A closed high-speed transportation and active precision pushing device, method and system for airport luggage consignment

Abstract

The present invention provides a closed high-speed transportation and active precise push device, method and system for airport luggage consignment. The system includes: a luggage identification device, a passenger information receiving device, and a luggage information control center; the luggage identification device is used to identify the weight, shape and size information of the luggage, and send the weight, shape and size information to the luggage information control center; the luggage information control center is used to assign a specific location information to the luggage according to the weight, shape and size information of the luggage, and the location information includes: the cabinet number corresponding to the luggage, the floor number corresponding to the cabinet number, and the box number corresponding to the floor number; the passenger information receiving device is used to receive the location information sent by the luggage information control center. The present invention avoids the phenomenon of passive luggage identification and wrong luggage picking, thereby improving the quality of airport services.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of airport luggage consignment transportation and active pushing, and in particular to a closed high-speed transportation and active precise pushing device, method and system for airport luggage consignment. Background Art

[0002] With the development of social economy, the number of passengers taking airplanes is increasing, and the service quality of airports has been challenged. Baggage check-in is an important part of aviation business. The accurate, efficient and safe check-in of luggage to passengers is an indispensable part of improving the service quality of airports. In the current baggage check-in, ordinary luggage tags are used to identify the luggage of different passengers, but due to the similarity of shape and appearance, it is easy to cause the phenomenon of wrong picking in the baggage collection link; the baggage carousel is used to let passengers passively identify their luggage. Passengers go to the designated luggage carousel to wait for their luggage. Passengers gather on both sides of the carousel, causing congestion, resulting in a decrease in the efficiency of baggage collection. What's more important is that passengers need to identify their luggage by themselves during the process of picking up their luggage, and their luggage is easily taken by others by mistake. Therefore, there are passive identification of luggage and wrong picking of luggage in the current baggage check-in. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to solve the defects of the above-mentioned prior art and provide an airport baggage consignment closed high-speed transportation and active and precise pushing system that can change the passive identification process of luggage and enable the luggage to be actively and accurately pushed to the designated area.

[0004] An airport luggage consignment closed high-speed transportation and active precision pushing device, comprising:

[0005] Including baggage sorting conveyor belt, baggage sorting conveyor belt automatic blocking arm, baggage sorting conveyor belt sensor, diversion conveyor belt, cabinet conveyor belt, cabinet conveyor belt sensor, cabinet conveyor belt automatic blocking arm, baggage push conveyor belt, baggage waiting cabinet;

[0006] The luggage collection cabinet is arranged on one side of the luggage sorting conveyor belt, and the cabinet conveyor belt is arranged on the back of the luggage collection cabinet, and its position corresponds to the position of the cabinet on the luggage collection cabinet; the luggage sorting conveyor belt and the cabinet conveyor belt are connected by a guide conveyor belt; the cabinet of the luggage collection cabinet and the cabinet conveyor belt are connected by a luggage pushing conveyor belt;

[0007] The automatic blocking arm of the baggage sorting conveyor belt is arranged on the inner side of the baggage sorting conveyor belt, and is used to intercept the baggage on the baggage sorting conveyor belt to the guide conveyor belt after being sensed by the baggage sorting conveyor belt sensor; the automatic blocking arm of the cabinet conveyor belt is arranged on the inner side of the cabinet conveyor belt, and is used to intercept the baggage on the cabinet conveyor belt to the baggage push conveyor belt after being sensed by the cabinet conveyor belt sensor; a cabinet roller is arranged in the cabinet of the baggage waiting to be picked up, and the cabinet roller is used to put the baggage pushed by the baggage push conveyor belt into the cabinet;

[0008] The luggage placed on the luggage sorting conveyor belt is provided with a radio frequency identification card; after the luggage on the luggage sorting conveyor belt is identified by the luggage sorting conveyor belt sensor, it is stopped by the luggage sorting conveyor belt automatic blocking arm to the diversion conveyor belt, and then the luggage is identified by the cabinet conveyor belt sensor on the cabinet conveyor belt, and is stopped by the cabinet conveyor belt automatic blocking arm to the luggage push conveyor belt, and finally the luggage is guided into the box of the luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet.

[0009] Furthermore, in the closed high-speed transportation and active precision pushing device for airport luggage consignment as described above, the luggage collection cabinet comprises several layers from top to bottom, and each layer is provided with a corresponding cabinet conveyor belt, and a cabinet conveyor belt sensor and a cabinet conveyor belt automatic blocking arm corresponding to the cabinet conveyor belt;

[0010] An angle-adjustable conveyor belt is connected between the guide conveyor belt and the cabinet conveyor belt;

[0011] One end of the angle-adjustable conveyor belt is hingedly connected to one end of the guide conveyor belt, and a telescopic rod is installed at the bottom of the other end. The telescopic rod can connect the other end of the angle-adjustable conveyor belt to a cabinet conveyor belt on a certain layer.

[0012] Furthermore, in the closed high-speed transportation and active precise pushing device for airport baggage check-in as described above, the cross-sectional top view of the baggage waiting to be picked up cabinet is a U-shaped structure; the cabinet conveyor belt includes two left and right cabinet conveyor belts adapted to the U-shaped baggage waiting to be picked up cabinet structure, and an automatic cabinet stop arm and a corner cabinet sensor are respectively provided at the ends of the left and right cabinet conveyor belts, and the automatic cabinet stop arm is used to stop the baggage into the cabinet at the corner end of the baggage waiting to be picked up cabinet after being sensed by the corner cabinet sensor.

[0013] Furthermore, in the closed high-speed transportation and active precision pushing device for airport baggage consignment as described above, the baggage sorting conveyor belt is a closed integral conveyor belt, and a baggage input end is provided on the integral conveyor belt;

[0014] The luggage enters from the luggage input end, and then is conveyed and transported to the so-called positions of each cabinet through the closed integral conveyor belt.

[0015] Furthermore, the closed high-speed transportation and active precision pushing device for airport baggage consignment as described above is also provided with a radio frequency identification device at the baggage input end for identifying whether the baggage belongs to the conveyor belt.

[0016] Furthermore, the closed high-speed transportation and active precision pushing device for airport baggage consignment as described above is respectively provided with protective covers on the baggage sorting conveyor belt, the guide conveyor belt, the cabinet conveyor belt, and the baggage pushing conveyor belt.

[0017] Furthermore, in the closed high-speed transportation and active precision pushing device for airport baggage check-in as described above, each front door of the luggage collection cabinet is provided with a lock hole, an information display, a password input device, a barcode identifier, and a card reader.

[0018] The present invention also provides a closed high-speed transportation and active and precise pushing method for airport luggage consignment, comprising the following steps:

[0019] S1: The control center assigns specific location information to the baggage on the baggage sorting conveyor according to different situations of the baggage, and the specific location information is that the baggage is in a certain box in a certain baggage waiting to be picked up cabinet; and sends the baggage information containing the specific location information to the user terminal;

[0020] S2: After receiving the signal sensed by the baggage sorting conveyor belt sensor, the control center sends a command to the baggage sorting conveyor belt automatic blocking arm, so that the baggage sorting conveyor belt automatic blocking arm stops the corresponding baggage and moves it to the diversion conveyor belt;

[0021] S3: The control center controls the angle-adjustable conveyor belt to connect the angle-adjustable conveyor belt to a cabinet conveyor belt on a certain layer, so that the luggage can be smoothly transported from the guide conveyor belt to a cabinet conveyor belt on a certain layer;

[0022] S4: After receiving the signal sensed by the cabinet conveyor belt sensor, the control center sends a command to the cabinet conveyor belt automatic blocking arm, so that the cabinet conveyor belt automatic blocking arm stops the corresponding luggage and moves it to the luggage push conveyor belt;

[0023] S5: The control center controls the luggage pushing conveyor belt to push the luggage into a box of the luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet.

[0024] Furthermore, in the closed high-speed transportation and active and precise push method for airport baggage consignment as described above, the baggage information also includes: the method of picking up the baggage, the earliest arrival time of the baggage, and the latest arrival time.

[0025] Furthermore, in the closed high-speed transportation and active precise push method for airport baggage consignment as described above, the baggage information sent by the control center to the user also includes: charging information, deduction information, and baggage handling information;

[0026] The charging information is that the time starts when the luggage is stored in the box, and the time starts when the preset storage time is exceeded;

[0027] The deduction information is the deduction information generated due to the overtime storage of the user's luggage;

[0028] When the control center monitors that the luggage is stored in the luggage locker for longer than the scheduled storage time, the control center sends charging information to the user terminal;

[0029] The baggage handling information is: when the control center monitors that the baggage exceeds the scheduled storage time, the staff will take out the baggage and place it in the specified baggage uncollected place.

[0030] Furthermore, in the closed high-speed transportation and active precise push method for airport baggage consignment as described above, the control center in step S1 assigns specific location information to the baggage on the baggage sorting conveyor belt according to different conditions of the baggage, including:

[0031] The monitoring center divides the luggage into a suitable box according to its weight, shape and size, and the boxes on the luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet are divided into different specifications according to the weight, shape and size of the luggage.

[0032] The present invention also provides an airport luggage consignment closed high-speed transportation and active precision push system, which includes: a luggage identification device, a luggage information control center, and a passenger information receiving device;

[0033] The baggage identification device is used to identify the weight, shape and size information of the baggage, and send the weight, shape and size information to the baggage information control center;

[0034] The baggage information control center is used to assign specific location information to the baggage according to the weight, shape and size information of the baggage, and the location information includes: the cabinet number corresponding to the baggage, the floor number corresponding to the cabinet number, and the box number corresponding to the floor number;

[0035] The passenger information receiving device is used to receive the location information sent by the baggage information control center.

[0036] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned closed high-speed transportation and active precise push system for airport baggage consignment, the baggage identification device includes an RFID identification device, and the information identified by the RFID identification device includes: passenger information, passenger baggage weight, shape and size information.

[0037] Beneficial effects:

[0038] The closed high-speed transportation and active precise pushing device for airport luggage consignment provided by the present invention can accurately store luggage in corresponding boxes without the need for passengers to passively identify the luggage, thereby avoiding the phenomenon of passive luggage identification and wrong luggage taking, and further improving the airport service quality.

