US 12,296,982 B2
Transport container conveyor system and method for the optimized operation of a transport container conveyor system
Andreas Klossek, Stein-Deutenbach (DE)
Assigned to Siemens Logistics GmbH, Constance (DE)
Appl. No. 18/253,643
Filed by Siemens Logistics GmbH, Nuremberg (DE)
PCT Filed Oct. 25, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/079458
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 19, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/106155, PCT Pub. Date May 27, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 20208783 (EP), filed on Nov. 20, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0010356 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B64F 1/36 (2024.01); B07C 3/08 (2006.01); B07C 5/04 (2006.01); B65G 43/08 (2006.01)
CPC B64F 1/368 (2013.01) [B65G 43/08 (2013.01); B07C 3/08 (2013.01); B07C 5/04 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0264 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for an optimized operation of a conveyor system for piece goods of variable size, wherein the conveyor system is formed with active conveying sections, the method which comprises:
a) introducing an item of piece goods into the conveyor system at an introduction point, wherein further piece goods can be introduced into the conveyor system at the same introduction point independently of a respective dimension of the item of further piece goods;
b) providing transport containers of a first category and a second category, each for receiving one item of piece goods respectively, wherein the transport containers of the first category are larger than the transport containers of the second category, and the transport containers are configured to be transported on the same active conveying sections of the conveyor system;
c) automatically recording at least one dimension of the item of piece goods;
d) as a function of the at least one dimension of the item of piece goods thus recorded, automatically allocating the item of piece goods to a transport container of the first category or the second category by a background system encompassed by the conveyor system;
e) transporting the item of piece goods toward a loading station and automatically loading the allocated transport container with the item of piece goods at the loading station;
f) transporting the transport container loaded with the item of piece goods on an active conveying section towards a sorting destination allocated to the item of piece goods; and
g) repeating method steps a) through f) for a further item of piece goods; and
wherein the conveyor system is configured to handle differently dimensioned items of baggage of an airport baggage conveyor system.