Rail-bound transport robot for picking goods in a storage rack, and method for the operation therof

    公开(公告)号:US20180057263A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-01

    申请号:US15638751

    申请日:2017-06-30

    发明人: Christian BEER

    IPC分类号: B65G1/137 B65G1/04 B25J15/06

    摘要: A method for operating a transport robot (1) in a storage rack (27) having at least one horizontal rack travel path (33-34), to which is assigned at least one storage level (35, 35a-35c) on which a plurality of objects are stored in the form of packages and/or cardboard boxes (59, 61) and/or pallets (60) and/or individual packaging units (25, 25a-25c), wherein the transport robot (1) has at least one working plane (53) on which is mounted at least one destination container (6, 6a), wherein the same can be loaded with the different objects (25, 59, 60, 61) by means of a loading means (8, 40, 44, 46) on the robot, in the manner of a pick and place process, wherein a.) in a first method step, the transport robot (1) is brought into a position in the storage rack opposite the object (25, 59, 60, 61) being picked, in front of a marking (62) fixed to the object, b.) in a second method step, the object (25, 59, 60, 61) being picked is drawn to the working plane (53) of the transport robot (1) by means of a first loading means (44) on the robot, and c.) in a third method step, the object (25, 59, 60, 61) stored in the working plane (53) is separated into the destination container (6, 6a) by means of the second loading means (22, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51) on the robot.