ORDER PREPARATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD IMPLEMENTING THE SYSTEM

Abstract: an order preparation system including, in a warehouse: a plurality of racks (ra) each configured to receive storage units (u) intended for storing items, the racks arranged in a plurality of vertical planes, at least one order preparation zone (pc) arranged at a distance from the racks, a conveying facility configured to transport one or more storage units received in the racks to the at least one order preparation zone, in a first transport direction, or conversely to transport one or more storage units from the order preparation zone to the racks, in a second transport direction, the conveying facility successively including, along the first direction, three conveying systems (cv, cv, cv), with vertically moving shuttles, a vertically moving elevator at the end of the rack, and self-guided trolleys moving about on a horizontal surface such as the floor or a platform having a rolling surface.

Inventor(s): Romain MOULIN, Renaud HEITZ

CPC Classification: B65G1/1378 ({the orders being assembled on fixed commissioning areas remote from the storage areas})

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