System and method for storing and sequencing luggage items
US10279911B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 10, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/021
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for storing and sequencing a plurality of luggage items. The system includes containers with vertically stacked shelves and an automatic guided vehicle releasably attachable to the containers for transporting a container between a first predetermined area and a loading area with a loading assembly to move a luggage item from an entrance conveyor onto one of the shelves of the container. The containers may include wheels for being manually moved. A transport vehicle is provided for moving a plurality of containers together. The method includes determining a grouping criterion of the luggage item and sorting and sequencing luggage items onto containers according to the grouping criterion. Different embodiments of the loading assembly are provided with one using a packing automated vehicle and another using stacked platform conveyors. Several grouping criteria are provided which may depend on processing requirements of the luggage items.
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