CN220596260U

CN220596260U - Luggage material transfer mechanism

Info

Publication number: CN220596260U
Application number: CN202321815839.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郑东
Original assignee: Blue Angel Airport Management Beijing Co ltd
Current assignee: Blue Angel Airport Management Beijing Co ltd
Priority date: 2023-07-11
Filing date: 2023-07-11
Publication date: 2024-03-15
Anticipated expiration: 2033-07-11

Abstract

An embodiment of the present utility model provides a luggage material transfer mechanism, including: the support frame is arranged in parallel with the luggage conveyor belt; a plurality of front-back moving platforms which move back and forth on the support frame; a plurality of first left-right moving platforms which move left and right on the front-back moving platform; a plurality of first vertical movement platforms which move up and down on the first left and right movement platforms; the clamping mechanisms are used for clamping the baggage on the baggage conveyor belt and transferring the baggage to the baggage car under the drive of the first up-down moving platform; at least one first information acquisition device for acquiring baggage basic information of baggage; the second information acquisition devices are used for acquiring luggage placement information of luggage in the luggage barrow; and the control device is used for controlling the clamping mechanism to clamp the luggage from the luggage conveyor belt according to the luggage basic information and controlling the first left-right moving platform and the first up-down moving platform to move the luggage and put the luggage in the luggage truck according to the luggage placing information.

Description

Luggage material transfer mechanism

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of airport intelligent equipment, in particular to an airport luggage automatic handling system, and more particularly relates to a luggage material transferring mechanism.

Background

With the rapid development of the next generation information network and artificial intelligence, the intellectualization and automation gradually innovate the production and life modes of people. Aircraft such as airplanes are used as an indispensable transportation means in the production and life of people, future airports should be positioned as a quick, safe and efficient transportation junction, complex relations among people flow, logistics and information flow are solved, safe, convenient, quick and accurate service environments are provided for passengers, a complete intelligent system solution is needed to ensure the normal operation of the airports, particularly a baggage handling system of three key operation systems of the airports, tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of passengers going out of ports, transit and going to ports are needed to be handled every day, and the transportation speed of the baggage is determined to determine service quality, experience and satisfaction.

In the process of implementing the inventive concept, the inventor finds that at least the following problems exist in the related art: in the link of carrying and loading luggage at an airport, the problems of large workload, low sorting efficiency, poor working environment, difficult labor, outstanding labor cost, low automation degree and the like are faced in the process from an operation assembly line to the ground service loading operation of a luggage van.

There is a need for developing an intelligent baggage transportation system that replaces the existing manual transportation of baggage to reduce the baggage retention time in the sorting area.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the technical problem to be solved by the present utility model is to provide a baggage material transfer mechanism, which solves the problems of high labor cost and low automation degree in the process of transporting and loading baggage in airport in related technologies.

In order to solve the above technical problems, a specific embodiment of the present utility model provides a baggage material transfer mechanism, including: the support frame is arranged in parallel with the luggage conveyor belt; the front-back moving platforms are arranged on the supporting frame, move back and forth on the supporting frame, and the moving direction of the front-back moving platforms is parallel to the conveying direction of the luggage conveyor belt; the first left-right moving platforms are arranged on the corresponding front-back moving platforms, move left and right on the front-back moving platforms, and the moving direction of the first left-right moving platforms is vertical to the supporting frame; the first up-and-down moving platforms are arranged on the corresponding first left-and-right moving platforms, and move up and down on the first left-and-right moving platforms; the clamping mechanisms are arranged on the corresponding first up-and-down moving platforms, are used for clamping the baggage on the baggage conveyor belt back and forth, left and right or up and down, and are driven by the first up-and-down moving platforms to transfer the baggage to a baggage car; at least one first information acquisition device arranged above the baggage conveyor belt and used for acquiring basic baggage information of the baggage; the second information acquisition devices are respectively arranged above the luggage carts and are used for acquiring luggage placing information of luggage in the luggage carts; and the control device is connected with the first information acquisition device and the second information acquisition device and is used for controlling the clamping mechanism to clamp the luggage from the luggage conveyor belt by adopting a preset gesture according to the luggage basic information and controlling the first left-right moving platform and the first up-down moving platform to move the luggage and put the luggage in the luggage trolley according to the luggage placing information.

Optionally, the luggage material transfer mechanism further comprises: the first left-right moving platforms are arranged on the first left-right moving platforms, the second left-right moving platforms move left and right on the first left-right moving platforms, the moving direction of the second left-right moving platforms is the same as the moving direction of the first left-right moving platforms, and the second left-right moving platforms are used for driving the first up-down moving platforms to move left and right.

Optionally, the luggage material transfer mechanism further comprises: the first up-down moving platforms are arranged on the first up-down moving platform, the first up-down moving platform moves up and down, the moving direction of the first up-down moving platform is the same as the moving direction of the first up-down moving platform, and the first up-down moving platform is used for driving the clamping mechanism to move up and down.

Optionally, each of the clamping mechanisms comprises: an inverted-L-shaped substrate disposed on the second up-down moving platform, wherein the inverted-L-shaped substrate includes a vertical portion and a horizontal portion; a moving plate parallel to the vertical portion, provided on the horizontal portion, for moving in a direction of the baggage conveyor on the horizontal portion so as to clamp or release the baggage, wherein a length of the vertical portion is longer than a length of the moving plate, the moving plate clamps the baggage when moving in a direction approaching the vertical portion, and releases the baggage when moving in a direction separating from the vertical portion; the first telescopic plate is arranged on the moving plate and is used for stretching up and down in the direction parallel to the moving plate so that the clamping mechanism clamps the luggage; and one end of the first driving rod is arranged on the movable plate, the other end of the first driving rod is arranged on the first telescopic plate, and the first driving rod is used for driving the first telescopic plate to vertically stretch and retract on the movable plate.

Optionally, each of the clamping mechanisms further comprises: a second expansion plate elastically provided on the vertical portion for elastically contacting the baggage conveyor belt so as to reduce friction; and one end of the second driving rod is arranged on the vertical part, the other end of the second driving rod is arranged on the second expansion plate, and the second driving rod is used for driving the second expansion plate to expand and contract up and down on the vertical part.