[0039] The closed high-speed transportation and active precise pushing system for airport luggage consignment provided by the present invention allocates luggage to a specific luggage locker for storage according to the weight, shape and size information of the luggage. When passengers pick up their luggage, they only need to go to the corresponding luggage locker to pick it up, thereby avoiding the phenomenon of passive luggage identification and wrong luggage picking, thereby improving the quality of airport services. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0040] Figure 1 A top view of the airport luggage transport and pushing device of the present invention;

[0041] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the position structure of the luggage cabinet and the conveyor belt of the present invention;

[0042] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 A partial enlarged view of middle A;

[0043] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the position structure of the luggage cabinet and the angle-adjustable conveyor belt of the present invention;

[0044] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the position structure of the luggage cabinet and the luggage push conveyor belt of the present invention;

[0045] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the luggage cabinet structure of the present invention;

[0046] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the protective cover provided on the conveyor belt of the present invention;

[0047] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of an existing baggage carousel;

[0048] Fig. 9 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the closed high-speed transportation and active precise pushing device for airport luggage consignment of the present invention;

[0049] Fig.10 This is a flow chart of the airport baggage consignment method of the present invention;

[0050] Fig.11 It is a system structure block diagram of the present invention;

[0051] 1-baggage input terminal; 2-RFID device; 3-baggage sorting conveyor belt; 4-baggage sorting conveyor belt automatic blocking arm; 5-angle adjustable conveyor belt; 6-baggage waiting cabinet; 7-cabinet conveyor belt; 8-baggage; 9-lock hole; 10-information display; 11-password input device; 12-barcode identifier; 13-card reader; 14-protective cover; 15-partition wall, 16-baggage hall, 17-diversion conveyor belt, 18-box automatic blocking arm; 19-cabinet conveyor belt automatic blocking arm; 20-baggage push conveyor belt, 21-telescopic rod, 22-box roller. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0052] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer, the technical solution of the present invention is described clearly and completely below. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0053] like Figure 1-Figure 3 , Figure 5 As shown, the present invention provides an airport baggage consignment closed high-speed transportation and active precision pushing device, including a baggage sorting conveyor belt 3, a baggage sorting conveyor belt automatic blocking arm 4, a baggage sorting conveyor belt sensor, a guide conveyor belt 17, a cabinet conveyor belt 7, a cabinet conveyor belt sensor, a cabinet conveyor belt automatic blocking arm 19, a baggage pushing conveyor belt 20, and a baggage waiting cabinet 6;

[0054] The luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet 6 is arranged on one side of the luggage sorting conveyor belt 3, and the cabinet conveyor belt 7 is arranged on the back of the luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet 6, and its position corresponds to the position of the box on the luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet 6; the luggage sorting conveyor belt 3 and the cabinet conveyor belt 7 are connected by a guide conveyor belt 17; the box of the luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet 6 and the cabinet conveyor belt 7 are connected by a luggage pushing conveyor belt 20;

[0055] The baggage sorting conveyor belt automatic blocking arm 4 is arranged on the inner side of the baggage sorting conveyor belt 3, and is used to intercept the baggage 8 on the baggage sorting conveyor belt 3 to the guide conveyor belt 17 after being sensed by the baggage sorting conveyor belt sensor; the cabinet conveyor belt automatic blocking arm 19 is arranged on the inner side of the cabinet conveyor belt 7, and is used to intercept the baggage 8 on the cabinet conveyor belt 7 to the baggage push conveyor belt 20 after being sensed by the cabinet conveyor belt sensor; a cabinet roller 22 is arranged in the cabinet of the baggage waiting cabinet 6, and the cabinet roller 22 is used to put the baggage pushed by the baggage push conveyor belt 20 into the cabinet.

[0056] Specifically, the luggage collection cabinet provided by the present invention takes the supermarket locker as a reference model, and the luggage collection cabinet forms a closed area with the wall. The rear side of the luggage cabinet faces the conveyor belt, and passengers need to take out the luggage from the front panel of the luggage cabinet, which is locked. The front panel is equipped with a password lock, an ID unlock, and a physical key lock.

[0057] The luggage 8 placed on the luggage sorting conveyor belt 3 is provided with a radio frequency identification card; after the luggage 8 on the luggage sorting conveyor belt 3 is identified by the luggage sorting conveyor belt sensor, it is stopped by the luggage sorting conveyor belt automatic blocking arm 4 to the guide conveyor belt 17, and then the luggage 8 is identified by the cabinet conveyor belt sensor on the cabinet conveyor belt 7, and is stopped by the cabinet conveyor belt automatic blocking arm 19 to the luggage push conveyor belt 20, and finally the luggage is guided into the box of the luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet 6. The automatic blocking arm is driven to rotate by a motor connected to its rotating shaft.

[0058] Furthermore, in order to improve the space utilization rate of luggage storage at the airport, the luggage waiting cabinet 6 includes several layers from top to bottom, and each layer is provided with a corresponding cabinet conveyor belt 7, and a cabinet conveyor belt sensor and a cabinet conveyor belt automatic blocking arm 19 corresponding to the cabinet conveyor belt 7.

[0059] like Figure 4 As shown, an angle-adjustable conveyor belt 5 is connected between the guide conveyor belt 17 and the cabinet conveyor belt 7;

[0060] One end of the angle-adjustable conveyor belt 5 is hingedly connected to one end of the guide conveyor belt 17, and a telescopic rod 21 is installed at the bottom of the other end. The telescopic rod 21 can connect the other end of the angle-adjustable conveyor belt 5 to a cabinet conveyor belt 7 on a certain layer.

[0061] Specifically, by adjusting the telescopic rod 21 , the luggage running on the guide conveyor belt 17 is transported to a required cabinet conveyor belt on a certain layer.

[0062] Furthermore, if Figure 2 As shown, the cross-sectional top view of the luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet 6 is a U-shaped structure; the cabinet conveyor belt 7 includes two left and right cabinet conveyor belts 7 adapted to the structure of the U-shaped luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet 6, and a cabinet automatic blocking arm 18 and a corner cabinet sensor are respectively provided at the ends of the left and right cabinet conveyor belts 7, and the cabinet automatic blocking arm 18 is used to stop the luggage 8 into the cabinet at the corner end of the luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet 6 after being sensed by the corner cabinet sensor.

[0063] Specifically, in order to further improve the space utilization rate of airport luggage storage, the cross-sectional top view of the luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet 6 is a U-shaped structure, that is, a box is also arranged at the bottom of the U-shaped structure. Since this box is at the corner of the cabinet, the luggage cannot be accurately stopped into the box by the automatic blocking arm 19 of the cabinet conveyor belt. Therefore, it is necessary to equip the box at the corner with a special automatic blocking arm 18.

[0064] Furthermore, the baggage sorting conveyor belt 3 is a closed integral conveyor belt, on which a baggage input terminal 1 is provided;

[0065] The luggage 8 enters from the luggage input end 1 and is then transported to the so-called positions of the respective cabinets by the closed integral conveyor belt.

[0066] Specifically, Figure 8 As shown, the existing luggage carousels are dispersed, while the present invention changes the dispersed conveyor belts into closed integral conveyor belts to improve the safe and high-speed transportation of the conveyor belts, so that the speed is increased to about 3 times the speed of the dispersed luggage carousels. Compared with the traditional luggage carousels, the work steps of the staff to confirm the luggage carousels are reduced, and the conveyor belts are changed to intelligently identify the luggage allocation position, which reduces work errors and reduces work intensity. There are multiple luggage input terminals, and the embodiment of the present invention takes two as an example.

[0067] Furthermore, the baggage input end includes a plurality of baggage conveyor belts, each of which is respectively provided with a corresponding baggage identification device, and the terminals of all baggage conveyor belts are finally gathered on the closed integral conveyor belt.

[0068] Furthermore, a radio frequency identification device 2 is also provided on the luggage input end 1 .

[0069] Specifically, when the RFID device 2 identifies a piece of luggage that does not belong to the luggage on the conveyor belt, an alarm is sounded to remind the staff to remove the luggage in time to avoid confusion in luggage transportation later, thereby improving the accuracy and efficiency of luggage storage. More importantly, the size, weight, shape and other information of the luggage can be identified by the RFID device, and then the background can allocate a suitable box for the luggage according to the different conditions of the luggage. The boxes are divided into different specifications according to the weight, shape and size of the luggage, so that the space utilization rate of airport luggage storage can be further improved.

[0070] Furthermore, if Figure 7 As shown, protective covers 14 are respectively provided on the baggage sorting conveyor belt 3 , the guide conveyor belt 17 , the cabinet conveyor belt 7 , and the baggage pushing conveyor belt 20 .

[0071] Specifically, the protective cover 14 can avoid the risk of luggage falling, thereby further improving the accuracy and efficiency of luggage storage.

[0072] Furthermore, if Figure 6 As shown, each front door of the luggage collection cabinet 6 is provided with a lock hole 9, an information display 10, a password input device 11, a barcode identifier 12, and a card reader 13.

[0073] Fig. 9 The schematic diagram of the closed high-speed transportation and active precise pushing method for checked luggage at an airport of the present invention is shown in FIG. According to the schematic diagram, the present invention also provides a closed high-speed transportation and active precise pushing method for checked luggage at an airport, and the method comprises the following steps:

[0074] S1: The control center assigns specific location information to the baggage on the baggage sorting conveyor according to different situations of the baggage, and the specific location information is that the baggage is in a certain box in a certain baggage waiting to be picked up cabinet; and sends the baggage information containing the specific location information to the user terminal;

[0075] S2: After receiving the signal sensed by the baggage sorting conveyor belt sensor, the control center sends a command to the baggage sorting conveyor belt automatic blocking arm, so that the baggage sorting conveyor belt automatic blocking arm stops the corresponding baggage and moves it to the diversion conveyor belt;

[0076] S3: The control center controls the angle-adjustable conveyor belt to connect the angle-adjustable conveyor belt to a cabinet conveyor belt on a certain layer, so that the luggage can be smoothly transported from the guide conveyor belt to a cabinet conveyor belt on a certain layer;

[0077] S4: After receiving the signal sensed by the cabinet conveyor belt sensor, the control center sends a command to the cabinet conveyor belt automatic blocking arm, so that the cabinet conveyor belt automatic blocking arm stops the corresponding luggage and moves it to the luggage push conveyor belt;

[0078] S5: The control center controls the luggage pushing conveyor belt to push the luggage into a box of the luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet.

[0079] Furthermore, in the closed high-speed transportation and active and precise push method for airport baggage consignment as described above, the baggage information also includes: the method of picking up the baggage, the earliest arrival time of the baggage, and the latest arrival time.

[0080] Furthermore, in the closed high-speed transportation and active precise push method for airport baggage consignment as described above, the baggage information sent by the control center to the user also includes: charging information, deduction information, and baggage handling information;

[0081] The charging information is that the time starts when the luggage is stored in the box, and the time starts when the preset storage time is exceeded;

[0082] The deduction information is the deduction information generated due to the overtime storage of the user's luggage;

[0083] When the control center monitors that the luggage is stored in the luggage locker for longer than the scheduled storage time, the control center sends charging information to the user terminal;

[0084] The baggage handling information is: when the control center monitors that the baggage exceeds the scheduled storage time, the staff will take out the baggage and place it in the specified baggage uncollected place.

[0085] Furthermore, in the closed high-speed transportation and active precise push method for airport baggage consignment as described above, the control center in step S1 assigns specific location information to the baggage on the baggage sorting conveyor belt according to different conditions of the baggage, including:

[0086] The monitoring center divides the luggage into a suitable box according to its weight, shape and size, and the boxes on the luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet are divided into different specifications according to the weight, shape and size of the luggage.

[0087] like Fig.11 As shown, the present invention also provides an airport baggage consignment closed high-speed transportation and active precision push system, which includes: a baggage identification device, a baggage information control center, and a passenger information receiving device;

[0088] The baggage identification device is used to identify the weight, shape and size information of the baggage, and send the weight, shape and size information to the baggage information control center;

[0089] The baggage information control center is used to assign specific location information to the baggage according to the weight, shape and size information of the baggage, and the location information includes: the cabinet number corresponding to the baggage, the floor number corresponding to the cabinet number, and the box number corresponding to the floor number;

[0090] The passenger information receiving device is used to receive the location information sent by the baggage information control center.

[0091] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned closed high-speed transportation and active precise push system for airport baggage consignment, the baggage identification device includes an RFID identification device, and the information identified by the RFID identification device includes: passenger information, passenger baggage weight, shape and size information.

[0092] like Fig.11 As shown, the present invention provides an airport baggage consignment closed high-speed transportation and active precision push system, including: a baggage identification device, a baggage information control center, and a passenger information receiving device;

[0093] The baggage identification device is used to identify the weight, shape and size information of the baggage, and send the weight, shape and size information to the baggage information control center;

[0094] Specifically, since the size and weight of each passenger's luggage are different, in order to effectively and reasonably allocate the luggage lockers, it is necessary to allocate different luggage storage locations according to the size and weight of the luggage. Figure 6 As shown, the luggage cabinet provided by the present invention is provided with luggage storage places of different spaces according to the size of the luggage, and each luggage storage place is provided with different opening methods according to the different ways in which the passenger opens the door of the luggage cabinet. The door can be opened according to a password keyboard or a barcode; the door can also be opened according to a card reader or with a key, etc.

[0095] The baggage information control center is used to assign specific location information to the baggage according to the weight, shape and size information of the baggage, and the location information includes: the cabinet number corresponding to the baggage, the floor number corresponding to the cabinet number, and the box number corresponding to the floor number;

[0096] Specifically, the baggage information control center allocates baggage locations based on the principle of proximity and uniformity. Passengers' luggage is stored one by one in luggage lockers, which are similar to the luggage lockers we see in shopping malls, such as Figure 5 , 6 As shown, each row of luggage lockers has 3 or 4 layers, and each layer has 5-10 spaces for storing luggage, that is, the box number corresponding to the number of layers is the space for storing each luggage.

[0097] The passenger information receiving device is used to receive the location information sent by the baggage information control center.

[0098] Specifically, passengers collect their luggage based on the SMS notification sent by the airport, which includes: the location of the luggage and how to collect the luggage.

[0099] The closed high-speed transportation and active precise pushing system for airport luggage consignment provided by the present invention allocates luggage to a specific luggage locker for storage according to the weight, shape and size information of the luggage. When passengers pick up their luggage, they only need to go to the corresponding luggage locker to pick it up, thereby avoiding the phenomenon of passive luggage identification and wrong luggage picking, thereby improving the quality of airport services.

[0100] The following is an explanation of the operation method of the closed high-speed transportation and active precision push system for airport baggage consignment of the present invention:

[0101] First, passengers who need to check in their luggage should check in their luggage before boarding, and select or default the temporary storage time in the luggage claim cabinet (the default time is 1 hour), and allocate the size of the claim cabinet according to the weight and shape of the luggage. After arriving at the destination airport, the passenger goes to the baggage hall, and the luggage is transported to the luggage input terminal by the staff. The information control center allocates the location of the luggage to be claimed and sends the information to the passenger's mobile phone, hall display screen and other equipment. After the luggage passes through the RFID identification device, the luggage information is transmitted to the luggage information control center, and the corresponding signal is transmitted to the subsequent conveyor belt and sensor to ensure that the luggage is accurately pushed to the corresponding location. After the luggage is allocated, it enters the designated luggage claim area through the rapid transportation sorting system and automatic gear arm, and is transported to the corresponding cabinet layer by the angle-adjustable conveyor belt. The automatic gear arm changes the trajectory so that the luggage is actively and accurately transported to the designated cabinet to be claimed. Passengers go to the designated cabinet and take out their luggage by means of SMS passwords, boarding passes, ID cards, etc. in their mobile phones.

