied. 1 illustrates this feeding process with a dashed arrow line.

The sorting station ( 9 ) includes one or more fully automatic sorting robots ( 15th ) and one or more self-propelled sorting trolleys ( 18th ) each with a plurality of sorting compartments ( 19th ) in a predefined and addressable arrangement. The sorting bins ( 19th ) can within a sorting trolley ( 18th ) and also have the same or different compartment format from sorting trolley to sorting trolley. The control ( 2 ) and the sorting robot ( 15th ) know the position, format and content of each sorting bin ( 19th ) in each sorting trolley ( 18th ).

The sorting station ( 9 ) also includes an output device ( 20th ) for one or more shipping documents. Furthermore, one or more containers ( 21 ) for deposits. The sorting station ( 9 ) may contain additional components. In the sorting station ( 9 ) there are one or more sorting stations or parking spaces, each with a sorting trolley ( 18th ) is placed in a preferred defined position for the sorting process.

The one or more fully automatic sorting robots ( 15th ) have a goods recognition ( 16 ) and a gripper ( 17th ) for recognizing and targeted gripping of the goods to be sorted ( 3 ) on. The recognition and identification of a piece or object of the goods ( 3 ) and targeted gripping can have coupled or separate functions of goods recognition ( 16 ) be.

The goods recognition ( 16 ) can be formed, for example, by at least one electronic camera and image evaluation. The goods recognition camera ( 16 ) can e.g. on the sorting robot ( 15th ) be arranged. The image evaluation can be integrated or, if necessary, outsourced, e.g. to the controller ( 2 ). It is also possible to split the goods recognition and e.g. the position recognition and the targeted gripping of a piece or object of the goods ( 3 ) to be carried out with a robot-side camera and then to feed the gripped piece to another, possibly external, camera or other detection unit, for example a barcode scanner, for identification. The identification is used to decide which sorting compartment ( 19th ) the piece or object is to be sorted.

The image evaluation can create a library of the available pieces or objects of the goods ( 3 ) exhibit. The library preferably contains 3D images, for example 3D scans, of the respective pieces or objects. Using the library, the goods recognition ( 16 ) the pieces or objects of the goods ( 3 ) recognize their shape and position and transfer this data to the sorting robot ( 15th ) communicate. It can also identify the pieces or objects and this to the sorting robot ( 15th ) and / or the controller ( 2 ) communicate. The sorting robot ( 15th ) can use its gripper ( 17th ) move and control accordingly in order to move the piece (s) of the goods ( 3 ) correctly to grip and transport as well as for sorting in the respective sorting compartment ( 19th ) to lay. the Goods recognition ( 16 ) can also work with artificial intelligence. It can be trained to be self-learning.

The single or multiple existing sorting robots ( 15th ) is with the control ( 2 ) and receives sequence commands from there for the targeted gripping of the one-piece or multi-piece goods belonging to an order ( 3 ) and for sorting the goods ( 3 ) into an assigned sorting compartment ( 19th ). The sorting robot ( 15th ) can by means of the goods recognition ( 16 ) the goods belonging to an order ( 3 ) in the picking container ( 14th ) specifically search, grasp and sort.

In another operating mode, the sorting robot ( 15th ) a preferably single piece or an object of the goods ( 3 ) by means of the goods recognition ( 16 ) and recognize their identity of the controller ( 2 ), which then assigns the item or object that has been picked up to an order belonging to the scope of the picking process and sends it to the sorting robot ( 15th ) the instruction for sorting the piece or object into a certain sorting compartment ( 19th ) gives.

This enables a chaotic sorting of the goods ( 3 ), the targeted and possibly time-consuming searches in the picking container ( 14th ) can avoid or at least largely reduce it.

The communication effort can be reduced by the order-related assignment of recognized goods ( 3 ) from the controller ( 2 ) is outsourced to a suitably equipped robot controller. The order management for the respective picking container ( 14th ) can also be outsourced.

