Automatic order selection system and method of operating
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United States of America Patent
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Feb 24, 1998
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N/A
app pub date -
Mar 28, 1996
filing date -
Mar 28, 1996
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Expired
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Abstract
An order selection system is disclosed together with a method of operating the system for retrieving multiple types of items stored in preselected storage locations and delivering retrieved items in an orderly sequence to a plurality of packing stations in accordance with the specific requirements of different orders. The order selection system comprises: a dispenser; a conveyor; a dispensing control system; a sorter; a plurality of stacking devices; and identifying means to identify the end of each order. The steps in the method of operating the system are: arranging the multiple types of items in the preselected storage locations; determining the requirements of orders to be filled; dispensing the items stored in the preselected storage locations in an alternating order sequence in accordance with the requirements of sequential orders; receiving the dispensed items on the conveyor in the alternating order sequence; transporting the dispensed items on the conveyor toward the packing stations; sorting the items so as to divert every other item toward separate packing stations; stacking the sorted items into discrete continuous stacks conforming with the specific requirements of the orders; and identifying the end of each order.
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