[0102] like Fig.10 As shown, the operation method of the closed high-speed transportation and active precision push system for airport baggage consignment specifically includes the following:

[0103] Step 1: When passengers check in their luggage, they use a luggage tag based on RFID recognition technology, i.e., an RFID tag, to facilitate high-speed transportation and active and accurate push of luggage in subsequent links. The RFID tag contains information such as passenger information, weight, shape and size, and is bound to the passenger's mobile phone APP. When checking in, the luggage will be allocated to large and small boxes in the luggage collection cabinet according to its weight and shape.

[0104] Step 2: The plane arrives at the airport, passengers disembark, and airport staff use luggage trailers to transport the luggage to the luggage input terminal of the baggage hall. When passengers disembark, the baggage information control center assigns the luggage location and sends the luggage location information and retrieval method to the passenger's mobile phone, and displays the corresponding information on the baggage hall display.

[0105] Step 3: The luggage is transmitted to the RFID identification device, which identifies the RFID tag on the luggage and obtains the luggage information. The luggage information is transmitted to the luggage information control center to obtain the assigned location of the luggage, and the luggage collection cabinet number information is transmitted to the fast transport sorting conveyor belt, the luggage layer number information is transmitted to the angle-adjustable conveyor belt, and the box number information is transmitted to the active precision push device to ensure that the conveyor belt can accurately reach the designated location.

[0106] Step 4: When the baggage after identification and allocation passes through the fast transport sorting conveyor belt that has received the information of the cabinet number to be picked up, the automatic gear arm changes track to transfer the baggage to the designated cabinet to be picked up.

[0107] Step 5: After the baggage has been identified and allocated, it passes through the angle-adjustable conveyor belt that has received the information of the number of layers of the luggage lockers to be picked up. The angle is adjusted to connect with the conveyor belt of the corresponding layer, so that the baggage is transferred to the designated layer of the luggage lockers to be picked up.

[0108] Step 6: After the baggage has been identified and allocated, the active pushing device receives the box number information and pushes the baggage to the designated baggage waiting-for-collection cabinet to wait for the passenger to collect it.

[0109] Step 7: Passengers collect their luggage with the help of SMS notification sent by the airport, which includes: the luggage location (including cabinet number, box number), the method of collecting the luggage (including: passenger ID card, given (or self-set) digital password, scanning the boarding pass QR code, etc.), and the earliest and latest arrival times of the luggage, so that passengers can adjust their time in time and collect their luggage.

[0110] Step 8: If the luggage is not taken out within the specified temporary storage time, the airport can adopt the following two methods to manage it, but it is not limited to these two methods: 1. Keep it in the waiting cabinet and charge an additional fee when it is picked up; 2. After the scheduled temporary storage time, the staff will take out the luggage and place it in the specified uncollected luggage area.

[0111] Among them, the closed type includes two aspects: first, using luggage waiting cabinets to isolate the luggage conveyor belt from passengers to achieve closure; second, using closed conveyor belts to improve the safe and high-speed transportation of the conveyor belts.

[0112] In addition, since the present invention adopts a closed active push method and uses a luggage claim cabinet to temporarily store luggage, this temporary storage method and device are time-effective, so when checking in luggage, passengers need to select a different temporary storage time based on the existing default temporary storage time. The luggage claim cabinet is a multi-layer design, and the present invention mainly takes three layers as an example.

[0113] In step 2, the present invention converts the originally scattered luggage carousels into a whole, so that it has a luggage input end. That is, after the luggage is unloaded from the plane, the staff will transport the luggage to the luggage input end. Compared with the traditional luggage carousel, the staff's work steps of confirming the luggage carousel are reduced, and the conveyor belt is used to intelligently identify the luggage allocation position, which reduces work errors and reduces work intensity. There are multiple luggage input ends, and the present invention takes two as an example.

[0114] In step 3, the baggage information control system is involved, which controls all information of baggage check-in. When the baggage is checked in, the large and small boxes of the baggage to be picked up are allocated according to its weight and shape and size information. After the plane arrives at the target airport, the baggage information control center allocates the baggage location based on the principle of proximity and uniformity. After receiving the baggage information identified by the RFID identification device, the baggage information control center transmits the baggage to be picked up cabinet number information, baggage location layer number information, and baggage location box number information to the fast transport sorting conveyor belt, the angle adjustable conveyor belt, and the active and precise pushing device respectively, to ensure that the baggage is accurately pushed to the designated cabinet.

[0115] In step 6, the active pushing device involved can be implemented by mechanical arm pushing, inclined conveyor belt pushing, automatic gear arm track change pushing, etc. The present invention adopts the automatic gear arm track change pushing mechanism, but is not limited to this method.

[0116] The present invention realizes a closed conveyor belt and a closed baggage retrieval device by using a baggage waiting-to-be-claimed cabinet device and RFID identification technology, so that the present invention has the advantages of closed high-speed transportation, active and accurate pushing of baggage, and avoiding the phenomenon of wrong baggage taking, thereby improving the service quality of the airport hall, reducing the waiting time of passengers, and reducing the workload of airport staff.

