US 11,718,486 B2
Device and method for separating piece goods
Andreas Klapperich, Rieden (DE)
Assigned to BECTON DICKINSON ROWA GERMANY GMBH, Kelberg (DE)
Filed by Becton Dickinson Rowa Germany GmbH, Kelberg (DE)
Filed on May 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/322,588.
Application 17/322,588 is a continuation of application No. 16/751,616, filed on Jan. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,040,836.
Prior Publication US 2021/0269253 A1, Sep. 2, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65G 47/51 (2006.01); B65G 47/91 (2006.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01)
CPC B65G 47/5104 (2013.01) [B65G 47/912 (2013.01); B65G 47/917 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A picking device, comprising:
a feed device comprising a receiving area extending in X and Y directions of the picking device;
a first recording device disposed above the feed device in a Z direction orthogonal to the X and Y directions;
a second recording device disposed at a side of the feed device in the Y direction;
a conveyor comprising a gripper rotatable about a Z axis; and
a control device coupled to the first and second recording devices and the conveyor, the control device configured to have the gripper pick one of a plurality of piece goods based on one or more images from the first recording device, to have the second recording device take a first image of the picked piece good, to have the gripper rotate the picked piece good by a predetermined angle about the Z axis, and to have the second recording device take a second image of the picked piece good.