AUTOMATIC PICKING MACHINE FOR FILLING A TRANSPORT CONTAINER
First Claim
1. An automatic picking machine, comprising:
- a storage and retrieval machine configured to remove drug packages from a storage rack;
at least one transport channel extending toward a delivery region from a receiving region configured to accept a respective drug package from the storage and retrieval machine;
a filling apparatus configured to receive the drug packages from the at least one transport channel at the delivery region, and configured to fill one or more transport containers with the drug packages received from the at least one transport channel as the one or more transport containers are successively moved into a filling location adjacent the filling apparatus to each receive at least a portion of the drug packages from the filling apparatus; and
a control apparatus configured to control the storage and retrieval machine, and cause the storage and retrieval machine to provide the drug packages removed from the storage rack to the at least one transport channel, and configured to cause the one or more transport containers to successively move to the filling location and be filled by the filling apparatus.
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Abstract
An automatic picking machine for pharmaceutical drug packages includes at least one storage rack, at least one storage and retrieval machine, a control apparatus for controlling the storage and retrieval machine, and a filling apparatus for successively filling each of a plurality of transport containers with a group of pharmaceutical drug packages corresponding to one order, wherein the filling apparatus includes a plurality of collection containers, first transport apparatuses, each having a transport channel for conveying the pharmaceutical drug packages towards the respective collection container, and a receiving apparatus for receiving a transport container to be filled at a filling location of the filing apparatus.
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20 Claims
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1. An automatic picking machine, comprising:
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a storage and retrieval machine configured to remove drug packages from a storage rack; at least one transport channel extending toward a delivery region from a receiving region configured to accept a respective drug package from the storage and retrieval machine; a filling apparatus configured to receive the drug packages from the at least one transport channel at the delivery region, and configured to fill one or more transport containers with the drug packages received from the at least one transport channel as the one or more transport containers are successively moved into a filling location adjacent the filling apparatus to each receive at least a portion of the drug packages from the filling apparatus; and a control apparatus configured to control the storage and retrieval machine, and cause the storage and retrieval machine to provide the drug packages removed from the storage rack to the at least one transport channel, and configured to cause the one or more transport containers to successively move to the filling location and be filled by the filling apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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causing an automated storage and retrieval machine to remove drug packages from a storage rack; receiving, at a filling apparatus, the drug packages from at least one transport channel, the at least one transport channel extending toward the filling apparatus from a receiving region configured to accept a respective drug package from the storage and retrieval machine; successively moving one or more transport containers into a filling location adjacent the filling apparatus to receive at least a portion of the drug packages from the filling apparatus; and filling the one or more transport containers with the the drug packages received from the at least one transport channel. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A control apparatus configured to:
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cause an automated storage and retrieval machine to remove drug packages from a storage rack; cause a filling apparatus to receive drug packages from at least one transport channel, the at least one transport channel extending toward the filling apparatus from a receiving region configured to accept a respective drug package from the storage and retrieval machine; successively move one or more transport containers into a filling location adjacent the filling apparatus to receive at least a portion of the drug packages from the filling apparatus; and cause the one or more transport containers to be filled with the the drug packages received from the at least one transport channel. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification