Baggage's claiming auto machine and method

Abstract

The present invention relates to the device and method of automatic transport and delivery of travel baggage, and this invention contains two devices connected in some form (1) so that the first main device calls the travel baggage from the warehouse after the traveler's request, either through a smart phone application or through the reader on the device, and the device summons the passenger's baggage, transports and sterilizes it through the second device until it reaches the first delivery device, at which point the device sends a notification to the traveler stating that his baggage has arrived and that it is ready to be received.

Description

[0001] Baggage’s claiming Auto machine and Method

[0002] full description

[0003] Invention background

[0004] This invention relates to an automated and self-service device and method for handling travel baggage, and is specifically related to the recall, receipt and delivery of travel baggage at airports to its owner in an automated and organized manner. It is well known that the current method of transporting and delivering baggage inside airports depends on placing the baggage on a long conveyor belt that extends inside the arrival halls in a U-shape and exposed, for the purpose of transporting it from the baggage warehouse to the arrival halls. The shortcomings and drawbacks of this method and system (the method and the device) are in several respects. From a security point of view, this method and device lacks protection so that anyone can open any bag, replace it, replace its contents or add any materials inside it, as well as any person can take any bag that does not belong to him, whether intentionally or by mistake. From an organizational point of view, this method and system are lacking in organization, which causes crowding of passengers when transporting luggage, as well as taking a large space in the arrival halls. From a health point of view, this device lacks health protection standards, and since the traffic is exposed and all the luggage is exposed, and there is a high possibility that more than one person will hold or touch the same bag, which leads to the possibility of transmitting diseases in the event that a person has any contagious disease, and on the other hand the existence of this belt Long extended periods pose a danger to children because there are no barriers. From the cultural and architectural aesthetic point of view, this system lacks aesthetic standards, which often do not reflect the beauty and development of the airport itself. This invention addresses all the shortcomings and defects in the current method and system as follows: From a security point of view, this device and system addresses the above-mentioned shortcomings, so that the transfer of luggage from the warehouse to the arrival hall is done automatically and within a closed transport process and a self-service delivery device without human intervention so that no person can access any bag that does not belong to him. From an organizational point of view, this system or method and device eliminates the waiting situation and crowding in the arrival halls when baggage delivery is in progress, so that each passenger requests his baggage either through a smart phone application or by scanning the baggage barcode on the device itself and then waiting in the seating areas until it arrives. His luggage and a message comes to him with the number of the device in which his luggage is. From a health point of view, this system (method) and the device eliminates the feature of human intervention to deliver the luggage, as well as the fact that the transport belt and the device are completely closed and only reach the delivery area to its owner, this completely eliminates the possibility of transmitting diseases through contact, in addition to the presence of (UV) sterilization devices. It operates automatically inside conveyor belts closed before delivery, as well as this system and device does not pose any danger to children. From an aesthetic point of view, this system and device is characterized by an aesthetic and modern form, which is commensurate with modern airports, as well as the modern technical transfer.

[0005] General description of the invention

[0006] Accordingly, and in order to face the above-mentioned problems and defects and / or others, the goal of this invention is to create a device and a method for delivering travel luggage to its owners in arrival halls at airports and other travel outlets in an automated, organized, fast and safe manner, so that the device operates in five stages or steps, and the first stage begins when The traveler arrives at the arrival hall and requests his luggage through a smart phone application or by scanning the luggage barcode on the reader on the delivery device. The robots in the baggage warehouse place the bags on the unified closed conveyance belt linked to the delivery devices and send a notification to the device, and in the fourth stage, when the baggage arrives near the intended delivery device, the transport process stops and the delivery device takes (pick up) the baggage or bag from the closed conveyor and keep it inside the device And sending a notification to the traveler of its readiness for delivery, as well as a notification of the number of the device designated for delivery. In the fifth stage, the traveler scans the barcode assigned to the luggage, which is with him, on the reader on the delivery device, to receive his luggage, and then the device delivers it after making sure of conformity. The mechanism of the device and the system will be explained in detail in the detailed description.

[0007] Brief explanation of the drawings

[0008] The invention and the method and its advantages will be clarified and explained through the following detailed description, which is based and refers to the illustrations that represent the following figures:

[0009] Figure 1: Right-hand view of a self-powered baggage drop-off device connected to a closed intelligent conveyor belt.

