A basket-storing airport luggage return device

Abstract

The application relates to a basket-storing airport luggage returning device, which comprises a basket-taking line and a basket-returning line. The basket-taking line is located in front of a security check machine and supports empty baskets carrying articles moving towards the security check machine through a first conveying system. The basket-returning line is located at the bottom of the machine and conveys the empty baskets carrying unloaded articles from the security check machine through a second conveying system and moves the empty baskets towards a basket-taking opening. The basket-returning line comprises a collecting line, a basket-storing line and a basket-taking conveying line. The collecting line linearly conveys the empty baskets from the security check machine. The basket-storing line is connected behind the collecting line and moves the empty baskets from the collecting line to a vertical parallel state. The basket-taking conveying line is connected behind the basket-storing line and receives the empty baskets gradually moving horizontally from the basket-storing line to the basket-taking opening. The application has the functions of basket storage, guaranteed basket returning speed, reduced crowd congestion at the security check opening, improved security check order, improved efficiency and convenience of airport luggage security check and improved overall image of the airport.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of airport equipment technology, and more specifically to an airport baggage return device that can store bags in baskets. Background Technology

[0002] With economic development, people's demand for fast and convenient travel is increasing, leading to a boom in the civil aviation industry and a surge in passenger traffic at major airports. Traditional airport baggage security checkpoint return lines typically consist of a first section 13 and a second section 14, which are generally parallel. This means that the baggage baskets 11, driven by electric rollers, move parallel to each other along the length of the first section 13 and the second section 14 on the return line of the frame 12. However, due to the limited length of the frame 12, such as... Figure 1 As shown, during periods of high passenger flow, the limited capacity of the baggage return bins and the slow dispensing speed cause congestion and disorder at security checkpoints, negatively impacting the overall image of the airport. It is evident that traditional baggage return bin return devices at airport security checkpoints are insufficient to meet practical needs. Therefore, providing a faster bin return device to improve security check efficiency is a problem that urgently needs to be solved by those skilled in the art. Summary of the Invention

[0003] Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to propose an airport baggage return device that can store bags, thereby solving the problem that traditional airport baggage security checkpoint return devices cannot meet the actual needs of use.

[0004] This invention provides an airport baggage return device that can store baskets, including a basket retrieval line and a basket return line. The basket retrieval line is located in front of the security inspection machine and is supported by a frame conveying system one and an empty basket carrying loaded items moving towards the security inspection machine. The bottom of the frame is the basket return line, which is conveyed by a second conveying system to an empty basket carrying unloaded items from the direction of the security inspection machine and moves the empty basket towards the basket retrieval port.

[0005] The return basket line includes:

[0006] A collection line that linearly transports empty baskets from the security inspection machine;

[0007] A basket storage line is connected to the collection line, and the basket storage line moves empty baskets from the collection line to a vertical parallel state;

[0008] A basket retrieval conveyor line is connected after the basket storage line. The basket retrieval conveyor line receives empty baskets that are gradually moved laterally from the basket storage line to the basket retrieval port.

[0009] Furthermore, the storage basket line has a circumferential conveying mechanism, and both ends of the conveying mechanism are connected and supported to the frame.

[0010] Further, two groups of synchronous operation transport chains are symmetrically arranged on the conveying mechanism, the transport chains are driven to move by the conveying system two, a plurality of hooks are arranged at equal intervals in the length direction of the transport chains, the empty baskets in contact with the hooks and from the collection line are hung, and the empty baskets follow the transport chains to gradually change from the transverse state to the vertical state and then to the transverse state.

[0011] Further, the two groups of synchronous operation transport chains are arranged in a spread shape towards the basket taking port side, and the maximum separation distance of the two groups of transport chains is greater than the width value of the empty basket.

[0012] Further, the hook positions on the two groups of transport chains are one-to-one corresponding.

[0013] Further, the hook is L-shaped and is fixed to one side of the transport chain.

[0014] Further, a first photoelectric sensor is arranged on the collection line close to the basket storage line, a second photoelectric sensor is arranged on the basket storage line close to the basket taking conveying line, and a third photoelectric sensor is arranged on the basket taking conveying line close to the basket taking port, the first photoelectric sensor, the second photoelectric sensor and the third photoelectric sensor are electrically connected with a control system, the control system controls the conveying system one and the conveying system two, and the conveying system two drives the chain drive motors of the collection line, the basket storage line and the basket taking conveying line respectively.

