Automated loading and unloading items
US-2016224930-A1 · Aug 4, 2016 · US
Method of, and consignment magazine and vehicle for, delivering consignments
US10248926B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10248926-B2 |
| Application number | US-201715397596-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 3, 2017 |
| Priority date | Jan 8, 2016 |
| Publication date | Apr 2, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2019 |
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The invention relates to a method of delivering consignments, in which, in a distribution center, different consignment chambers of a consignment magazine are loaded with different consignments, in which, during the operation of the consignment magazine being loaded, different consignment chambers are moved one after the other into a receiving position for receiving at least one consignment and then into a storage position for the interim storage of the consignments received, in which the assignment of the loaded consignment chambers to the consignments received in each case in the consignment chambers is documented, in which the consignment magazine loaded with consignments is transferred to a vehicle for delivering the consignments, and in which the consignment chambers loaded with consignments are moved one after the other into a discharging position so that the consignment assigned the respective consignment chamber is discharged for delivery purposes.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of delivering consignments, comprising the steps of: loading, in a distribution centre, different consignment chambers of a consignment magazine with different consignments, moving, during the operation of the consignment magazine being loaded, different consignment chambers one after the other into a receiving position for receiving at least one consignment and then into a storage position for the interim storage of the consignment received, do…
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- What does patent US10248926B2 cover?
- The invention relates to a method of delivering consignments, in which, in a distribution center, different consignment chambers of a consignment magazine are loaded with different consignments, in which, during the operation of the consignment magazine being loaded, different consignment chambers are moved one after the other into a receiving position for receiving at least one consignment and…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Schneebeck Holger, Trendafilov Boris, Drees Sandra, and 3 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06Q10/083. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 02 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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