FOR TRANSFERRING AND ORGANIZING ARTICLES FROM A SHELF INTO A CONTAINER
First Claim
1. An apparatus for transferring and organizing articles from a shelf surface into a container comprising:
- a shelf having a planar shelf surface;
a vehicle traveling on a C-channel and containing items transferred from a shelf by utilizing a transfer behavior of an item; and
an article feeder including an engaging mechanism used to transfer power from the vehicle to an article to be transferred from the shelf.
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Abstract
The present example of transferring and organizing articles from a shelf into a container, (or “controlled transfer and packing”) also allows a warehouse distribution system to be provided that receives items from a manufacturer or distributor, and boxes or packages the items to produce a shipment to another reseller, or customer, according to a received order in a way that may be efficient than current methods. In particular, the system makes use of a specialized floor plan and equipment that aids in processing the order according to the pricing methods described. The processing also provides an example of transferring and organizing articles from a shelf into a container that controls article tumble when loading the article into a container that tends to increase packing efficiency. Loading of items to be packed into magazines to aid transferring of articles from a shelf into a container is also described.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus for transferring and organizing articles from a shelf surface into a container comprising:
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a shelf having a planar shelf surface;
a vehicle traveling on a C-channel and containing items transferred from a shelf by utilizing a transfer behavior of an item; and
an article feeder including an engaging mechanism used to transfer power from the vehicle to an article to be transferred from the shelf. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for organizing a plurality of items transferred from a shelf in a pre-determined order inside a receiving container comprising:
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tilting a shelf surface holding a plurality of items at an angle ranging from substantially level and increasing upwards to 90 degrees from a level plane;
vibrating to ensure separation of the plurality of items in a transfer channel; and
pushing one of the pluralities of items though a transfer channel into the receiving container.
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