[0015] According to the above technical solution, compared with the prior art, the airport luggage return basket device with the basket storage function is provided, the empty baskets in the transverse state are changed to the vertical parallel state of multiple empty baskets by the increased basket storage line in the return basket device, more empty baskets can be accommodated in the basket storage line, and the empty baskets are continuously conveyed to the basket taking port through the basket taking conveying line, the basket storage function is increased, the basket taking speed is guaranteed, the flow congestion at the security check port is reduced, the security check order is improved, the efficiency and convenience of the airport luggage security check are improved, and the overall image of the airport is improved.

[0016] The annular conveying mechanism bears a large amount of empty baskets, and further improves the basket storage capacity.

[0017] The movement state of the empty basket can be changed by the hooks on the two groups of synchronous operation transport chains, and the basket storage function is met. The transport chains are arranged in a spread shape, and the maximum separation distance of the two transport chains is greater than the width value of the empty basket, so that when the empty basket runs to the maximum separation distance of the two transport chains, the empty basket is separated from the hook and enters the basket taking conveying line.

[0018] The application realizes the automation of the recovery of empty baskets in the luggage security inspection process by integrating multiple photoelectric sensors as empty space detection, feeding back the empty space detection signal to the control system, and controlling the chain drive motors of the collection line, the basket storage line and the basket taking conveying line in the conveying system two to work to recover the empty baskets. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor on the basis of the provided drawings.

[0020] Figure 1 The drawing is a structural schematic view of a conventional airport luggage security inspection line basket recovery device;

[0021] Figure 2 The drawing is a structural schematic view of an airport luggage basket recovery device provided by the present application;

[0022] Figure 3 The drawing is Figure 2 A-A sectional view (basket taking line not shown);

[0023] Figure 4 The drawing schematically shows a front view of part of the transport chain;

[0024] Figure 5 The drawing schematically shows a top view of part of the transport chain;

[0025] Figure 6 The drawing schematically shows a left view of part of the transport chain. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The embodiments of the present application are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference signs represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary and are intended to explain the present application, and cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0027] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0028] In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used only for descriptive purposes and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or an indicated number of technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first", "second", etc. can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0029] Referring to the accompanying drawings Figure 1 The conventional airport luggage security check line basket returning device generally includes a first section 13 and a second section 14, which are in parallel as a whole, thereby determining that the luggage baskets 11 move in parallel along the length direction of the first section 13 and the second section 14 on the rack 12 under the driving of the electric roller, and due to the limited length of the rack 12, when the passenger flow is large and the basket storage amount is small, the basket returning speed cannot keep up with the actual use requirements. In view of this, the embodiment of the present application discloses an airport luggage basket returning device capable of storing baskets.

[0030] Referring to the accompanying drawings Figure 2 The airport luggage basket returning device capable of storing baskets provided by the present application comprises a basket taking line and a basket returning line. The basket taking line is located before a security check machine 15 and supports empty baskets 11 carrying articles moving towards the security check machine 15 through a conveying system one supported by a rack 12. The bottom of the rack 12 is the basket returning line, which conveys empty baskets 11 unloaded from the security check machine 15 through a conveying system two and moves the empty baskets 11 towards a basket taking port.

[0031] The basket returning line comprises a collection line 21, the collection line 21 conveying the empty baskets 11 from the security check machine 15 in a straight line; a basket storage line 22, the collection line 21 being connected with the basket storage line 22, the basket storage line 22 moving the empty baskets 11 from the collection line 21 to a vertical parallel state; and a basket taking conveying line 23, the basket storage line 22 being connected with the basket taking conveying line 23, the basket taking conveying line 23 receiving the empty baskets 11 gradually moving horizontally from the basket storage line 22 to the basket taking port.

[0032] The above-mentioned scheme changes the originally horizontally running empty baskets to a vertical parallel state of multiple empty baskets through the increased basket storage line in the basket returning device, thereby accommodating more empty baskets in the basket storage line and continuously conveying the empty baskets to the basket taking port through the basket taking conveying line, thereby increasing the basket storage function, ensuring the basket returning speed, reducing the passenger flow congestion at the security check port, improving the security check order, improving the efficiency and convenience of the airport luggage security check, and improving the overall image of the airport.

