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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2021
Icm Airport Technics Pty Ltd, New South Wales, AU;
Michael Dupre Sanderson, Willoughby, AU;
Rainer Rudolf Dinkelmann, South Coogee, AU;
Paul Craig Bellamy, Ashtead, GB;
Christian Riegman, Greensborough, AU;
Kenneth Scott Ifield, Castlecrag, AU;
ICM Airport Technics Pty Ltd, Botany, AU;
Abstract
An example processing station for registering a passenger's luggage for a trip is provided, the processing station comprising: an injector for receiving a piece of luggage associated with the passenger; at least one sensor associated with the injector for sensing whether the dimensions of the piece of luggage exceed a predetermined limit; a weighing machine associated with the injector for weighing the piece of luggage whilst in the injector; a controller associated with the at least one sensor and weighing machine, the controller being adapted to accept the piece of luggage if feedback from the at least one sensor and weighing machine indicate that dimensions and weight of the piece of luggage are within respective predetermined limits; and an injector conveyor in the floor of the injector for conveying the piece of luggage in a first direction, if accepted, to a downstream collector conveyor system.