Method of distributing airport baggage
US10358301B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2814/0308
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In order, e.g., to improve distribution of baggage in an airport, a solution comprises positioning two or more empty totes above each other, so that the two or more empty totes are supported by a tote station by support members 206, determining, by a control system, when either a single empty tote should be released from the tote station or two or more empty totes should be released from the tote station together and at once, and in response to the determination releasing single empty totes from the tote station or releasing two or more empty totes on top of each other from the tote station. A lowermost 1604 of the two or more empty totes on top of each other supports one or more empty totes 1606 on top of it and the lowermost empty tote is, when released, supported by a support conveyor 204.
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