JPS5941439B2 - Closed transport vehicle for service at the airport - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a service for providing services at airports and for transporting passengers together with their baggage from a given location to the apron of an airplane, particularly for managing passengers and handling baggage at an airport. The invention relates to closed transport vehicles for deploying airfields and at the same time increasing the given transport capacity of an airfield.

In the present invention, a closed transport vehicle refers to a box-shaped transport vehicle with a roof, such as a bus.

As is well known, a feature of the services currently applied to passengers and baggage at airports is that the passenger and baggage checking areas are separated from each other.

As a result, passengers and baggage go their separate ways.

One of the drawbacks of this type of service is that it cannot be automated.

As a result, the work is done manually and requires a relatively large number of personnel.

Passenger procedures are slow, errors are frequent, and reliability is rather questionable.

Finally, the carrying capacity of an airplane will always be less than its nominal carrying capacity in terms of the number of passengers passing through.

To make this situation worse, seasonal fluctuations are always disruptive, mainly during peak periods.

According to international evaluations, even with the latest computer control methods, the reliability of baggage routing is only 99 percent, even though human intervention outside of computer control is required during peak hours. .

It is well known that in the currently widely used passenger service system, which is generally controlled by a computer, baggage is loaded manually, and during this time, segments are frequently loaded, which inevitably causes damage to baggage. It is being

Another disadvantage of manual baggage handling is that it is not possible to avoid actions that jeopardize the safety of the flight for known reasons.

Currently, the transportation capacity of airports is adversely affected by the increasing complexity of passenger flows directed to various corridors and gates.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned obstacles, the so-called plane-mate-s' system of passenger transport has been developed.
system) or other schemes essentially corresponding to that system have been proposed.

The essence of the system is that, rather than having passengers walk to the plane through various corridors, they are transported in special passenger transport vehicles after completing formalities and handing over their baggage.

The passenger space of the car is raised to match the height of the airplane, so that passengers can enter the airplane directly from the closed passenger carrier.

The system described above is considered disadvantageous.

The main drawback is that this solution still requires the baggage to reach the plane via a separate route.

The reason for this is that, as is well known, baggage handling requires much more time than passenger management, and as a result the time required for baggage handling determines the airport's transport capacity.

A further disadvantage is that lifting and lowering the entire transport vehicle is not only a very slow and time-consuming operation, but also requires more complex and expensive mechanical solutions.

Since such known transport vehicles have a width of 3.5 to 5 m, they can only take part in public road traffic in accordance with the regulations applicable to vehicles of special size.

As a result, this type of transport vehicle is not suitable for transporting a large number of passengers from any location outside the airport to the airplane via public roads without changing vehicles.

The object of the invention is to provide a passenger transport system, which is currently considered state-of-the-art, as described above, and which is further developed and perfected to meet the needs detailed below.

Improve the method of passenger transportation so that passengers and baggage are separated from each other but transported to the plane via the same route in a short time.
It attempts to increase the transport capacity of a given airport.

Furthermore, it is intended to completely mechanize baggage handling operations, from reception to flight, including loading onto the airplane.

The size of the transport vehicle proposed by the present invention does not exceed the size of a bus used on public roads.

The present invention transports passengers to an airplane without changing cars,
Furthermore, the present invention aims to provide a transport vehicle that can realize passenger transportation without the need to lift the entire transport vehicle (the entire passenger space).

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The present invention relates to a closed transport vehicle, preferably a bus, for transporting passengers together with their baggage directly from one location to an airplane.

The passenger space and baggage space of this transport vehicle are separated from each other.

The essence of the present invention lies in that a part of the passenger space has a staircase structure, and its height can be adjusted arbitrarily.

The baggage space is formed along the longitudinal centerline of the transport vehicle.

The stair structure includes a hoisting device that is connected to the step that is hoisted to the highest point.

A finite vertical distance variation is allowed between the elements connecting successive steps.

This makes it possible to realize the shape of a staircase, which is known per se.

The maximum height that a climbing staircase can achieve is determined by the number of steps used.

According to one preferred embodiment of the invention, the baggage space is arranged below the passenger space.