Optionally, each of the clamping mechanisms further comprises: at least one micro wheel is arranged at the edge of the vertical part and used for rolling when the clamping mechanism is contacted with the luggage conveyor belt so as to reduce friction force.

Optionally, each of the clamping mechanisms further comprises: the L-shaped supporting claw is rotatably arranged on the first expansion plate and used for inwards rotating to support the luggage when the first expansion plate and the vertical part clamp the luggage, wherein the L-shaped supporting claw comprises a rotating plate and a supporting claw, the rotating plate is connected with the supporting claw in an L shape, and one end of the rotating plate is rotatably arranged on the first expansion plate; one end of the third driving rod is rotatably arranged on the first expansion plate; and one end of the push rod is rotationally connected with the other end of the third driving rod, the other end of the push rod is rotationally connected with the other end of the rotating plate, and the push rod is used for inwards rotating the supporting claw to hold the luggage or outwards rotating the supporting claw to release the luggage under the driving of the third driving rod.

Optionally, each of the clamping mechanisms further comprises: a substrate arranged on the second up-down moving platform, wherein one end of the horizontal part, which is far away from the vertical part, is rotatably arranged on the substrate; and a fourth driving lever having one end rotatably disposed on the base plate and the other end rotatably disposed on the horizontal portion at one end near the vertical portion, the fourth driving lever being for driving the clamping mechanism to obliquely lift the luggage so that the holding claws hold the underside of the luggage.

Optionally, the luggage material transfer mechanism further comprises: and the at least one luggage posture adjusting structure is arranged on the luggage conveying device and is used for adjusting the posture of the luggage so as to be grabbed by the clamping mechanism.

Optionally, the luggage material transfer mechanism further comprises: and the plurality of baggage temporary storage platforms are arranged on the baggage conveying device and are used for guiding out and temporarily storing baggage from the baggage conveying belt so as to be convenient for the clamping mechanism to grasp.

Optionally, each of the baggage scratch pad platforms includes: the pulling rod is used for guiding the baggage on the baggage conveyor belt to a preset direction; an upper slope surface for conveying the baggage guided by the pulling rod through a conveying unit, wherein the conveying unit is arranged on the upper slope surface; the table top is used for temporarily storing the baggage conveyed by the upper slope surface, and a plurality of rollers are arranged on the table top; and a downward slope for returning baggage on the countertop to the baggage conveyor.

Optionally, each baggage scratch pad platform further comprises: and the stopping piece is arranged between the upper slope surface and the table top and is used for stopping the luggage from falling back onto the upper slope surface from the table top.

According to the embodiment of the utility model, the baggage is clamped by the clamping mechanism according to the acquired baggage basic information and baggage placement information, and the clamped baggage is stacked in the baggage car, so that the problems of high labor cost and low automation degree in the conveying and loading process of the airport baggage in the related art can be at least partially solved, and the technical effects of reducing the labor cost and the baggage retention time in a sorting area can be realized.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the scope of the utility model, as claimed.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate exemplary embodiments of the utility model and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the utility model.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a baggage material transferring mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 2A is an enlarged schematic structural view of a left and right moving platform of a baggage material transferring mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 2B is an enlarged schematic structural view of an up-down moving platform of a baggage material transfer mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 2C is an enlarged view of another angle of the up-down moving platform of the baggage material transfer mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a clamping mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a clamping mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of another structure of a clamping mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a clamping mechanism with L-shaped supporting claws according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 7A is a schematic structural diagram of a tiltable clamping mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 7B is a schematic diagram of another structure of a tiltable clamping mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 7C is a schematic structural diagram of a clamping mechanism with a baffle according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 8A is a schematic structural diagram of a baggage posture adjustment structure according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 8B is an enlarged schematic view of a baggage posture adjustment structure according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a baggage temporary storage platform according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of another structure of a baggage temporary storage platform according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

Reference numerals illustrate:

1 support frame 2 front-back moving platform

3 first left-right moving platform 4 first up-down moving platform

5 fixture 6 first information acquisition device

7 second information acquisition device 8 control device

9 second left-right moving platform 10 second up-down moving platform

11 luggage posture adjustment structure 12 luggage temporary storage platform

5-1 reverse L-shaped substrate 5-2 moving plate

5-3 first expansion plate 5-4 first driving rod

5-5 second expansion plate 5-6 second driving rod

5-7 micro-wheel 5-8L-shaped supporting claw

5-9 third drive rod 5-10 push rod

5-11 substrate 5-12 fourth driving rod

5-13 telescopic baffle R roller

5-1-1 vertical portion 5-1-2 horizontal portion

5-8-1 rotating plate 5-8-2 holding claw

12-1 pulling rod 12-2 up slope

12-3 table top 12-4 downhill surface

12-5 stopper D luggage conveying device

C luggage conveyer belt B luggage

V luggage van

Detailed Description

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present utility model more apparent, the spirit of the present disclosure will be clearly described in the following drawings and detailed description, and any person skilled in the art, after having appreciated the embodiments of the present disclosure, may make alterations and modifications by the techniques taught by the present disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

The exemplary embodiments of the present utility model and the descriptions thereof are intended to illustrate the present utility model, but not to limit the present utility model. In addition, the same or similar reference numerals are used for the same or similar parts in the drawings and the embodiments.

The terms "first," "second," …, and the like, as used herein, do not denote a particular order or sequence, nor are they intended to limit the utility model, but rather are merely used to distinguish one element or operation from another in the same technical term.

With respect to directional terms used herein, for example: upper, lower, left, right, front or rear, etc., are merely references to the directions of the drawings. Thus, directional terminology is used for purposes of illustration and is not intended to be limiting.

As used herein, the terms "comprising," "including," "having," "containing," and the like are intended to be inclusive and mean an inclusion, but not limited to.

As used herein, "and/or" includes any or all combinations of such things.

Reference herein to "a plurality" includes "two" and "more than two"; the term "plurality of sets" as used herein includes "two sets" and "more than two sets".