[0033] Advantageously, the basket storage line 22 has a ring-shaped conveying mechanism, and the two ends of the conveying mechanism are connected and supported with the rack 12. Figure 2The two sides of the rack 12 in the middle can be transparent or non-transparent protective plates, so the Figure 2 The hollow baskets are all drawn by dotted lines. The ring-shaped conveying mechanism bears a large amount of baskets, further improving the basket storage capacity.

[0034] Referring to the accompanying drawings Figure 2 and 3 , two groups of synchronous transport chains 221 are symmetrically arranged on the conveying mechanism, the transport chains 221 are driven to move by the second conveying system, a plurality of hooks 222 are arranged at equal intervals in the length direction of the transport chains 221, the hooks 222 are in contact with the baskets 11 from the collection line 21, the hooks 222 are close to the curved edges of the baskets 11 on the collection line side, and the baskets 11 gradually change from a transverse state to a vertical state and then to a transverse state following the transport chains 221; thereby increasing the amount of stored baskets. Under the premise of changing the length of the rack 12, the amount of stored baskets is greatly increased, and the security inspection efficiency is improved.

[0035] Referring to the accompanying drawings Figure 3 , the two groups of synchronous transport chains 221 are arranged in a spread shape towards the basket taking port side, and the maximum separation distance of the two groups of transport chains 221 is greater than the width value of the basket 11. The movement state of the basket can be changed by the hooks on the two groups of synchronous transport chains, and the function of storing baskets is met. The transport chains are arranged in a spread shape, and the maximum separation distance of the two transport chains is greater than the width value of the basket, so that when the basket runs to the maximum separation distance of the two transport chains, the basket is separated from the hooks and enters the basket taking conveying line, realizing automatic basket falling.

[0036] It is worth noting that the positions of the hooks 222 on the two groups of transport chains 221 correspond one by one, so that the two hooks can pull one basket to move at the same time, ensuring the reliable movement of the basket.

[0037] Advantageously, referring to the accompanying drawings Figures 4-6 , specifically, the hook 222 is L-shaped and is fixed to one side of the transport chain 221. The hook and the transport chain are welded or bolted.

[0038] More advantageously, a first photoelectric sensor 26 is arranged on the collection line 21 close to the basket storage line 22, a second photoelectric sensor 25 is arranged on the basket storage line 22 close to the basket taking conveying line 23, and a third photoelectric sensor 24 is arranged on the basket taking conveying line 23 close to the basket taking port. The first photoelectric sensor 26, the second photoelectric sensor 25 and the third photoelectric sensor 24 are electrically connected with a control system, the control system controls the first conveying system and the second conveying system, and the second conveying system drives the chain drive motors of the collection line 21, the basket storage line 22 and the basket taking conveying line 23, respectively.

[0039] The rack 12 is made of a strong and durable metal material, and has the functions of carrying luggage and preventing deformation.

[0040] The conveying system one adopts a conventional structure mode, and the conveying system two is provided according to the continuously arranged collection line, the basket storage line and the basket taking conveying line.

[0041] The control system: through the photoelectric sensor to obtain the situation of each position, thereby controlling the electric roller in the conventional structure and the transport chain in the basket storage line.

[0042] Specifically, the rack supports the conveying system one, the transmission system two and the control system and provides the installation position, and the rack at least includes a supporting leg, a horizontal support rod, a vertical support rod and a protective plate. The transport chain and the electric roller are fixed on the rack structure, the transport chain is arranged in a spreader shape, the control components of the control system are placed in the control cabinet, and the control cabinet can be arranged at the lower part or one side of the basket returning line, which is not shown in the figure. A slope is arranged between the end of the basket storage line and the basket taking conveying line, which is used for the transition of the empty basket from the vertical state to the horizontal state, and the slope section, the basket taking port and the end of the collection line are all provided with photoelectric sensors for empty position detection. When the luggage is taken out by the empty basket detected by the photoelectric sensor 3, the control system controls the subsequent transmission device to transmit the luggage empty basket forward until the next luggage basket reaches above the photoelectric sensor 3; when the photoelectric sensor 2 is detected to be occupied, the transmission chain stops moving, and when the photoelectric sensor 2 is not occupied, the control system controls the transport chain to move and transmit the luggage empty basket to the position of the photoelectric sensor 2; when the photoelectric sensor 1 is detected to be empty, the control system controls the subsequent electric roller to transmit the next empty basket to the position of the photoelectric sensor 1, and when the position of the photoelectric sensor 1 is occupied, the subsequent electric roller stops moving.

