Goods to operator workstation

A goods to operator workstation for receiving an unpicked product container from an input conveyor system, moving the unpicked product container and items contained therein to an order picking position for operator picking, and after picking, discharges a picked product container onto a discharge conveyor system, the goods to operator workstation comprising:

• a workstation structure;
• a container staging platform attached to workstation structure by a linear actuator and linearly movable from a retracted position adjacent to an end of the input conveyor system to receive unpicked product containers therefrom to an extended order picking position adjacent to the operator for operator picking from the unpicked product container;
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• a holding platform pivotally attached to the workstation structure pivotally movable back and forth between the order picking position for operator picking from an unpicked product container and a discharge position to discharge the picked order container onto the discharge conveyor system for removal,
• wherein the container staging platform and the holding platform are configured to linearly and rotatably pass through each other without colliding when transferring the unpicked product container from the container staging platform to the holding platform at the order pick position.

A goods to operator workstation for receiving an unpicked product container from an input conveyor system, moving the unpicked product container and items contained therein to an order picking position for operator picking, and after picking, discharges a picked product container onto a discharge conveyor system, the goods to operator workstation comprising:

• a workstation structure;
• a container staging platform attached to workstation structure by a linear actuator and linearly movable from a retracted position adjacent to an end of the input conveyor system to receive unpicked product containers therefrom, and linearly movable to an extended order picking position for order picking;
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• a holding platform pivotally attached to the workstation structure, pivotally movable with a lift mechanism thereof back and forth between the order picking position for operator picking and a discharge position to discharge the picked order container onto the discharge conveyor system for removal,
• wherein the container staging platform and the holding platform comprise fingered structures having gaps between fingers and the container staging platform, wherein when the holding platform pivotally moves to the order pick position and the container staging platform is at the order pick position, the holding platform and the container staging platform interleave together without touching when the holding platform moves through the gaps of the container staging platform.