Modular Order Picking Assembly for Rapid Warehouse Relocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
E-commerce logistics require flexible and rapidly deployable storage and order picking systems that can quickly adapt to changing demand and be easily transferred between locations without extensive setup or testing phases.
Innovation Solution
A modular storage and order picking system with a self-supporting frame structure, detachable units, and plug-in connections allows for rapid assembly and disassembly, enabling quick deployment and reconfiguration, featuring through-flow channels, conveyor units, and automated inventory management for efficient article handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional storage and order picking system is installed at a location, then it provides stable storage capacity, but it cannot be quickly relocated or reconfigured when demand changes
Solution Approach 1:
The storage and order picking system is divided into modular components including storage containers, conveyor modules, and order picking stations that can be independently assembled and disassembled. Each module is designed with standardized connection interfaces enabling quick reconfiguration without complex installation procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs movable and reconfigurable elements such as adjustable shelving, relocatable conveyor sections, and flexible container positioning mechanisms. These dynamic components allow the system to adapt its layout and capacity based on changing order volumes and product types without permanent installation.
2Productivity
If a storage and order picking system is permanently installed, then it provides reliable operation, but it requires extensive setup and testing phases before use
Solution Approach 1:
The modular components are pre-assembled and pre-tested at manufacturing facilities before delivery to the customer site. Connection interfaces are pre-configured with alignment features and quick-connect mechanisms, eliminating the need for extensive on-site assembly and commissioning activities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates self-aligning connection features and automatic recognition mechanisms that enable modules to be quickly connected without requiring precise manual positioning or complex calibration procedures. The modular design allows operators to assemble the system using simple tools or even hand-tightened connections.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system is designed for quick assembly and disassembly, then it can be rapidly deployed, but it may compromise structural stability
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses standardized modular components with reinforced connection interfaces that maintain structural integrity while enabling quick assembly. Each module is designed as a self-supporting unit with integrated bracing and locking mechanisms that ensure stability when connected to other modules.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple modular units are combined to form a stable overall structure, where the collective interconnection of modules provides enhanced structural support. The system distributes loads across multiple connection points and uses the weight and positioning of adjacent modules to reinforce overall stability.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a storage and order picking system with a storage unit, comprising a plurality of through-flow channels for receiving storage containers for storing articles, an order picking unit having one or more dispensing areas for removing articles and one or more target areas for the order-related or partially order-related collection of articles, a conveyor unit for conveying storage containers between the storage unit and the order picking unit, wherein the storage unit has a self-supporting frame structure on which the order picking unit and the conveyor unit are attached such that they are detachably connected to one another. The modular storage and order picking system is built, brought into service and tested preferably in an installation location, then modularly dismantled and brought to an application location, where it is then brought into service by assembling the modules. A bringing into service and test phase in the application location can be forgone due to the above-mentioned test phase, so that the system is functional and ready for operation within a few hours. In addition, the modular structure of the storage and order picking system according to the invention permits the units—storage unit, order picking unit and conveyor unit—to be transported separately and then to be assembled in the application location.