The terms "about," "approximately" and the like as used herein are used to modify any quantitative or positional deviation that could vary slightly without such slight variation or positional deviation altering its nature. In general, the range of slight variations or errors modified by such terms may be 20% in some embodiments, 10% in some embodiments, 5% in some embodiments, or other values. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above mentioned values can be adjusted according to the actual requirements, and are not limited thereto.

All terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined. It should be noted that the terms used herein should be construed to have meanings consistent with the context of the present specification and should not be construed in an idealized or overly formal manner.

Where expressions like at least one of "A, B and C, etc. are used, the expressions should generally be interpreted in accordance with the meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the art (e.g.," a system having at least one of A, B and C "shall include, but not be limited to, a system having a alone, B alone, C alone, a and B together, a and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, C together, etc.). Where a formulation similar to at least one of "A, B or C, etc." is used, in general such a formulation should be interpreted in accordance with the ordinary understanding of one skilled in the art (e.g. "a system with at least one of A, B or C" would include but not be limited to systems with a alone, B alone, C alone, a and B together, a and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, C together, etc.). It should also be appreciated by those skilled in the art that virtually any disjunctive word and/or phrase presenting two or more alternative items, whether in the description, claims, or drawings, should be understood to contemplate the possibilities of including one of the items, either of the items, or both. For example, the phrase "a or B" should be understood to include the possibility of "a" or "B", or "a and B".

In an embodiment of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 1, a baggage material transfer mechanism includes: the device comprises a support frame 1, a plurality of front-back moving platforms 2, a plurality of first left-right moving platforms 3, a plurality of first up-down moving platforms 4, a plurality of clamping mechanisms 5, at least one first information acquisition device 6, a plurality of second information acquisition devices 7 and a control device 8.

Specifically, the support frame 1 is disposed in parallel with the baggage conveyor C. The front-back moving platform 2 is arranged on the supporting frame 1, the front-back moving platform 2 moves back and forth on the supporting frame 1, and the moving direction of the front-back moving platform 2 is parallel to the conveying direction of the baggage conveyor belt C. The first left-right moving platforms 3 are in one-to-one correspondence with the front-back moving platforms 2, the first left-right moving platforms 3 are arranged on the corresponding front-back moving platforms 2, the first left-right moving platforms 3 move left and right on the front-back moving platforms 2, and the moving direction of the first left-right moving platforms 3 is vertical to the supporting frame 1. In an alternative embodiment of the present utility model, if the front-rear moving platform 2 is not perpendicular to the supporting frame 1, the moving direction of the first left-right moving platform 3 may not be perpendicular to the supporting frame 1. The first up-down moving platforms 4 are in one-to-one correspondence with the first left-right moving platforms 3, the first up-down moving platforms 4 are arranged on the corresponding first left-right moving platforms 3, and the first up-down moving platforms 4 move up and down on the first left-right moving platforms 3. The clamping mechanisms 5 are in one-to-one correspondence with the first up-down moving platforms 4, the clamping mechanisms 5 are arranged on the corresponding first up-down moving platforms 4, and the clamping mechanisms 5 are used for clamping the baggage B on the baggage conveyor belt C back and forth, left and right or up and down and transferring the baggage B onto the baggage car V under the driving of the first up-down moving platforms 4. Specifically, according to the position of the luggage cart V, the front-back moving platform 2 drives the first left-right moving platform 3 to move back and forth on the support frame 1, so as to align with the luggage cart V; the first up-and-down moving platform 4 drives the clamping mechanism 5 to move up and down, the first left-and-right moving platform 3 drives the first up-and-down moving platform 4 to move left and right, and the clamping mechanism 5 clamps the baggage B on the baggage conveyor belt C and transfers the baggage B onto the baggage car V. A first information acquisition device 6 is arranged above the baggage conveyor C, the first information acquisition device 6 being arranged to acquire basic baggage information of the baggage B. The second information acquisition devices 7 are respectively arranged above the corresponding luggage barrows V, and the second information acquisition devices 7 are used for acquiring luggage placing information of the luggage B in the luggage barrows V. The control device 8 is respectively connected with the first information acquisition device 6 and the second information acquisition device 7, and the control device 8 is used for controlling the clamping mechanism 5 to clamp the luggage B from the luggage conveyor belt C by adopting a preset gesture according to the luggage basic information and controlling the first left-right moving platform 3 and the first up-down moving platform 4 to move and stack the luggage B into the luggage cart V according to the luggage placing information.

In an embodiment of the utility model, the first information acquisition device 6 may comprise a 3D lidar, a 3D camera, a 3D laser camera, a structured light camera, a time of flight (TOF) camera, etc. The second information acquisition means 7 may comprise a 3D lidar, a 3D camera, a 3D laser camera, a structured light camera, a time of flight (TOF) camera, etc. The control means 8 may comprise a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a microprocessor or the like. The control device 8 may have a display screen for human-machine interaction, by means of which an attendant can supervise the operation of the baggage material transfer mechanism. The control device 8 may control the gripping mechanism 5 to grip the baggage B from the baggage conveyor C back and forth, left and right or up and down based on the baggage basic information, and the predetermined posture includes the back and forth, left and right or up and down gripping.

In an embodiment of the present utility model, a baggage material transfer mechanism may operate the steps of:

the control device 8 controls the plurality of second information acquisition devices 7 to acquire the luggage placement information of the luggage B in the corresponding luggage cart V;

the control device 8 controls the front-back moving platforms 2 to move back and forth on the support frame 1 to align the corresponding luggage cart V according to the luggage placing information;

The control device 8 controls the first left-right moving platforms 3 to move left and right on the corresponding front-back moving platform 2 to align with the baggage conveyor belt C;

the control device 8 controls the first information acquisition device 6 to acquire the luggage basic information of the luggage B;

the control device 8 controls the plurality of first up-and-down moving platforms 4 to move up and down based on the baggage basic information, and simultaneously controls the gripping mechanism 5 to grip the baggage B on the baggage conveyor C. If the moving track of the baggage B on the baggage conveyor C does not pass through the position right below the clamping mechanism 5, the control device 8 also needs to control the corresponding first left-right moving platform 3 to move left-right on the corresponding front-back moving platform 2 according to the basic information of the baggage to align with the baggage B on the baggage conveyor C;

the control device 8 controls the corresponding first left-right moving platform 3 to move left and right on the corresponding front-back moving platform 2 according to the luggage placing information to align with the luggage car V, controls the plurality of first up-down moving platforms 4 to move up and down, and simultaneously controls the clamping mechanism 5 to release the luggage B so as to finish stacking of the luggage B in the corresponding luggage car V. When stacking the luggage B in the luggage van V, the principle of 'large, small, heavy, light and not pressing' needs to be followed.