[0117] Example:

[0118] In the embodiment of the present invention, a passenger checks in a 24-inch suitcase as an example, and flies from a certain airport in Qingdao to a certain airport in Shanghai, with the flight number being Y87534. In the embodiment, the default temporary storage time of the luggage waiting cabinet at a certain airport in Shanghai is 1 hour. Figure 6 The luggage waiting cabinets shown above mainly include two types of cabinets, large boxes and normal boxes. On the basis of meeting the requirements of air consignment, when the width of the luggage exceeds 1 meter, a large box will be arranged, and the rest of the luggage will be arranged in a normal box. The width of a 24-inch luggage box is less than 1 meter, so a normal box is used. Figure 7 As shown, the closed conveyor belt is equipped with a protective cover. Compared with the traditional open conveyor belt, the speed is increased from 30-60m / min to 100m / min, which is 2-3 times higher.

[0119] 1. Go through the luggage check-in procedures.

[0120] After checking in, check in your luggage. The temporary storage time for checked luggage at Shanghai Airport is 1 hour. Select the default time. The checked luggage is affixed with an RFID tag at the departure airport. The tag is bound to the mobile phone APP. The information contains "Luggage weight: 8kg; Size: Normal; Flight number: Y87534; Date: November 28, 2019; To: Shanghai Airport". At the same time, Qingdao Airport transmits all checked luggage information of flight Y87534 to the baggage information control center of Shanghai Airport.

[0121] 2. Notify passengers of baggage claim information and the luggage is transported to the baggage input terminal by trailer.

[0122] When the plane arrived at Shanghai Airport, passengers disembarked from the aircraft bridge while Shanghai Airport staff carried the luggage from the cabin to the trailer and transported it to the baggage claim area. When passengers disembarked, the baggage information control center allocated the luggage location according to the principle of proximity based on the size of the box, and sent a text message to the passenger to inform him of the luggage information, which read: "Hello, Mr. Wang, passenger with flight number Y87534 and seat number 36J! Your luggage has been checked in with you to Shanghai Airport. The box number is: 37A-2-24. Please go to the 2nd floor, box 24 of the No. 37 luggage collection cabinet to collect it within one hour. The collection password is: 950524. You can also collect it with your ID card and boarding pass..." At the same time, the large screen at Shanghai Airport shows that the collection location of the checked luggage of flight Y87534 is the No. 37 luggage collection cabinet. The screen at the No. 37 collection cabinet displays the flight number Y87534, seat number 36J, luggage location No. 37 luggage collection cabinet, and has arrived. The specific displayed information is shown in Table 1.

[0123] Table 1

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[0125] 3. Actively and accurately allocate luggage location.

[0126] like Figure 2 After the luggage is input from the luggage input terminal, the tag information is identified by the RFID identification device, and the information is transmitted to the luggage information control center, and the action time of the subsequent conveyor belt is arranged to ensure that the luggage is accurately pushed to the suitcase.

[0127] After the RFID identification device identifies the 24-inch suitcase, its location information is identified, 37A-2-24, and it is confirmed to be transported to the luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet No. 37A, box No. 24. At the same time, the luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet No. 37A, the layer number information 2, and the box number information 24 are respectively transmitted to the fast transport sorting conveyor belt, the angle adjustable conveyor belt, and the active push device.

[0128] 4. Luggage is accurately delivered to the designated location.

[0129] After identification and allocation, the baggage is transported by the fast transport sorting conveyor belt, such as Figure 2 After receiving the luggage cabinet number information, the fast transport sorting conveyor belt identifies the corresponding luggage, and the automatic gear arm changes the luggage track and transmits the luggage to the 37A cabinet number information.

[0130] After entering the 37A waiting cabinet area, it is transported by an angle-adjustable conveyor belt. Figure 4 After receiving the information about the number of luggage layers, the angle-adjustable conveyor belt is connected to the second-layer conveyor belt, so that the luggage can enter the second layer of the 37A luggage collection cabinet smoothly.

[0131] After entering the 2nd floor of the 37A luggage collection cabinet, it is transported by the active push device. Figure 3 After receiving the luggage box number information, the active push device identifies the luggage, and the automatic gear arm changes the luggage trajectory, so that the luggage can smoothly enter the No. 24 box on the second floor of the 37A luggage waiting cabinet.

[0132] 5. Passengers collect their luggage.

[0133] Check out your luggage with the text message, ID card and boarding pass sent by the airport.

[0134] When I got off the plane, I received a text message from Shanghai Airport, and the password was: 950524. Figure 6 As shown, enter 950524 on the password input device of the luggage collection cabinet, successfully open the luggage, collect the luggage, and close the cabinet.

[0135] 6. The luggage is not collected within the specified time.

[0136] If the luggage is not taken out within the specified temporary storage time, the airport can adopt the following two methods to manage it, but it is not limited to these two methods: 1. Keep it in the waiting cabinet and charge an additional fee when it is picked up; 2. After the scheduled temporary storage time, the staff will take out the luggage and place it in the specified uncollected luggage area.