The sorting robot or robots ( 15th ) In the course of sorting, one or more of the output device ( 20th ), e.g. a printer, in a known position provided shipping documents related to the order and sorts them together with the goods ( 3 ) into the order-related sorting compartment ( 19th ). The sorting robot ( 15th ) receives a corresponding control instruction in coordination with the output device ( 20th ), which are also connected to the control ( 2 ) is connected in terms of signaling.

The sorting robot ( 15th ) one or more inserts can also be generally or order-related from the container ( 21 ) and to the sorted goods ( 3 ) and the accompanying document (s) in the sorting compartment ( 19th ) Add.

In the respective sorting compartments ( 19th ) the order-related packaged goods ( 6th ) from the one-piece or multi-piece goods ( 3 ), the accompanying paper (s) and any insert. The packaged goods ( 6th ) is then ready for packaging and only needs to be reached at the filling station ( 10 ) in an assigned and prepared packaging material ( 4th ) to be filled.

The shipping facility ( 1 ) includes a large number of automatically movable sorting trolleys ( 18th ). These are, for example, designed to be self-propelled. In the embodiment shown, they have their own chassis, possibly with a steering device, their own drives and their own navigation device. The navigation can be formed by communication with a plant-related GPS system or in some other way, for example by mechanical or electromagnetic guide means in the plant floor or at another location.

The automatically movable sorting trolleys ( 18th ) a communication device for preferably wireless communication with the controller ( 2 ) exhibit. They can be controlled with a fleet controller there. This also knows the current position of each sorting trolley. The controller ( 2 ) and the respective sorting trolley ( 18th ) Exchange movement commands, status messages and similar information. The sorting trolley ( 18th ) can also have a sensor system for recognizing the environment. These can be camera systems, distance sensors or the like.

The sorting trolleys ( 18th ) can also be an individual identifier ( 31 ) with which they can be clearly identified. The identifier ( 31 ) can e.g. from one or more detectors ( 32 ) in the shipping facility ( 1 ) can be recorded and read. The detectors ( 32 ) can e.g. at the sorting station ( 19th ) and / or at the filling station ( 10 ) be arranged. The detector or detectors ( 32 ) are connected to the control ( 2 ) connected in terms of signaling. An identifier ( 31 ) can be formed, for example, from an optically readable code, eg a barcode or from another active or inactive code transmitter. This can be, for example, an RFID tag, a transponder or the like. Using the identifier ( 31 ) the respective sorting trolley ( 18th ) and its content can be identified. Via the defined position of the sorting compartments specified during the sorting ( 19th ) is also the packaged goods there ( 6th ) identifiable by content and location.

The filling station ( 10 ) has one or more automatic filling robots ( 22nd ) on. These can be similar to the sorting robots ( 15th ) and can have a gripper ( 17th ) and, if applicable, goods identification ( 16 ) exhibit. With the goods recognition ( 16 ) the actual position of the packaged goods ( 6th ) and its components in the sorting compartment ( 19th ) recognized and controlled by the loading robot ( 22nd ) can be gripped in a targeted manner.

The filling process is divided into a removal process and an insertion process. The loading robot ( 22nd ) removes the packaged goods from a sorting compartment ( 19th ) and puts it in a provided packaging ( 4th ) a. The loading robot ( 22nd ) is with the control ( 2 ) connected by signal technology and receives from this the process instructions for targeted gripping and inserting of the packaged goods ( 6th ). The identity of the packaging ( 4th ) is the control ( 2 ) also known.

The filling station ( 10 ) can have one or more defined removal locations or storage locations, at each of which a sorting trolley ( 18th ) is placed in a preferred defined position for the filling process.

The automatic filling station ( 10 ) can also have an automatic feeder ( 24 ) for the order-related insertion of packaging aids ( 5 ) in the packaging ( 4th ) exhibit. The automatic depositor ( 24 ) can be present individually or several times. It can be formed, for example, by an automatic loading robot or in some other way. The depositor ( 24 ) can be in the conveying direction of the packaging material ( 4th ) in front of and / or behind the insertion point for the packaged goods ( 6th ) be arranged. The packaging ( 5 ) can be placed in the packaging container ( 7th ) are filled. The automatic depositor ( 24 ) is with the control ( 2 ) connected by signaling and places the auxiliary packaging material ( 5 ) in the order-related quantity and at the specified location in the packaging material ( 4th ). An adjustment to the type and scope of the packaged goods belonging to the respective order ( 6th ) take place.

