Method for filling containers with piece goods
First Claim
1. A method for inserting piece goods into placement positions in containers, that accommodate a certain fill number of piece goods, comprising the steps of:
- supplying the piece goods on at least one piece goods conveyor to at least two pickers situated one after another in a conveying direction in order;
inserting the piece goods by means of the at least two pickers into empty placement positions in containers which are supplied on at least one container conveyor;
working the at least two pickers during a normal operation according to a filling strategy; and
changing the filling strategy of at least one of the at least two pickers in comparison to a normal operation when a supply of piece goods decreases or fails to appear in order to avoid partially filled containers and permit the occurrence of completely empty containers.
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Abstract
In a method for filling bulk goods into containers designed to accommodate a certain number of bulk items, at least one bulk goods conveyor is used to transport the bulk goods towards at least two pickers which are consecutively arranged in the direction of transport. The pickers are used to fill the bulk goods into empty spaces in containers, transported on at least one container conveyor. When the supply of bulk goods decreases or is discontinued, the at least one picker arranged downstream in the direction of transport of the bulk goods conveyor gives preference to containers with a high filling level. Completely empty containers are preferably no longer filled. Thus the bulk goods conveyor can be emptied within a short period and almost all bulk goods are packed without necessitating manual filling of the containers.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for inserting piece goods into placement positions in containers, that accommodate a certain fill number of piece goods, comprising the steps of:
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supplying the piece goods on at least one piece goods conveyor to at least two pickers situated one after another in a conveying direction in order; inserting the piece goods by means of the at least two pickers into empty placement positions in containers which are supplied on at least one container conveyor; working the at least two pickers during a normal operation according to a filling strategy; and changing the filling strategy of at least one of the at least two pickers in comparison to a normal operation when a supply of piece goods decreases or fails to appear in order to avoid partially filled containers and permit the occurrence of completely empty containers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for inserting piece goods into placement positions in containers, that accommodate a certain fill number of piece goods, comprising the steps of:
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supplying the piece goods on at least one piece goods conveyor to at least two pickers situated one after another in a conveying direction in order; inserting the piece goods by means of the at least two pickers into empty placement positions in containers which are supplied on at least one container conveyor; working the at least two pickers during a normal operation according to a filling strategy; and changing the filling strategy in comparison to a normal operation when a supply of piece goods decreases or fails to appear in order to avoid partially filled containers, wherein the step of changing the filling strategy comprises the step of having at least one picker situated upstream in a conveying direction of the at least one container conveyor filling containers that have a high fill level and no longer filling completely empty containers, and wherein at least one picker situated downstream in the conveying direction of the at least one container conveyor transfers piece goods from one partially filled container into another partially filled container. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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