[0010] Figure 2: It is a left lateral projection of the device shown in Figure 1 Figure 3: Illustration of a baggage delivery device (shown in Figure 1 ) unconnected to a closed smart conveyor belt. Figure 4: It is a front view of the device shown in Figure 1 Figure 5: A rear view of the device shown in Figure 1 Figure 6: It is a right side view of the device shown in Figure 1 Figure 7: It is a left side view of the device shown in Figure 1 Figure 8: It is a top view of the device shown in Figure 1 Figure 9: is a downward view of the device shown in Figure 1 Figure 10: It is a right lateral cross-sectional view of the device shown in Figure 1 Figure 11: An illustration of an integrated set of devices for the device shown in Figure 1 Figure

[0011] 12: It is a working map illustrating the working method of the device shown in Figur 1 Detailed description

[0012] In what follows, the present invention and method will be described in more detail and by reference to Figure 1, it is clear that the device 10 consists of two main parts, the first is a baggage calling and delivery device referred to as 100 and a closed baggage transfer and sterilization device referred to as 200 and we would like to mention here that device 100 and device 200 They can work online or separately according to the needs of the system. Referring to the device 100, we find that it contains the following main: Barcode reader to read baggage cards and / or boarding passes 110, display screen for the device number as well as multilingual directions 112, front door always closed and opens when baggage is delivered 114, internal transfer belt for transporting baggage 120 and transfers baggage from the rear belt 220 in the closed device 200 into the device 100, an external conveyor belt that transports luggage from inside the device to the outside for delivery 118 and works in conjunction with opening the door 114 and making the belt 120, side glass for protection and privacy 116, protection bumper 122, note that the device 100 contains a back door 124 as will be explained Later in Figure (5), and by reference to Figure (1 ), we find that the device 200, which is called a smart closed transport device, transfers luggage from the warehouse to the delivery devices 100, and it is possible to connect more than 200 devices to each other to work in a compatible and harmonious manner through an electric current input 214 and a data entry I / O 212, and in order to understand the way the device 200 works, it is necessary first to understand the way the device 100 works, as the method of the transmission device 200 will be explained in detail later. Device 100 is linked to a data check that includes the luggage storage system and database and the airport WiFi network (to activate entry through the smart device application) and is linked to the transport flow group database referred to as 200. The first stage of the device's work cycle 10, the beneficiary requests the baggage either through the application as will be shown later in Figure 12 or by scanning the baggage barcode with the data reader 110 in the device 100, the second stage the device analyzes the data and after verifying the validity of the data it sends Baggage request in this case (the bag) from the main warehouse and after confirmation from the warehouse of the presence or arrival of the luggage, device 100 sends a confirmation to the beneficiary as well as the expected duration of its arrival and delivery. In the third stage, the main warehouse systems (in this case, we assume that they are robots or / and smart sorting shelves), the warehouse systems determine the required luggage (in this case, we assume that it is a bag) and then put it inside a conveyor belt extending from the warehouse to the arrival hall. It is a connected group of the device 200 in a longitudinal way, and each device 200 is connected or connected to two devices 100 (as shown in Figure 11 ), and after entering the (bag) the conveyor belt of the device 200, the transport rollers 210 move the bag inside the device and in conjunction with the transport rollers 222, which move in a way Separate from 210, the two rollers move the bag from the first device to the next device and so on until (the bag) reaches the device 100 that sent the request, and the fourth stage begins when this is determined by 224 sensors that are suspicious as shown in Figure 2, when the arrival of Bag The conveyor belt stops 210 and the transfer rollers 222 balance the bag so that it is in the middle between the two sensors 224 and when this is achieved it stops, the motor 228 raises the set of reverse pulleys 220, which in turn raises the bag and this is achieved through the passage of the pulleys 230 is opposite to 90 degrees to the direction of the pulleys 222 and the thickness of the pulleys is 230, which allows it to pass between and through the pulleys 222. Device 100, and when the bag rests inside Device 100, the tailgate 124 is locked. Device 100 sends a notification to the traveler of the presence of the bag, specifying the device number and the maximum period of time the bag can remain in it. Here, the fourth stage is completed. The fifth stage: When the passenger goes to receive his bag at the designated device, whose number appears on the screen 112, he scans the baggage barcode on the 110 and after the device 100 confirms that the data is correct, the door 114 is opened and the belt 120 moves the bag and in conjunction with the 118 walk outside the room, thus it is ready for delivery And door 114 closes after the traveler takes the bag, thus ending the fifth stage It should be taken into account that during transporting the bag inside the device 200 and after leaving the warehouse, the UV 228 sterilizers work while the bag is passed inside it. In this process, it must be taken into account that the 100 and 200 devices, and according to the environment in which it works, the speed of work (transportation), the duration of the bag's life and many functions can be programmed and calibrated according to the desire and needs of the beneficiary.