In the embodiment of the utility model, the baggage B on the airport baggage conveyor belt C can be automatically carried and stacked in the baggage car V, so that the technical effects of reducing labor cost and reducing baggage retention time in a sorting area can be realized. If matched with an automatic driving luggage car, the automatic transfer of airport luggage can be completely realized.

As shown in fig. 2A, the baggage material transfer mechanism may further include a plurality of second left and right moving platforms 9.

Specifically, the second left-right moving platform 9 corresponds to the first left-right moving platform 3 one by one, the second left-right moving platform 9 is disposed on the first left-right moving platform 3, the second left-right moving platform 9 moves left and right on the first left-right moving platform 3, the moving direction of the second left-right moving platform 9 is the same as the moving direction of the first left-right moving platform 3, and the second left-right moving platform 9 is used for driving the first up-down moving platform 4 to move left and right.

In the embodiment of the utility model, the first left-right moving platform 3 can move left and right rapidly on the front-back moving platform 2, and the second left-right moving platform 9 can move left and right precisely slowly on the first left-right moving platform 3, so that the luggage material transferring mechanism can conveniently and automatically transfer the luggage B rapidly, the transfer efficiency of the luggage B is improved, and the precision of clamping the luggage B by the clamping mechanism 5 is improved.

Fig. 2B is an enlarged schematic structural view of an up-down moving platform of a baggage material transfer mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model. Fig. 2C is an enlarged view of another angle of the up-down moving platform of the baggage material transfer mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

As shown in fig. 2B, the baggage material transfer mechanism may further include a plurality of second up-and-down movement platforms 10.

Specifically, the second up-down moving platform 10 corresponds to the first up-down moving platform 4 one by one, the second up-down moving platform 10 is disposed on the first up-down moving platform 4, the second up-down moving platform 10 moves up and down on the first up-down moving platform 4, a moving direction of the second up-down moving platform 10 is the same as a moving direction of the first up-down moving platform 4, and the second up-down moving platform 10 is used for driving the clamping mechanism 5 to move up and down.

In the embodiment of the utility model, the first up-and-down moving platform 4 can move up and down rapidly on the first left-and-right moving platform 3, and the second up-and-down moving platform 10 can move up and down precisely relatively slowly on the first up-and-down moving platform 4, so that the luggage material transferring mechanism can conveniently and automatically transfer the luggage B rapidly, the transferring efficiency of the luggage B is improved, and the precision of clamping the luggage B by the clamping mechanism 5 is improved.

In an alternative embodiment of the present utility model, the first left-right moving platform 3 can move left and right rapidly on the front-back moving platform 2, the second left-right moving platform 9 can move left and right precisely relatively slowly on the first left-right moving platform 3, the first up-down moving platform 4 can move up and down rapidly on the second left-right moving platform 9, and the second up-down moving platform 10 can move up and down precisely relatively slowly on the first up-down moving platform 4, so that the baggage material transferring mechanism can automatically and rapidly transfer baggage B, the automatic transferring efficiency of baggage B is improved, and the accuracy of clamping baggage B by the clamping mechanism 5 is improved.

As shown in fig. 3, each of the clamping mechanisms 5 may include an inverted L-shaped base plate 5-1, a moving plate 5-2, a first expansion plate 5-3, and a first driving lever 5-4.

Specifically, an inverted L-shaped substrate 5-1 is provided on the second up-down moving platform 10, wherein the inverted L-shaped substrate 5-1 includes a vertical portion 5-1-1 and a horizontal portion 5-1-2. The moving plate 5-2 is parallel to the vertical portion 5-1-1, the moving plate 5-2 is provided on the horizontal portion 5-1-2, the moving plate 5-2 is used for moving along the direction of the baggage conveyor C on the horizontal portion 5-1-2 so as to clamp or release the baggage B, wherein the length of the vertical portion 5-1-1 is longer than the length of the moving plate 5-2, the moving plate 5-2 clamps the baggage B when moving toward the vertical portion 5-1-1, and the moving plate 5-2 releases the baggage B when moving away from the vertical portion 5-1-1. The first expansion plate 5-3 is provided on the moving plate 5-2, and the first expansion plate 5-3 is configured to expand and contract up and down in a direction parallel to the moving plate 5-2 so that the clamping mechanism 5 clamps the baggage B. One end of a first driving rod 5-4 is arranged on the moving plate 5-2, the other end of the first driving rod 5-4 is arranged on the first telescopic plate 5-3, and the first driving rod 5-4 is used for driving the first telescopic plate 5-3 to stretch up and down on the moving plate 5-2.

In the embodiment of the present utility model, when the gripping mechanism 5 grips the baggage B back and forth, the first expansion plate 5-3 is extended downward while the moving plate 5-2 is moved toward the vertical portion 5-1-1. Because the vertical portion 5-1-1 moves down directly to a position close to the baggage conveyor C, and the first expansion plate 5-3 is slightly delayed to reach a position close to the baggage conveyor C, the vertical portion 5-1-1 can prevent the baggage B from being carried away by the baggage conveyor C, and simultaneously avoid the first expansion plate 5-3 pressing the upper side of the baggage B, and finally, the first expansion plate 5-3 and the vertical portion 5-1-1 clamp the baggage B back and forth.

Referring to fig. 4, each of the clamping mechanisms 5 may further include a second expansion plate 5-5 and a second driving rod 5-6.

Specifically, a second expansion plate 5-5 is elastically provided on the vertical portion 5-1-1, and the second expansion plate 5-5 is adapted to elastically contact the baggage conveyor belt C so as to reduce friction. One end of a second driving rod 5-6 is arranged on the vertical part 5-1-1, the other end of the second driving rod 5-6 is arranged on the second expansion plate 5-5, and the second driving rod 5-6 is used for driving the second expansion plate 5-5 to expand and contract up and down on the vertical part 5-1-1.

