Sita Ypenburg B.v.

Reinout Vander Meülen

Bart René Yvonne Houlleberghs

Jorick Naber

Leander Henricus Albertus Ross

Roel Reijnen

A baggage drop system is disclosed for depositing and checking of baggage into airline flights. The baggage drop system can include a substantially horizontal frame member. The frame member can be mounted above a first conveyor equipped with a static or dynamic weighting scale. The frame member can also be mounted away from an end of the first conveyor at a distance from an upper surface of the first conveyor substantially equal to a maximum allowable height of baggage thereby forming a physical barrier for oversized baggage. A computer can be configured to compare an output of the weighing scale with allowable baggage weights.

Method and system for depositing and checking of baggage into airline flights

The invention relates to a baggage drop system for depositing and checking of baggage into airline flights. The system comprises a conveyor (), equipped with a static or dynamic weighing scale (), comprising multiple, spaced apart load cells (), and computing means adapted to compare the output of the weighing scale () with allowable baggage weights, and a substantially horizontal frame member ('), mounted above the first conveyor () at a distance from the upper surface of the first conveyor () equal to the maximum allowable height of baggage, thereby forming a physical barrier for oversized baggage. The system allows to check for the presence of living creatures on the conveyor belt, and for conformity with baggage handling system requirements. The system may further comprise a baggage check-in apparatus () to allow automatic baggage check-in by a passenger, including means for payment () of excess and/or overweight baggage. The invention further comprises a method for checking in of baggage items using the baggage drop system in accordance with the invention.

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