Claims

protection elements1- A device for transporting and delivering travel baggage automatically, and it includes two devices that work either connected or separately from each other: The first is a baggage recall and delivery device that works automatically so that it is automatically linked to the baggage warehouse and the intelligent transportation process. The device receives baggage requests and sends them, receives, saves and delivers them to their owners automatically. The device contains a barcode reader, a processing unit, a control unit, a screen for displaying data, and an interior room to store baggage. It contains two doors, one of them on the side of the luggage transport, which is for the entry of the luggage, and the other on the delivery side for the exit of the luggage. The second is a closed baggage transport device that transports, sterilizes, and delivers the baggage to the baggage delivery device (the first device) automatically and is automatically linked to the baggage warehouse and the baggage delivery device. An unlimited number of devices can be linked together to form a long transport flow, and each device can serve two delivery devices with the same time through the side slots.2- 2- A baggage recall and delivery device according to protection element No. (1 ) that contains a barcode reader, a processing unit, a control unit, a data display, and an internal room for storing luggage that contains two doors, one on the side of the baggage transport process, which is for baggage entry and the other on the delivery side for the exit of baggage, and contains two glass partitions. On both sides of the device from the front for protection and privacy, the gates work in conjunction with the transport process or the internal transport rollers to enter and remove the luggage. The device receives the baggage request, processes it and sends it to the warehouse and sends a confirmation message to the beneficiary (the traveler) and when the luggage arrives, it receives it from the closed transport process (the second device) From the back door, storing it, notifying the beneficiary, and delivering it to him automatically from the front door.3- 3- A baggage transfer and sterilization device in accordance with protection element No. (1) consists of a closed conveyor belt that contains a conveyor belt from the first party separate from the transport process from the other party, and the function of the first is to enter the luggage and the function of the other is to remove it from the other party, as well as contains transport rollers opposite to the direction Theconveyor belt is at an angle of 90 degrees and its task is to transport the luggage to the delivery devices through the side openings.The luggage from the transport belt and after the luggage is removed, it will descend below the level of the side belt. The first end of the device contains an I / O data outlet and an input for the electric current, and the other end contains an I / O data outlet and an outlet for the electric current to enable the devices to be connected in series to form a long transmission belt to serve a large number of delivery devices. The device contains two units for sterilization with radiation Ultraviolet UV inside the closed unit.4- A method for receiving baggage requests and recalling them from the warehouse, saving them and delivering them automatically. The method includes the following steps: The device receives the request, either through the barcode reader installed on the device or through the application of smart devices. The device is processing the request - The device sends the request to the luggage storage control devices, and requests a response:. If the answer indicates that there is no luggage (no), he sends a message to the beneficiary (the traveler).. If the answer (yes) indicates the presence of luggage, it moves to the next step. - The device sends a baggage reservation request and sends it to the device. The request includes the device number and the expected duration. - The device sends a message to the beneficiary stating the confirmation of his request, the time expected to receive it, and the platform number. - An order is sent to the closed transport process stating the part number (the barcode of the baggage) and the device number. - When the luggage arrives when the designated device is running, it will hold the luggage inside the device. - The device sends a notification to the traveler stating that his luggage has arrived with the same number as the device and for the period allowed for it to remain in the device. If it exceeds the period allowed to stay inside the device without receiving it, it will be returned to the warehouse - If the passenger arrives at the device within the permitted period, delivery will be made after verifying the baggage barcode by the reader.

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