In the embodiment of the utility model, when the clamping mechanism 5 clamps the luggage B, if the thickness of the luggage B is smaller, the first telescopic plate 5-3 and the second telescopic plate 5-5 shrink, and the moving plate 5-2 and the vertical part 5-1-1 are matched to clamp the luggage B; if the thickness of the luggage B is large, the first telescopic plate 5-3 and the second telescopic plate 5-5 are extended, and the first telescopic plate 5-3 and the second telescopic plate 5-5 are matched to clamp the luggage B. Can be according to luggage B's thickness difference, effectively carry out the centre gripping to luggage B, prevent luggage B centre gripping transportation in-process luggage B and drop.

As shown in fig. 5, each of the gripping mechanisms 5 may further comprise at least one micro wheel 5-7.

In particular, at least one micro wheel 5-7 is provided at the edge of the vertical portion 5-1-1, at least one micro wheel 5-7 being adapted to roll when the gripping mechanism 5 is in contact with the baggage conveyor belt C in order to reduce friction.

In the embodiment of the present utility model, the micro wheels 5-7 may be balls, micro universal wheels, or the like. One or more micro wheels 5-7 are arranged at the edge of the vertical part 5-1-1, and when the clamping mechanism 5 clamps the luggage B back and forth or left and right, the friction force between the lower edge of the vertical part 5-1-1 and the luggage conveyer belt C can be reduced, and the clamping effect of the clamping mechanism 5 is improved.

In the embodiment of the utility model, a plurality of micro wheels can be arranged on the side surface of the vertical part 5-1-1 far away from the vertical part 5-1-1, so that when the clamping mechanism 5 clamps the luggage B up and down, the friction force between the side surface of the vertical part 5-1-1 and the luggage conveyor belt C can be reduced, and the clamping effect of the clamping mechanism 5 is improved.

As shown in fig. 6, each of the clamping mechanisms 5 may further include: l-shaped supporting claw 5-8, third driving rod 5-9 and push rod 5-10.

Specifically, one end of the L-shaped supporting claw 5-8 is rotatably arranged on the first expansion plate 5-3, the L-shaped supporting claw 5-8 is used for inwards rotatably supporting the luggage B when the first expansion plate 5-3 and the vertical part 5-1 clamp the luggage B, the L-shaped supporting claw 5-8 comprises a rotating plate 5-8-1 and a supporting claw 5-8-2, the rotating plate 5-8-1 and the supporting claw 5-8-2 are connected in an L shape, and one end of the rotating plate 5-8-1 is rotatably arranged on the first expansion plate 5-3. One end of the third driving rod 5-9 is rotatably arranged on the first expansion plate 5-3. One end of the push rod 5-10 is rotatably connected with the other end of the third driving rod 5-9, the other end of the push rod 5-10 is rotatably connected with the other end of the rotating plate 5-8-1, and the push rod 5-10 is used for rotating the supporting claw 5-8-2 inwards to hold the luggage B or rotating the supporting claw 5-8-2 outwards to release the luggage B under the driving of the third driving rod 5-9.

In the embodiment of the utility model, one end of the L-shaped supporting claw 5-8 is rotatably arranged on the first expansion plate 5-3, after the first expansion plate 5-3 and the second expansion plate 5-5 are matched to clamp the luggage B, the third driving rod 5-9 drives the push rod 5-10 to rotate inwards to support the luggage B by the supporting claw 5-8-2, so that the luggage is prevented from falling off in the process of clamping and carrying the luggage B by the clamping mechanism 5, and the automatic carrying reliability of the airport luggage is ensured.

In an alternative embodiment of the utility model, one end of the L-shaped supporting claw 5-8 is rotatably arranged on the first telescopic plate 5-3, after the first telescopic plate 5-3 and the vertical part 5-1 are matched to clamp the luggage B, the third driving rod 5-9 drives the push rod 5-10 to rotate inwards to support the luggage B by the supporting claw 5-8-2, so that the luggage is prevented from falling off in the process of clamping and carrying the luggage B by the clamping mechanism 5, and the reliability of automatic carrying of the airport luggage is ensured.

In an alternative embodiment of the present utility model, if one end of the L-shaped supporting claw 5-8 is rotatably disposed on the vertical portion 5-1-1, after the moving plate 5-2 and the vertical portion 5-1 cooperate to clamp the luggage B, the third driving rod 5-9 drives the push rod 5-10 to rotate inwards to support the luggage B by the supporting claw 5-8-2, preventing the luggage from falling off during the process of clamping and transporting the luggage B by the clamping mechanism 5, and ensuring the reliability of automatic transportation of the luggage at the airport.

Fig. 7A is a schematic structural diagram of a tiltable clamping mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model. Fig. 7B is a schematic diagram of another structure of a tiltable clamping mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

As shown in fig. 7A and 7B, each of the clamping mechanisms 5 may further include a base plate 5-11 and a fourth driving lever 5-12.

Specifically, the base plate 5-11 is provided on the second up-down moving stage 10, and an end of the horizontal portion 5-1-2 remote from the vertical portion 5-1-1 is rotatably provided on the base plate 5-11. One end of a fourth driving rod 5-12 is rotatably arranged on the base plate 5-11, the other end of the fourth driving rod 5-12 is rotatably arranged on one end of the horizontal part 5-1-2, which is close to the vertical part 5-1-1, and the fourth driving rod 5-12 is used for driving the clamping mechanism 5 to obliquely lift the luggage B so that the supporting claw 5-8-2 supports the lower side of the luggage B.

In the embodiment of the utility model, the first telescopic plate 5-3 is matched with the second telescopic plate 5-5 to clamp the luggage B back and forth or left and right, or the first telescopic plate 5-3 is matched with the vertical part 5-1-1 to clamp the luggage B back and forth or left and right, or the moving plate 5-2 is matched with the vertical part 5-1-1 to clamp the luggage B back and forth or left and right, the fourth driving rod 5-12 stretches, the luggage B near the side of the moving plate 5-2 is slightly tilted, the supporting claw 5-8-2 supports the lower side of the luggage B, the fourth driving rod 5-12 contracts, the luggage B returns to the horizontal, and the clamping mechanism 5 carries the luggage B into the luggage car V.