The baggage space can be configured to include at least one carriageway.

Preferably, the closed transport vehicle is constructed in such a way that the passenger space and the baggage space have flat floors.

According to a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, both the passenger space and the baggage space are arranged consecutively in the longitudinal axis of the closed transport vehicle.

It is suitable for this purpose that at least one of the passenger space baggage spaces has an opening that can be closed on the front side.

The closed transport vehicle of the invention can be constructed in such a way that the passenger space and/or the baggage space is provided with an opening on the side and sometimes with means for closing this opening.

The baggage space is formed in the manner known per se, such as a carriageway for receiving containers and baggage bins.

The invention also provides a service at an airport for transferring passengers and their baggage from a location to an airplane apron;
The present invention provides a practically desirable transport vehicle which is extremely useful in the formation of a complex for developing passenger and baggage services at an airport, thereby increasing the transportation capacity of the airport.

In the complex, a room for ticket processing and baggage handling is connected to a room where passengers board transport vehicles and a room where baggage is stored.

The essence of the complex is that the baggage storage room includes several separate rooms for each flight, each of which is conveniently located adjacent to the point where passengers board the desired flight. is located below the point, but at a point completely separate from it.

Between the respective ticket processing and baggage handling areas and the baggage storage area, a conveyor path known per se is arranged to ensure direct communication and loading.

Known conveyor and loading facilities are arranged between the compartment where passengers board the transport vehicle and the baggage storage area, and between the baggage space of the airplane and the baggage space of the transport vehicle, respectively.

The closed transport vehicle of the present invention has the following important advantages.

Although baggage and passengers are separated from each other, passengers and baggage are sent to the airplane at the same time and space.

From the time of baggage collection until it reaches the plane, the entire process (including loading the baggage onto the plane) is automated, no manual work is required, and the whole process is done in a reliable and fast manner.

This will significantly increase the airport's capacity during peak seasonal periods.

The security of the division is also increased, ie the possibility of mis-delivery is also eliminated.

Since the repeated handling and sorting of baggage is eliminated, baggage damage that has been unavoidable until now can also be avoided.

It can also increase the prevention of actions that endanger flight safety.

It must be mentioned that an important advantage of the present invention is that the closed transport vehicle of the present invention does not exceed the size of a bus used on public roads, so it can be used for transportation without special permission. .

The closed transport vehicle of the present invention allows passengers and baggage to be transported directly to the airplane via public roads from any location far from the airport.

A further advantage of the invention is that passengers can be brought directly into the aircraft without raising or lowering the entire passenger space, thus achieving this task quickly with the aid of relatively simple means.

The invention will now be described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings schematically shows the passenger management system proposed by the present invention and a closed transport vehicle according to the present invention loaded with baggage and boarded by passengers.

FIG. 2 shows an airplane and the closed vehicle of the present invention as baggage is being transferred from the passenger-loaded closed vehicle to the airplane in a fully automated manner.

If you look at Figure 1, passengers are processing procedures at area 1, where passengers are managed and baggage is handled.

After completing the ticket and baggage procedures 5, the passenger proceeds through the stairs 7 to the transfer waiting room 8.

Passengers from room 9, which is separated for each individual flight, go to gate 1.
0 directly into the passenger space 11 of the closed transport vehicle.

At the same time, the baggage 5 handled at location 1 is loaded into an empty location 3 in a container 4 placed on the baggage section 2.

The baggage 5 of the passengers of one flight is collected in a container 4, while the other container 4 is collected in the baggage compartment 6a below the compartment 9 in which the passengers board the closed transport vehicle.

As can be seen in the figure, as soon as the passenger boards the closed transport vehicle, the container is transferred in the direction of the arrow into the baggage space 6b located below the passenger space.

The movement of the containers from the passenger and baggage processing area to the vehicle loading area is entirely mechanical by means of a conveyor belt, not shown in the diagram.

In the baggage space 6b of the closed transport vehicle, the containers placed therein are also advanced by means of a conveyor belt.

As seen in Figure 2, the closed transport vehicle approaches the boarding gate of the airplane and stops, with its front facing toward the boarding gate.