1 shows an example of the insert ( 24 ) with a storage container for the packaging aid ( 5 ) as well as a packaging ( 4th ) with a hatched and already inserted packaging aid ( 5 ).

A loading station ( 10 ) several sorting stations ( 9 ) be assigned. The automatic movable sorting trolleys ( 18th ) move back and forth between the stations (9, 10). The aforementioned parking spaces for one or more sorting trolleys ( 18th ) to be available. In addition, a detector ( 32 ) for the identifier ( 31 ) be arranged. An arrangement is possible, for example, at the parking spaces. With your ID ( 31 ) the sorting trolleys ( 18th ) in the station and at the specified location so that the controller ( 2 ) can instruct and control the respective robot (15,22) accordingly for sorting and removing or inserting.

The automatic packaging device ( 11 ) shows in 1 a sponsor ( 12th ) for packaging ( 4th ), which is located along the one or more sorting and loading stations ( 9 , 10) extends. The packaging facility ( 11 ) has an erector ( 25th ) with which the packaging ( 4th ) is prepared and opened. The preparation can include an order-related selection of a packaging material or a packaging material blank.

The opened packaging ( 4th ) is in 1 to the loading station ( 10 ) transported. The depositor ( 24 ) and here with packaging aids ( 24 ) are filled in an order-related quantity and arrangement before the loading robot ( 22nd ) the packaged goods ( 6th ) in the packaging ( 4th ) inserts. After this insertion point, alternatively or additionally, another insert ( 24 ) Packaging aids ( 5 ) can be filled. The packaging ( 4th ) with the packaged goods ( 6th ) and any packaging aids ( 5 ) then forms the packaging container ( 7th ).

The automatic packaging device ( 11 ) indicates below on the conveyor ( 12th ) a labeling device ( 26th ) and a subsequent closing device ( 29 ) for the packing container ( 7th ) on. The labeling device ( 26th ) can use a scanner ( 27 ) and a subsequent labeler ( 28 ) exhibit. The packaging facility ( 11 ) is also with the control ( 2 ) connected in terms of signaling. The scanner ( 27 ) is optional. He can, for example, the packaging material ( 4th ) and scan its contents and check for correctness and completeness. The labeller ( 28 ) brings a stuck or printed label with the customer's shipping address and other information on the packaging ( 4th ) at. The closing device ( 26th ) then seals the labeled packaging ( 7th ). This is carried out by means of a subsequent discharge ( 30th ) for further use, for example shipping logistics or the like. Supplied. The discharge ( 30th ) can be at the end of the conveyor ( 11 ) and can, for example, be a charging robot ( 33 ) for unloading the packaging ( 7th ) and, if necessary, to group them for favorable shipping, e.g. on a pallet.

The robots (15,22,24,33) and the controller ( 2 ) can be designed in the manner mentioned at the beginning.

The shipping facility ( 1 ) can be used with the same or different formats of packaging materials ( 4th ) and correspondingly different volumes of packaged goods ( 6th ) work. The different formats can be, for example, the size and proportions of a packaging material ( 4th ), for example a cardboard box. To optimize the consumption of packaging, it is advantageous to work with different formats. The orders and the goods ( 3 ) can have different sizes or volumes. The aforementioned sorting trolleys ( 18th ) with different sorting compartments ( 19th ) and different specialist formats can be used. This also allows a Optimized utilization of the total recording volume available per car and an optimization of the routes and travel times.

The order picking can also be adapted to varying packaging and order formats. The control ( 2 ) can combine orders of the same size and collect them together and then have them sorted accordingly. Accordingly, the packaging equipment ( 11 ) and especially the erector ( 25th ), can be controlled. For efficiency, it can make sense to combine a large number of orders and pickings of the same volume and process them en bloc. This can also be done for the next other volume or format. On the other hand, flexible handling can also take place, with different order volumes and formats being processed in a free mix.

Modifications of the embodiments shown and described and of the variants mentioned are possible in various ways.