In an embodiment of the utility model, the maximum luggage weight is regulated to be 50kg, the maximum luggage size is 1000mm multiplied by 800mm multiplied by 600mm in the aviation passenger transportation process, and the luggage actually carried by passengers comprises, but is not limited to, a common draw-bar box, a children special-shaped draw-bar box, a handbag, a knapsack, a carton, a round bag which is wrapped with a plastic film and easy to slip, irregular special-shaped luggage (a golf club, an excessively flat file bag, two handbags which are tied together with one luggage number) and the like. For common draw-bar boxes, cartons, backpacks and the like, the clamping mechanism 5 can be used for clamping front and back or up and down; the clamping and transferring device has the advantages that the clamping and transferring device is more effective for the special-shaped pull rod boxes for children, handbags, round bags wrapped with plastic films and easy to slip, flat file bags, two handbags tied together with a luggage number and the like, and the luggage is not easy to slip in the clamping and transferring process; for the baggage with seriously unequal lengths and widths such as golf clubs, baseball bats, rackets and the like, the clamping mechanism 5 clamps the baggage in the width direction, so that the baggage is clamped more effectively, and the baggage is not easy to slide in the clamping and transferring process. After the fourth driving rod 5-12 extends to a preset length, the clamping mechanism 5 can clamp the luggage B up and down, the control device 8 can control the clamping mechanism 5 to effectively clamp the luggage B in different postures according to the shape of the luggage B on the luggage conveyor belt C and the placing posture of the luggage B, and the luggage B is not easy to fall off in the process of clamping and carrying the luggage B.

As shown in fig. 7C, each of the clamping mechanisms 5 may further comprise a retractable barrier 5-13.

Specifically, the retractable baffle 5-13 is disposed on one side of the horizontal portion 5-1-2, and when the movable plate 5-2 and the vertical portion 5-1-1 clamp the baggage B from side to side, the retractable baffle 5-13 can prevent the baggage B from being carried away by the baggage conveyor C, wherein when the movable plate 5-2 and the vertical portion 5-1 clamp the baggage B back and forth or up and down, the retractable baffle 5-13 is retracted above the horizontal portion 5-1-2 without affecting the effective clamping of the baggage B by the clamping mechanism 5.

In the embodiment of the present utility model, when the moving plate 5-2 moves in the direction approaching the vertical portion 5-1-1 and the baggage B is clamped left and right, the baggage conveyor C still moves with the baggage B, and it takes a certain time from the movement of the moving plate 5-2 in the direction approaching the vertical portion 5-1-1 to the clamping of the baggage B by the moving plate 5-2 and the vertical portion 5-1, if the clamping mechanism 5 cannot move synchronously with respect to the baggage B in the conveying direction of the baggage conveyor C while the moving plate 5-2 moves in the direction approaching the vertical portion 5-1-1, the baggage B may not be clamped centrally when the moving plate 5-2 and the vertical portion 5-1 clamp the baggage B, and the risk of falling off of the baggage B tends to be increased when the clamping mechanism 5 clamps the baggage B. A telescopic baffle 14 is arranged on one side of the horizontal part 5-1-2, when the movable plate 5-2 moves towards the direction close to the vertical part 5-1-1, the movable plate 5-2 and the vertical part 5-1-1 can clamp the luggage B in the middle, the risk of falling of the luggage B when the clamping mechanism 5 clamps and carries the luggage B is effectively reduced, and the complexity of the luggage material transferring mechanism is further reduced.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of a luggage posture adjustment structure according to an embodiment of the present utility model. Fig. 8B is an enlarged schematic view of a baggage posture adjustment structure according to an embodiment of the present utility model.

As shown in fig. 8A, the baggage material transfer mechanism may further comprise at least one baggage attitude adjustment structure 11.

Specifically, at least one luggage posture adjustment structure 11 is provided on the luggage conveyance device D, the luggage posture adjustment structure 11 being for adjusting the posture of the luggage B so as to be grasped by the gripping mechanism 5.

As shown in fig. 8B, the baggage posture adjusting structure 11 is provided on the baggage conveyor D so as not to move together with the baggage conveyor C, and the baggage entrance end of the baggage posture adjusting structure 11 is provided with a first elastic member 11-1 and a second elastic member 11-2. The luggage B enters the luggage inlet end of the luggage posture adjusting structure 11 under the drive of the luggage conveying belt C, the luggage B is placed at the center of the luggage conveying belt C under the correction of the first elastic piece 11-1 and the second elastic piece 11-2, if the luggage B is a square box body, the square box body can be placed at the center of the luggage conveying belt C along the length under the correction of the first elastic piece 11-1 and the second elastic piece 11-2, the luggage B can be conveniently and rapidly and effectively clamped by the follow-up clamping mechanism 5, and the long side of the square box body is parallel to the conveying direction of the luggage conveying belt C. The luggage B is adjusted through the luggage posture adjusting structure 11, is placed at the center of the luggage conveying belt C along the length, and the clamping mechanism 5 only needs to wait for conveying the luggage B right above the luggage conveying belt C in a fixed clamping posture, so that the luggage B can be clamped by moving downwards, the clamping effect is good, and the automatic conveying efficiency is high.

As shown in fig. 9, the baggage material transfer mechanism may also include a plurality of baggage staging platforms 12.

Specifically, the baggage temporary storage platforms 12 are in one-to-one correspondence with the clamping mechanisms 5, the baggage temporary storage platforms 12 are arranged on the baggage conveying device D, and the baggage temporary storage platforms 12 are used for guiding out and temporarily storing the baggage B from the baggage conveying belt C so that the clamping mechanisms 5 can grab the baggage.

In the embodiment of the utility model, the baggage temporary storage platform 12 can guide and temporarily store the baggage B from the baggage conveyor belt C, the baggage B is fixed on the line Li Zancun platform 12, the gripping mechanism 5 is convenient to grasp, and the intelligent design complexity of the baggage material transferring mechanism is reduced. If the clamping mechanism 5 does not timely carry the baggage B on the baggage temporary storage platform 12, the next baggage B is temporarily stored on the line Li Zancun platform 12, and the baggage temporary storage platform 12 guides the baggage B which is not carried back to the baggage conveyor C.