A part of the passenger space 11 forms a climbing staircase 12.

The climbing stairs are constructed so that they can be easily pulled upwards.

This facility allows passengers to enter the aircraft directly.

A climbing staircase with a lifting device (not shown) is constructed in a known manner.

In the preferred embodiment described herein, the landing gear rond is coupled to a step adjacent to the passenger space of the airplane 14.

The individual steps are connected to each other by connecting elements known per se.

The displacement distance between the connecting elements corresponds to the desired height of the step.

The maximum height a staircase can achieve is determined by the number of steps used.

From the baggage space 6b of the closed transport vehicle, the container 4 is placed on a loading machine 13 and from there transported by known mechanized loading devices into the baggage space of the airplane.

In the case of the embodiment described here, the baggage space 6b is created as a single carriageway, but it goes without saying that several carriageways, separated from each other, may be created in the closed transport vehicle. Nor.

As can be seen from Figures 1 and 2, both the passenger space 11 and the baggage space 6b are made of a flat floor.

It can be seen in both figures that both the baggage space 6b and the passenger space 11 are constructed continuously along the longitudinal axis of the closed vehicle.

Both the passenger space 11 and the baggage space 6b, or at least one of them, must be provided with means for closing the front opening.

The passenger space 11 and/or the baggage space 6b can be provided with an opening laterally, and if necessary, means can be used to close this opening.

The baggage space 6b is designed as a carriageway suitable for receiving baggage bins or containers.

Also within the scope of the present invention are complexes that handle passengers and provide baggage services.

the complex is suitable for the transport of passengers and baggage from the baggage handling and passenger management area 1 to spaces within the aircraft, and is suitable for performing such services; It is suitable for increasing airport transportation.

After processing and processing the baggage, the complex normally advances the passenger and baggage away from each other to the transfer waiting area 8 and baggage compartment 6a, respectively.

The essence of the complex facility of the present invention is that the baggage 5 separated for each flight is collected in a place adjacent to the room 9,
Thereafter, the passengers board the transport vehicle parked at the game HiT in the cabin 9, while their baggage is loaded into the baggage space 6b located below the passenger space 11.

After the car has reached the airplane, the passenger is transferred directly to the airplane's passenger area 14 by means of a climbing staircase, which forms part of the passenger area 11 and is easily extended upwards, during which the baggage 5
is loaded from the baggage space 6b of the car into the baggage space 15 of the airplane by means of a loading machine 13 known per se.

When the airplane reaches its destination, passenger transfer and baggage loading and unloading are performed in the reverse order of operations.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings schematically shows the passenger management style proposed by the invention and a closed transport vehicle according to the invention being loaded with baggage and boarded by passengers. FIG. 2 shows an airplane and the closed vehicle of the present invention as baggage is being transferred from the passenger-loaded closed vehicle to the airplane in a fully automated manner. 1...Procedure location, 2...Baggage section, 3...Empty area, 4...Container, 5...Baggage, 6a... Baggage room, 6b... Baggage space, 7... Stairs, 8... Transfer waiting room, 9... Room,
10...Gate, 11...Passenger space, 12...Climbing stairs, 13...Loading machine, 14...Airplane passenger Space, 15...
...Airplane baggage space.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A passenger space and a baggage space separated from each other, a part of the passenger space being formed into a climbing staircase whose height can be adjusted at any time, - for moving passengers and baggage from one region to another. In a closed transport vehicle, preferably a bus, said baggage space 6b is formed below the passenger space 11 with at least one transport path along the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle; and a baggage space 6b are both formed on a flat floor and continuously along the longitudinal center line of the transport vehicle. 2. The closed transport vehicle according to claim 1, wherein both or one of the passenger space 11 and the baggage space 6b is provided with means for closing an opening on the front side. 3. A vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the passenger space 11 or the baggage space 5b or both are provided with a laterally arranged opening and means for closing the opening. Closed transport vehicle. 4. A closed door according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the baggage space 6b is formed as a suitable transport path for receiving and mechanically advancing baggage bins and containers. transport vehicle.