Order Picking System Including Patternoster Conveyor and Method of Using the System

摘要

The present invention relates to an order picking system, The order picking system, - a patternoster conveyor comprising a carrier configured to transport products; - The pattern noster conveyor, - associated with at least one transporter on one side; - associated with at least a plurality of additional transporters comprising a plurality of transport boxes on opposite sides; - the plurality of transport boxes are configured to receive one or more products carried by the carrier, - The pattern noster conveyor, - selectively placing one or more products in a preselected one of the plurality of transport boxes; and - selectively transporting and picking up said preselected transport box comprising one or more products pre-accommodated in said preselected transport box; configured to do at least one of The invention also relates to a method of handling products in such an order picking system.