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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2020
Siemens Logistics Llc, DFW Airport, TX (US);
Michael D. Carpenter, Arlington, TX (US);
Siemens Logistics LLC, DFW Airport, TX (US);
Abstract
A baggage handling system includes a multi-tiered carousel system, an input conveyor system, an output conveyor system and a control system. Each tier of the multi-tiered carousel system includes an array of addressable storage cells movable along a loop having a charge point and a discharge point. Each storage cell is configured to store a single baggage item. The input conveyor system transfers baggage items selectively to the addressable storage cells of the multiple tiers at the respective charge points, for storage therein. The output conveyor system retrieves baggage items selectively from the addressable storage cells of the multiple tiers at the respective discharge points and conveys the retrieved baggage items in a queue. The storage and retrieval of baggage items is controlled by the control system such that the retrieved baggage items are queued to conform to a determined sequence.