IP Library Granted Patent US 10,836,526
Granted Patent B2
US 10,836,526 · App. 15/735,228 · Granted Nov 17, 2020

Method for picking goods in bags

Inventors: Christoph Doppler (Wolfsegg am Hausruck, AT); Harald Schroepf (Wels, AT)
Assignee: TGW Logistics Group GmbH
B65B43/54B65B5/067B65B43/32B65B43/34B65B67/1238
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Patent No.
US 10,836,526
App. No.
15/735,228
Granted
Nov 17, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for picking goods ( 4 a . . . 4 c ) in a picking zone is proposed, whereby at least one bag ( 6 ) and a box-shaped loading aid ( 5 a . . . 5 d ) are provided, the bag ( 6 ) is inserted in the box-shaped loading aid ( 5 a . . . 5 d ), a picking aid ( 7 a . . . 7 d ) is inserted in the bag ( 6 ), goods ( 4 a . . . 4 c ) are packed in the bag ( 6 ) and the box-shaped loading aid ( 5 a . . . 5 d ) together with the bag ( 6 ) and the goods ( 4 a . . . 4 c ) is finally transported out of the picking zone.

Claims (19)

1. Method for picking goods in a picking zone, comprising the steps

providing a picking order,

providing goods,

providing at least one bag, at least one box-shaped loading aid, and at least one picking aid,

placing the at least one bag in the at least one box-shaped loading aid,

placing the at least one picking aid in the at least one bag by means of which a filling opening of the at least one bag is held open at least for the duration of a picking operation,

after placing the at least one picking aid in the at least one bag, packing the goods in the at least one bag in the picking zone on the basis of the picking order, and

conveying the at least one box-shaped loading aid with the packed bag out of the picking zone.

2. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one picking aid is tubular and/or funnel-shaped and is placed in the at least one bag.

3. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one picking aid is board shaped, flexible and is rolled up and inserted in the bag.

4. Method according to claim 3 , wherein the board-shaped picking aid is released in the at least one bag.

5. Method according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one picking aid is stored flat after having been removed from the at least one bag.

6. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one picking aid remains in the at least one bag when the at least one box-shaped loading aid is being conveyed.

7. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one bag and the at least one box-shaped loading aid are held in readiness in a preparation zone, in which case the at least one bag is placed in the at least one box-shaped loading aid and then the at least one box-shaped loading aid with the at least one bag is conveyed out of the preparation zone into the picking zone and the goods are packed in the at least one bag in the picking zone.

8. Method according to claim 7 , wherein the a plurality of picking aids are also held in readiness in the preparation zone, in which case the at least one picking aid is placed in the at least one bag before the at least one box-shaped loading aid is conveyed out of the preparation zone into the picking zone.

9. Method according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one picking aid is held in readiness in the picking zone, in which case the at least one picking aid is placed in the at least one bag in the picking zone.

10. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one bag, the at least one box-shaped loading aid and the at least one picking aid are held in readiness in the picking zone and the at least one bag is placed in the at least one box-shaped loading aid first of all, after which the at least one picking aid is placed in the at least one bag and finally the goods are packed in the at least one bag.

11. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one picking aid is removed from the at least one bag before the at least one box-shaped loading aid is conveyed out of the picking zone in which the goods were packed in the at least one bag.

12. Method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one picking aid is removed from the at least one bag after conveying the at least one box-shaped loading aid out of the picking zone in which the goods were packed in the at least one bag.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2025
From: TGW HOLDING GMBH
To: TGW LOGISTICS GMBH
Reel/Frame 071153/0419 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 19, 2025
From: TGW LOGISTICS GROUP GMBH
To: TGW HOLDING GMBH
Reel/Frame 071295/0514 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 8, 2020
From: TGW LOGISTICS GROUP GMBH
To: TGW LOGISTICS GROUP GMBH
Reel/Frame 053558/0594 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 15, 2018
From: DOPPLER, CHRISTOPH; SCHROEPF, HARALD JOHANNES
To: TGW LOGISTICS GROUP GMBH
Reel/Frame 044940/0282 →
Priority Claims (1)
AT 50484/2015 · Jun 12, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180194500A1 · Jul 12, 2018