---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000002875"
title: "Device and method for separating piece goods"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:15:55.409923Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002875"
categories:
  - "material-handling/conveying-systems"
keywords:
  - "b65g47/5104"
  - "b65g47/5104"
  - "b65g47/917"
  - "b65g47/51"
  - "b65g47/91"
  - "b65g47/912"
---

# Device and method for separating piece goods

## Abstract

Systems for storing piece goods are provided. The systems include a picking device having storage locations configured to store piece goods and a separating device. The separating device includes a feed device, a conveyor having a gripper and a control device coupled to the conveyor. The control device is configured to cause the gripper to pick a piece good based on images from a first recording device, a second recording device to take a first image of the picked piece good, the gripper to rotate the picked piece good by a predetermined angle about an axis and the second recording device to take a second image of the picked piece good. Methods of storing piece goods are also provided.