An automatically movable sorting trolley ( 18th ) can be connected to a remote-controlled conveyor, which the sorting trolley ( 18th ) and transported back and forth between the stations (9, 10). The sorting trolley ( 18th ) can be coupled to and uncoupled from the conveyor as required.

Otherwise, the features of the embodiments, variants and modifications can be combined with one another as desired within the scope of the claims and, if necessary, also exchanged.

List of reference symbols

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Patent literature cited

• US 2016/0176637 A1 [0003]
• WO 2016/130849 A1 [0004]

Claims (16)

Shipping system for the order-related production of packing units (7) from picked packaged goods (6) and surrounding packaging (4), the shipping system (1) having a sorting station (9) for sorting loosely pre-picked goods (3) and for creating a sorted order-related picked packaged goods (6), a separate filling station (10) for filling the packaged goods (6) into a prepared packaging material (4) to form a packaging unit (7), an automatic packaging device (11) for preparing the packaging material (4) and handling the Packing container (7) and a controller (2), characterized in that the automatic sorting station (9) has a fully automatic sorting robot (15) with goods recognition (16) and an automatically movable sorting trolley (15) with sorting compartments (19) and an automatic Output device (18) for order-related shipping documents, in particular invoice, return slip or the like., And wherein the So rtierroboter (17) is designed and controlled to recognize loosely pre-picked goods (3) in a picking container (14), to grasp order-related and to sort them into an assigned sorting compartment (19) together with a gripped order-related accompanying paper. Shipping facility to Claim 1 , characterized in that the sorting robot (15), the output device (18) and the sorting carriage (15) are signal-connected to the control (2) of the shipping system (1). Shipping facility to Claim 1 or 2 , characterized in that a container (21) for accompanying inserts is arranged at the automatic sorting station (9), the sorting robot (17) being designed and controlled to remove an accompanying insert from the container (21) and transfer it to the goods (3 ) to be sorted into the assigned sorting compartment (19). Shipping facility to Claim 1 , 2 or 3 , characterized in that the automatically movable sorting trolley (15) is self-propelled and remotely controllable or is connected to a remote-controlled conveyor, the sorting trolley (15) automatically moving back and forth between the sorting station (9) and the filling station (10). Dispatch system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sorting carriage (15) and, if applicable, its sorting compartments (19) have an identifier (31). Shipping facility to Claim 5 , characterized in that the shipping system (1), in particular the filling station (10) and the sorting station (9), has a detector (32) for the identifier (31) connected to the controller for signaling purposes. Dispatch system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sorting carriage (15) comprises several sorting compartments (19) in a predetermined and identifiable arrangement. Dispatch system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sorting carriage (15) has several sorting compartments (19) with the same or different compartment format. Dispatch system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the filling station (10) is automated and has a fully automatic filling robot (22) which is designed and controlled to remove the sorted goods (3) together with accompanying paper and, if necessary, accompanying insert from the sorting compartment ( 19) and put in a packaging (4). Shipping facility to Claim 9 , characterized in that the filling robot (22) is connected to the control (2) of the dispatch system (1) for signaling purposes. Shipping facility to Claim 9 or 10 , characterized in that the automatic filling station (10) has an automatic inserter (24), in particular an inserting robot, for the order-related insertion of packaging aids (5) into the packaging means (4). Shipping facility to Claim 11 , characterized in that the automatic insert (24) is connected to the control (2) of the dispatch system (1) for signaling purposes. Dispatch system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control (2) is computer-aided and programmable, whereby it has a computing unit, 1/0 interfaces and program memory with programs for order management, order-related flow of goods control, order-related control of robots (15, 22, 24) and fleet control of sorting trolleys (18). Dispatch system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the automatic packaging device (11) has a preferably position-monitored conveyor (12) for packaging (4) and an erector (25) for preparing and opening the packaging (4). Dispatch system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the The automatic packaging device (11) has a labeling device (26) and a closing device (29) for the packaging unit (7). Shipping system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the shipping system (1) has a picking station (8) with a provision (13) for goods (3) and several picking containers (14) together with a container conveyor.

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