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Title:
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED WAREHOUSING AND FOR FILLING ORDERED ARTICLE FROM INVENTORY OF MANY ARTICLES
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001301930
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a device for automated warehousing and order filling device for handling a minimum amount of products and products via human intervention, and a using method of the device.

This device comprises a conveyer system for internal supply, a conveyer system for external supply, a plurality of movable storing racks having individually addressable storing places, a robot arm for taking the products from the conveyer for internal supply, arranging the products in each storing rack, and being mounted on the conveyer system for external supply, and a reading device and computer processing system for controlling the respective devices discussed above. It is determined in which storing rack the products are arranged by these devices according to priority of the products. Receiving an order from a customer, the devices select and take a stored product in response to the order.


Inventors:
DUNCAN GREGORY SCOTT
ROOT ALLEN
SANKA RAVI S
WANG DANIEL TSU-FANG
Application Number:
JP2001026005A
Publication Date:
October 31, 2001
Filing Date:
February 01, 2001
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Assignee:
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE
International Classes:
G06Q99/00; B65G1/137; B65G61/00; G06Q50/00; (IPC1-7): B65G1/137; B65G61/00; G06F17/60
Domestic Patent References:
JPH0274100A1990-03-14
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiroaki Tazawa (1 person outside)