As shown in fig. 10, each of the baggage staging platforms 12 may include: a pulling rod 12-1, an upper slope 12-2, a lower slope 12-4 of a table top 12-3 and a stopper 12-5.

Specifically, the drawbar 12-1 is used to divert baggage B on the baggage conveyor C in a predetermined direction. The upper slope 12-2 is used for conveying the baggage B guided by the pulling rod 12-1 by a conveying unit S, wherein the conveying unit S is arranged on the upper slope 12-2. The table top 12-3 is used for temporarily storing the baggage B transferred from the upper slope 12-2, wherein a plurality of rollers R are disposed on the table top 12-3. The downward slope 12-4 is used to return baggage B on the deck 12-3 to the baggage conveyor C. A blocking member 12-5 is disposed between the upper ramp surface 12-2 and the playing surface 12-3, the blocking member 12-5 being adapted to block the baggage B from being retracted from the playing surface 12-3 onto the upper ramp surface 12-2.

In an embodiment of the present utility model, the conveying unit S may include a conveyor belt or the like. If the next piece of baggage B is transferred onto the table top 12-3 by the transfer unit S without being carried away by the gripping mechanism 5, the next piece of baggage B on the table top 12-3 will be pushed onto the down-slope 12-4 and will be returned to the baggage conveyor C along the down-slope 12-4.

In an embodiment of the present utility model, the horizontal portion 5-1-2 or the second expansion plate 5-5 may have a comb-tooth structure. Because the table top 12-3 is provided with the plurality of rollers R, the luggage B is supported and suspended by the rollers R, and when the clamping mechanism 5 clamps the luggage B up and down, the luggage B can easily extend into the lower side of the luggage B in a comb-tooth-shaped structure, and the clamping mechanism 5 can easily clamp the luggage B, so that the clamping effect of the clamping mechanism 5 is improved. When the clamping mechanism 5 clamps the luggage B up and down, the blocking piece 12-5 can prevent the luggage B from backing to the upper slope 12-2, and further improve the clamping effect and the carrying efficiency of the clamping mechanism 5.

In an embodiment of the present utility model, each of the baggage staging platforms 12 may further include a weight 12-6.

Specifically, a weight scale 12-6 is provided on the underside of the table top 12-3, and the weight scale 12-6 is used to collect the weight of the baggage B.

In the embodiment of the present utility model, when the conveying unit S conveys the baggage B onto the table 12-3, the weight meter 12-6 can collect the weight of the baggage B, and the control device 8 can determine whether the L-shaped holding claws 5-8 rotatably hold the bottom of the baggage B according to the weight of the baggage B. For the baggage B with the weight lower than the set value, the L-shaped supporting claws 5-8 are not required to support the bottom of the baggage B, the clamping mechanism 5 is not required to be operated by one step, and the L-shaped supporting claws 5-8 are required to support the bottom of the baggage B when the weight is greater than or equal to the set value, so that the baggage B is ensured not to fall off in the process of clamping and conveying the baggage B by the clamping mechanism 5, and meanwhile, the efficiency of automatically conveying the baggage B by the baggage material transferring mechanism is improved.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the features recited in the various embodiments of the utility model and/or in the claims may be combined in various combinations and/or combinations, even if such combinations or combinations are not explicitly recited in the utility model. In particular, the features recited in the various embodiments of the utility model and/or in the claims can be combined in various combinations and/or combinations without departing from the spirit and teachings of the utility model. All such combinations and/or combinations fall within the scope of the utility model.

The embodiments of the present utility model are described above. However, these examples are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model. Although the embodiments are described above separately, this does not mean that the measures in the embodiments cannot be used advantageously in combination. The scope of the utility model is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof. Various alternatives and modifications can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the utility model, and such alternatives and modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A luggage material transfer mechanism, the mechanism comprising:

the support frame (1) is arranged in parallel with the luggage conveyor belt (C);

the front-back moving platforms (2) are arranged on the supporting frame (1), the front-back moving platforms (2) move back and forth on the supporting frame (1), and the moving direction of the front-back moving platforms (2) is parallel to the conveying direction of the luggage conveying belt (C);

the first left and right moving platforms (3) are arranged on the corresponding front and rear moving platforms (2) in a one-to-one correspondence manner, the first left and right moving platforms (3) move left and right on the front and rear moving platforms (2), and the moving direction of the first left and right moving platforms (3) is perpendicular to the supporting frame (1);

A plurality of first up-and-down moving platforms (4) which are in one-to-one correspondence with the first left-and-right moving platforms (3) and are arranged on the corresponding first left-and-right moving platforms (3), wherein the first up-and-down moving platforms (4) move up and down on the first left-and-right moving platforms (3);

the clamping mechanisms (5) are arranged on the corresponding first up-and-down moving platforms (4) in a one-to-one correspondence manner, are used for clamping the baggage (B) on the baggage conveyor belt (C) back and forth, left and right or up and down, and are driven by the first up-and-down moving platforms (4) to transfer the baggage (B) to the baggage car (V);

at least one first information acquisition device (6) arranged above the baggage conveyor belt (C) for acquiring basic baggage information of the baggage (B);

a plurality of second information acquisition devices (7) which are respectively arranged above the plurality of luggage carts (V) and are used for acquiring luggage placement information of the luggage (B) in the luggage carts (V); and

the control device (8) is connected with the first information acquisition device (6) and the second information acquisition device (7) and is used for controlling the clamping mechanism (5) to clamp the luggage (B) on the luggage conveying belt (C) by adopting a preset gesture according to the luggage basic information and controlling the first left-right moving platform (3) and the first up-down moving platform (4) to move and stack the luggage (B) in the luggage trolley (V) according to the luggage placing information.

2. The luggage material handling mechanism of claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of second left and right moving platforms (9) which are in one-to-one correspondence with the first left and right moving platforms (3) are arranged on the first left and right moving platforms (3), the second left and right moving platforms (9) move left and right on the first left and right moving platforms (3), the moving direction of the second left and right moving platforms (9) is the same as the moving direction of the first left and right moving platforms (3), and the second left and right moving platforms (9) are used for driving the first up and down moving platforms (4) to move left and right.