[0043] The luggage security inspection process is realized by integrating multiple photoelectric sensors as empty position detection, feeding back the empty position detection signal to the control system, and controlling the collection line, the basket storage line and the basket taking conveying line in the conveying system two by the control system.

[0044] The workflow is as follows: when the luggage passes through the security check machine, the passenger takes out the luggage, and the staff puts the empty basket into the basket return line. The front section of the basket return line is transported to the transport chain position by the electric roller. The transport chain is left and right two, and has an L-shaped stainless steel hook. When the empty basket reaches the predetermined position, the left and right two stainless steel hooks will lift the empty basket, so that the luggage empty basket is inclined, and the transport chain moves forward to move the luggage empty basket forward. The empty basket becomes a plurality of vertical parallel states. The subsequent stainless steel hooks on the transport chain successively lift the subsequent arriving luggage empty basket, and repeat the above process, thereby realizing the basket storage function. When the empty basket is transported to the rear section of the basket storage line, the transport chain moves downward, and the chain is arranged in a figure-of-eight shape. The hooks on the transport chain gradually withdraw during the downward movement of the empty basket, and the empty basket is dragged to the inclined surface provided with the electric roller, and the empty basket is transported to the passenger basket taking port by the electric roller.

[0045] In the description of the present specification, the description of the terms "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "an example", "a specific example", or "some examples" and the like means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In the present specification, the illustrative description of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner. In addition, those skilled in the art can combine and combine different embodiments or examples described in the present specification.

[0046] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and cannot be construed as limiting the present application, and those skilled in the art can make changes, modifications, replacements and variations to the above embodiments within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A kind of airport luggage basket storage device, comprising basket line and basket line, the basket line is located before security machine (15), and the empty basket (11) of carried article is moved to the direction of the security machine (15) by the support conveying system one of rack (12);The bottom of the rack (12) is the basket line, and the empty basket (11) of unloaded article is transported from the direction of the security machine (15) by conveying system two, and the empty basket (11) is moved to the direction of basket taking mouth;It is characterized in that, The basket line comprises: Collection line (21), the collection line (21) linearly transports empty basket (11) from the security machine (15); Basket storage line (22), the basket storage line (22) is connected behind the collection line (21), and the empty basket (11) from the collection line (21) is moved to vertical parallel state; Basket taking conveying line (23), the basket taking conveying line (23) is connected behind the basket storage line (22), and the empty basket (11) gradually transversely moved from the basket storage line (22) is received to the basket taking mouth; The basket storage line (22) has ring-shaped conveying mechanism, and the conveying mechanism is connected and supported with the rack (12) at both ends.

2. The basket-storing airport baggage basket returning device according to claim 1, wherein Two groups of synchronous operation transport chains (221) are symmetrically arranged on the conveying mechanism, and the transport chains (221) are driven to move by the conveying system two, a plurality of hooks (222) are arranged at equal intervals in the length direction of the transport chains (221), the empty basket (11) in contact with the hooks (222) and from the collection line (21) is hung, and the empty basket (11) gradually changes from horizontal state to vertical state and then to horizontal state following the transport chains (221).

3. A basket-storing airport baggage cart return device according to claim 2, wherein Two groups of synchronous operation transport chains (221) are arranged in a spread shape towards the basket taking mouth side, and the maximum separation distance of two groups of transport chains (221) is greater than the width value of the empty basket (11).

4. The basket-storing airport baggage basket returning device according to claim 2, wherein The positions of the hooks (222) on two groups of transport chains (221) are one-to-one corresponding.

5. The basket-storing airport baggage basket returning device according to claim 2, wherein The hook (222) is L-shaped, and is fixed to one side of the transport chain (221).

6. A basket-storing airport luggage cart-return device according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that, First photoelectric sensor (26) is arranged on the collection line (21) close to the basket storage line (22), second photoelectric sensor (25) is arranged on the basket storage line (22) close to the basket taking conveying line (23), third photoelectric sensor (24) is arranged on the basket taking conveying line (23) close to the basket taking mouth, the first photoelectric sensor (26), the second photoelectric sensor (25) and the third photoelectric sensor (24) are electrically connected with control system, the control system controls the conveying system one and the conveying system two, and the conveying system two drives chain drive motor of the collection line (21), the basket storage line (22) and the basket taking conveying line (23) respectively.

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