[0137] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A closed high-speed transportation and active precise pushing method for airport luggage consignment, characterized in that: The closed high-speed transportation and active precise pushing device for checked luggage at an airport is used to carry out closed high-speed transportation and active precise pushing of checked luggage at an airport; the method comprises the following steps: S1: the control center assigns specific location information to the luggage (8) according to different situations of the luggage (8) on the luggage sorting conveyor belt (3), the specific location information being that the luggage (8) is in a certain box in a certain luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet (6); and the luggage information containing the specific location information is sent to the user terminal; S2: After receiving the signal sensed by the baggage sorting conveyor belt sensor, the control center sends a command to the baggage sorting conveyor belt automatic blocking arm (4), instructing the baggage sorting conveyor belt automatic blocking arm (4) to stop the corresponding baggage and move it to the diversion conveyor belt (17); S3: The control center controls the angle-adjustable conveyor belt (5) so that the angle-adjustable conveyor belt (5) is docked to a certain layer of the cabinet conveyor belt (7) so that the luggage (8) is smoothly transported from the guide conveyor belt (17) to a certain layer of the cabinet conveyor belt (7); S4: After receiving the signal sensed by the cabinet conveyor belt sensor, the control center sends a command to the cabinet conveyor belt automatic blocking arm (19), instructing the cabinet conveyor belt automatic blocking arm (19) to stop the corresponding luggage to the luggage push conveyor belt (20); S5: The control center controls the luggage pushing conveyor belt (20) to push the luggage into a box of the luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet (6); The luggage information also includes: the method of picking up the luggage, the earliest arrival time of the luggage, and the latest arrival time; The luggage information sent by the control center to the user also includes: charging information, deduction information, and luggage handling information; The charging information is that the time starts when the luggage is stored in the box, and the time starts when the preset storage time is exceeded; The deduction information is the deduction information generated due to the overtime storage of the user's luggage; When the control center monitors that the luggage is stored in the luggage locker for longer than the scheduled storage time, the control center sends charging information to the user terminal; The baggage handling information is: when the control center monitors that the baggage exceeds the scheduled storage time, the staff will take out the baggage and place it in the specified baggage uncollected area; The airport's baggage check-in closed high-speed transportation and active precision pushing device includes: It includes a baggage sorting conveyor belt (3), an automatic blocking arm of the baggage sorting conveyor belt (4), a baggage sorting conveyor belt sensor, a guide conveyor belt (17), a cabinet conveyor belt (7), a cabinet conveyor belt sensor, an automatic blocking arm of the cabinet conveyor belt (19), a baggage push conveyor belt (20), and a baggage waiting cabinet (6); The luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet (6) is arranged on one side of the luggage sorting conveyor belt (3); the cabinet conveyor belt (7) is arranged on the back of the luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet (6), and its position corresponds to the position of the cabinet on the luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet (6); the luggage sorting conveyor belt (3) and the cabinet conveyor belt (7) are connected via a guide conveyor belt (17); the cabinet of the luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet (6) and the cabinet conveyor belt (7) are connected via a luggage pushing conveyor belt (20); The baggage sorting conveyor belt automatic blocking arm (4) is arranged on the inner side of the baggage sorting conveyor belt (3) and is used to intercept the baggage (8) on the baggage sorting conveyor belt (3) to the guide conveyor belt (17) after being sensed by the baggage sorting conveyor belt sensor; the cabinet conveyor belt automatic blocking arm (19) is arranged on the inner side of the cabinet conveyor belt (7) and is used to intercept the baggage (8) on the cabinet conveyor belt (7) to the baggage push conveyor belt (20) after being sensed by the cabinet conveyor belt sensor; a cabinet roller (22) is arranged in the cabinet of the baggage waiting cabinet (6) and is used to receive the baggage pushed by the baggage push conveyor belt (20) into the cabinet; The luggage (8) placed on the luggage sorting conveyor belt (3) is provided with a radio frequency identification card; after the luggage (8) on the luggage sorting conveyor belt (3) is identified by the luggage sorting conveyor belt sensor, it is stopped by the luggage sorting conveyor belt automatic blocking arm (4) to the guide conveyor belt (17); then, after the luggage (8) is identified by the cabinet conveyor belt sensor on the cabinet conveyor belt (7), it is stopped by the cabinet conveyor belt automatic blocking arm (19) to the luggage push conveyor belt (20), and finally the luggage is guided into the box of the luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet (6); The cross-sectional top view of the luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet (6) is a U-shaped structure; the cabinet conveyor belt (7) comprises two left and right cabinet conveyor belts (7) adapted to the structure of the U-shaped luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet (6); an automatic cabinet stop arm (18) and a corner cabinet sensor are respectively provided at the ends of the left and right cabinet conveyor belts (7); the automatic cabinet stop arm (18) is used to stop the luggage (8) and place it in the cabinet at the corner end of the luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet (6) after being sensed by the corner cabinet sensor; The baggage sorting conveyor belt (3) is a closed integral conveyor belt, and a baggage input end (1) is provided on the integral conveyor belt; The luggage (8) enters from the luggage input end (1), and then is transported to the so-called positions of each cabinet through the closed integral conveyor belt; A radio frequency identification device (2) is also provided on the luggage input end (1) for identifying whether the luggage (8) belongs to the conveyor belt; Each front door of the luggage waiting-for-collection cabinet (6) is provided with a lock hole (9), an information display (10), a password input device (11), a barcode identifier (12), and a card reader (13).

2. The closed high-speed transportation and active precise pushing method for airport luggage consignment according to claim 1 is characterized in that: In step S1, the control center allocates specific location information to the baggage (8) on the baggage sorting conveyor belt (3) according to different conditions of the baggage (8), including: The monitoring center divides the luggage into a suitable box according to its weight, shape and size, and the boxes on the luggage waiting to be picked up cabinet (6) are divided into different specifications according to the weight, shape and size of the luggage.

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