Storage facility for making available different types of articles

• US 6,601,763 B1
• Filed: 10/25/2001
• Issued: 08/05/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Schachermayer GrosshandelsGmbH
• Original Assignee: Schachermayer GrosshandelsGmbH
• Inventors: Tobisch, Herbert, Hoch, Adolf
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Khoi H.
• Application Number:
  US10/019,814
• Time in Patent Office: 649 Days
• Field of Search: 235/375, 235/385, 700/213, 700/225, 700/236, 700/244
• US Class Current: 235/385
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 1/1371 with data records
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 1/1373 for fulfilling orders in warehouses
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 2209/04 Indication location means
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management

Abstract

A store for providing different kinds of articles consists of storage places (2) for one type of article each, of quantity detection devices (6) for the articles as are assigned to the storage places (2) and of an evaluator (12) for measurement results which can be related to the saved data of the respective type of article, which evaluator is connected with the storage places (2) via a transmission link (11) for transmitting the measurement results of the quantity detection devices (6). In order to provide advantageous constructional conditions it is proposed that in the known manner at least one container (3) is provided for each kind of article, which container can be received by the storage places(2), that each container (3) bears a memory (8) for a container identifier, that the container identifier of the containers (3) received by the storage places (2) can be read by way of a reader device (7) connected to the transmission link (11) and that the evaluator (12) is in connection with a display device (10) for containers (3) with selected container identifier.

Claims

1. A store for providing different kinds of articles, with the store consisting of storage places (2) for one type of article each, of quantity detection devices (6) for the articles as are assigned to the storage places (2) and of an evaluator (12) for results of measurements which can be related to the saved data of the respective type of article, which evaluator is connected with the storage places (2) via a transmission link (11) for transmitting the measurement results of the quantity detection devices (6), wherein at least one container (3) is provided for each kind of article, which container can be received by the storage places (2), that each container (3) bears a memory (8) for a container identifier, that the container identifier of the containers (3) received by the storage places (2) can be read by way of a reader device (7) connected to the transmission link (11) and that the evaluator (12) is in connection with a display device (10) for containers (3) with a selected container identifier.

2. A store as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display (10) for the containers (3) with selected container identifiers consists of a light source on the container (3).

3. A store as claimed in claim 1, wherein the storage places (2) comprise a swiveling support (5) for the containers (3) and the quantity detection devices (6) consist of swiveling supports for the weighing devices forming the containers (3).

4. A store as claimed in one of the claim 1, wherein the evaluator (12) can be connected to at least one input device (16, 17) for article identifiers which can be allocated to the individual containers (3).

5. A store as claimed in one of the claim 1, wherein the quantity detection devices comprises pilot switches (18) for the containers (3) are assigned to the storage places (2).

6. A store as claimed in one of the claim 1, wherein the quantity detection devices comprises pilot switches and, the display device (10) for containers (3) of selected container identifier can be triggered by way of the pilot switches (18).

7. A store as claimed in claim 6, wherein the quantity detection devices (6) consisting of weighing devices are configured as pilot switches (18).

8. A store as claimed in one of the claim 6, wherein the containers (3) and/or the storage places (2) for receiving the containers (3) is be provided with a display which triggered by the reader device (7) for the container identifier, by the evaluator (12) and/or by the pilot switch (18).