3. A luggage material transfer mechanism according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising:

the second up-down moving platforms (10) are arranged on the first up-down moving platforms (4) in a one-to-one correspondence, the second up-down moving platforms (10) move up and down on the first up-down moving platforms (4), the moving direction of the second up-down moving platforms (10) is the same as the moving direction of the first up-down moving platforms (4), and the second up-down moving platforms (10) are used for driving the clamping mechanism (5) to move up and down.

4. A luggage material handling mechanism according to claim 3, wherein each of the gripping mechanisms (5) comprises:

an inverted L-shaped substrate (5-1) provided on the second up-down moving platform (10), wherein the inverted L-shaped substrate (5-1) includes a vertical portion (5-1-1) and a horizontal portion (5-1-2);

a moving plate (5-2) parallel to the vertical portion (5-1-1) and provided on the horizontal portion (5-1-2) for moving in a direction of the baggage conveyor (C) on the horizontal portion (5-1-2) so as to hold or release the baggage (B), wherein a length of the vertical portion (5-1-1) is longer than a length of the moving plate (5-2), the moving plate (5-2) holds the baggage (B) when moving in a direction approaching the vertical portion (5-1-1), and the moving plate (5-2) releases the baggage (B) when moving in a direction away from the vertical portion (5-1-1);

the first telescopic plate (5-3) is arranged on the moving plate (5-2) and is used for stretching up and down in the direction parallel to the moving plate (5-2) so that the clamping mechanism (5) clamps the luggage (B); and

one end of the first driving rod (5-4) is arranged on the movable plate (5-2), the other end of the first driving rod is arranged on the first telescopic plate (5-3), and the first driving rod (5-4) is used for driving the first telescopic plate (5-3) to stretch up and down on the movable plate (5-2).

5. A baggage material transfer mechanism according to claim 4, wherein each said gripping mechanism (5) further comprises:

a second expansion plate (5-5) elastically provided on the vertical portion (5-1-1) for elastically contacting the baggage conveyor belt (C) so as to reduce friction; and

and one end of the second driving rod (5-6) is arranged on the vertical part (5-1-1), the other end of the second driving rod is arranged on the second expansion plate (5-5), and the second driving rod (5-6) is used for driving the second expansion plate (5-5) to expand and contract up and down on the vertical part (5-1-1).

6. A baggage material transfer mechanism according to claim 4, wherein each said gripping mechanism (5) further comprises:

at least one micro wheel (5-7) arranged at the edge of the vertical part (5-1-1) for rolling when the gripping mechanism (5) is in contact with the baggage conveyor belt (C) in order to reduce friction.

7. A baggage material transfer mechanism according to any one of claims 4-6, wherein each said gripping mechanism (5) further comprises:

an L-shaped supporting claw (5-8), one end of which is rotatably arranged on the first expansion plate (5-3) and is used for inwards rotating to hold the luggage (B) when the luggage (B) is clamped by the first expansion plate (5-3) and the vertical part (5-1-1), wherein the L-shaped supporting claw (5-8) comprises a rotating plate (5-8-1) and a supporting claw (5-8-2), the rotating plate (5-8-1) and the supporting claw (5-8-2) are connected in an L shape, and one end of the rotating plate (5-8-1) is rotatably arranged on the first expansion plate (5-3);

One end of a third driving rod (5-9) is rotatably arranged on the first expansion plate (5-3); and

one end of the push rod (5-10) is rotatably connected with the other end of the third driving rod (5-9), the other end of the push rod is rotatably connected with the other end of the rotating plate (5-8-1), and the push rod (5-10) is used for inwards rotating the supporting claw (5-8-2) to support the luggage (B) or outwards rotating the supporting claw (5-8-2) to release the luggage (B) under the driving of the third driving rod (5-9).

8. A baggage material transfer mechanism according to claim 7, wherein each said gripping mechanism (5) further comprises:

a base plate (5-11) provided on the second up-down moving platform (10), one end of the horizontal portion (5-1-2) away from the vertical portion (5-1-1) being rotatably provided on the base plate (5-11); and

and one end of the fourth driving rod (5-12) is rotatably arranged on the base plate (5-11), the other end of the fourth driving rod is rotatably arranged on one end, close to the vertical part (5-1-1), of the horizontal part (5-1-2), and the fourth driving rod (5-12) is used for driving the clamping mechanism (5) to obliquely lift the luggage (B) so that the supporting claw (5-8-2) supports the lower side of the luggage (B).

9. The luggage material handling mechanism of claim 1, further comprising:

At least one luggage posture adjusting structure (11) arranged on the luggage conveying device (D) for adjusting the posture of the luggage so as to be grasped by the clamping mechanism (5).

10. The luggage material handling mechanism of claim 9, further comprising:

and a plurality of baggage temporary storage platforms (12) which are in one-to-one correspondence with the clamping mechanisms (5) are arranged on the baggage conveying device (D) and are used for guiding out and temporarily storing the baggage (B) from the baggage conveying belt (C) so as to facilitate the clamping mechanisms (5) to grab.

11. The baggage material transfer mechanism according to claim 10, wherein each baggage staging platform (12) comprises:

a pulling rod (12-1) for guiding the baggage (B) on the baggage conveyor belt (C) to a predetermined direction;

an ascending surface (12-2) for conveying the baggage (B) guided by the pulling bar (12-1) by a conveying unit (S), wherein the conveying unit (S) is arranged on the ascending surface (12-2);

a table top (12-3) for temporarily storing the baggage (B) transferred from the upper slope (12-2), wherein a plurality of rollers (R) are arranged on the table top (12-3); and

-a downward slope (12-4) for returning baggage (B) on the table top (12-3) onto the baggage conveyor belt (C).

12. The baggage material transfer mechanism of claim 11, wherein each baggage staging platform (12) further comprises:

a blocking member (12-5) disposed between the ramp surface (12-2) and the playing surface (12-3) for blocking the baggage (B) from being retracted from the playing surface (12-3) onto the ramp surface (12-2).