Sorting system for luggage as well as method for sorting luggage

US11666945B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Philipp Pfeifer · Konstanz, DE
• Eberhard Mandler · Reichenau, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 16, 2020
• Grant date: Jun 6, 2023
• Expiry date: Sep 16, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65G2203/0258
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A sorting system has a sorting area and a controller system that receives luggage-related sorting information for each piece of luggage. A transport mechanism transports the luggage into a sorting area which includes a sorting area with at least one make-up-place connected to the transport mechanism. The make-up-place sorts the luggage according to at least one item of luggage-related sorting information. Movable load devices receive the pieces of luggage sorted by the at least one make-up-place. The controller system assigns each piece of luggage according to at least one luggage-related information to a particular movable load device and the controller system is also adapted to select a make-up-place for each piece of luggage and to send the piece of luggage to the selected make-up-place to be loaded into the assigned movable load device.