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Storage and retrieval system

  • US 4,088,237 A
  • Filed: 09/27/1976
  • Issued: 05/09/1978
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/1976
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of storing goods in a warehouse and removing selected ones of said goods for shipment comprising:

  • (a) transferring goods in the form of a pallet load from a receiving area to a specific location in a high density storage area in response to a computer command and then communicating to a computer that the transfer has been performed, storing the identity and location of said goods in the memory bank of the computer,(b) moving some of said goods in the form of a pallet load from said specific location to one of a plurality of endless conveyors in response to a computer command and then communicating to the computer that the move has been performed, storing the identity and location of the moved goods in the memory bank of the computer,(c) selecting a particular quantity of specific goods off said endless conveyors in response to a computer command then communicating to the computer that the selection has been performed, storing the identity of the selected goods and the identified location on said conveyors in the memory bank of the computer,(d) placing the selected goods directly on a pallet at said selecting area, and(e) moving the pallet as loaded in accordance with step (d) to a shipping area by means of an endless vehicle conveyor and by a command from the computer, whereby the goods are only handled once from pallet to pallet at said selecting area, and(f) dispatching said loaded pallets at said shipping area.

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