WO1999001339A1 - Arrangement and procedure for handling of suitcases - Google Patents
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- WO1999001339A1 WO1999001339A1 PCT/FI1998/000538 FI9800538W WO9901339A1 WO 1999001339 A1 WO1999001339 A1 WO 1999001339A1 FI 9800538 W FI9800538 W FI 9800538W WO 9901339 A1 WO9901339 A1 WO 9901339A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
- B62B3/00—Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor
- B62B3/002—Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor characterised by a rectangular shape, involving sidewalls or racks
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B27/00—Arrangement of ship-based loading or unloading equipment for cargo or passengers
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B29/00—Accommodation for crew or passengers not otherwise provided for
- B63B29/02—Cabins or other living spaces; Construction or arrangement thereof
- B63B29/04—Furniture peculiar to vessels
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
- B62B2202/00—Indexing codes relating to type or characteristics of transported articles
- B62B2202/24—Suit-cases, other luggage
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
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- the invention relates to an arrangement and a method of a new type for handling suitcases.
- the invention has been devised for use primarily on cruisers, but it can " also be utilised for instance at hotels and in other applications requiring rapid handling of large amounts of luggage.
- the tonnages of passenger cruisers have increased rapidly in recent years. For instance, the maximum tonnage of 75,000 tonnes in the late 80's increased to 100,000 in the 90's, and the biggest cruiser ordered at present has a tonnage of 135,000 tonnes.
- the passenger numbers of these giant cruisers have increased accordingly up to the range of 3, 100 to 3,400 passengers.
- the current luggage handling system of prior art is most elementary; passengers carry their suitcases to the ship. In some cases, to transport their luggage, they may use the help of single trolleys pushed in the ship corridors. They may perhaps also use carriers, who take the luggage from the lift halls to the cabins.
- the purpose of the present invention is to provide a luggage handling solution which resolves the solutions and eliminates the drawbacks mentioned above.
- the invention relates to an arrangement for handling luggage which is based on a cabin- related system comprising cassettes with at least four wheels on the sides, two on either side of the axis of symmetry, which accommodate about six standard-sized suitcases and into which all the suitcases from the cabins are loaded, pallets equipped with wheels, on each of which three to six cassettes including suitcases can be loaded and which are designed so as to be readily transported in the cruiser corridors.
- the arrangement of the invention is characterised in that a cassette cupboard has been mounted in the cabins for a casette of cabin-related suitcases, the cassette cupboard being equipped with a door to be locked on the corridor side and with doors on the cabin side.
- the invention also relates to a method for handling suitcases, in which passengers arrive with their luggage to the port terminal, the suitcases are loaded into cassettes in the collecting hall of the port terminal, the cassettes containing the suitcases are loaded in pallets in the collecting hall of the port terminal, the loaded pallets are conveyed from the port teraiinal to the landing stage and from there on to the ship.
- the method of the invention is characterised by the fact that the pallets are transported to the cabins and the cassettes are distributed into cassette cupboards in the cabins, from where the passengers take their luggage into use.
- the invention also relates to a second handling method, in which passengers arrive with their luggage to the hotel, and before starting on a cruise, the passengers' suitcases are loaded into cassettes at the hotel, the cassettes containing the suitcases are loaded onto pallets in the hotel lobby, the loaded pallets are taken to the port terminal, where the pallets are transported to the landing stage and from there to the ship.
- This second method is characterised by the fact that the pallets are transported to the cabins and the cassettes are distributed into cassette cupboards in the cabins, from where the passengers take their luggage into use.
- figure 1 shows the cassette in the luggage handling arrangement of the invention including suitcases
- figure 2 shows the pallet in the luggage handling arrangement including the cassettes
- figure 3 shows cabins with cassette cupboards in the luggage handling arrangement
- figure 4 shows the transfer of the cassette in the luggage handling arrangement into the cassette cupboard
- figures 5 and 6 show the wheel solution of the cassette in the luggage handling arrangement
- figure 7 shows the transport of a single cassette with a cassette cart in the luggage handling arrangement
- figure 8 is a flow chart of the transfer of luggage from the hotel to the cruiser with the luggage handling method
- figure 9 is a flow chart of the transfer of luggage from the hotel to the cruiser with the luggage handling method.
- Figure 1 illustrates a cassette including suitcases in the luggage handling arrangement of the invention.
- the luggage handling arrangement of the invention is based on a cabin-related system, the basic unit of which is a cassette 1, into which all the suitcases 2 for a cabin are loaded.
- the cabin-related cassette 1 may for instance be a wheeled stand with an aluminium or steel frame which can be opened on two sides. Lock-up mesh doors are provided on both sides in the lateral meshes of cassette 1.
- Cassette 1 accommodates about six suitcases 2 of standard size. This is often enough, since in double cabins there is usually an average of four to five suitcases, and in family cabins up to six suitcases 2.
- the cassette 1 of the invention has at least four wheels on the sides, two on either side of the axis of symmetry. Under the supporting beam of cassette 1 ball rollers can be optionally placed to enable cassette 1 to move freely in the lateral direction.
- Cassette 1 of the invention may have a collapsible design, allowing it to be easily stored in a small space.
- the luggage handling system can start handling a cabin-related unit, i.e. a cassette 1 containing up to six suitcases 2.
- This unit 1 is easy to load, to sort in the port terminal, to encode and to steer to the elevators and to distribute to each cabin in the ship corridors.
- Cassette 1 is principally a unit formed of the suitcases needed for one cabin, acting at the same time as a loading unit, an address unit and a distribution unit. By handling suitcases 2 on the lowermost distribution level with several suitcases 2 at a time, th e handling steps can be appreciably shortened and the handling time in the corridors is appreciably reduced.
- the side doors in cassette 1 have doors for loading suitcases 2.
- Cassette 1 is delivered loaded to the cabin, where it stays for the time of the voyage.
- Cassette 1 acts as a store for emptied suitcases 2. Towards the end of the trip cassette 1 is reloaded with packed suitcases 2. Cassette 1 is then the smallest handling unit of the collecting step.
- cassette 1 The upper part of cassette 1 is similar to the castor pallets of prior art.
- the bottom of cassette 1 can be folded as in prior art into the shape of a trapezoid, which enables cassette 1 to be effectively stored for instance in the port terminal step.
- Cassettes of a folding type are stored within one cassette. This relates to an application called a train of castor pallets.
- the cabin-related cassette system provides a basis for a short process span at departure and arrival.
- Figure 2 shows a pallette including cassettes in the luggage handling arrangement of the invention.
- the luggage handling arrangement of the invention also comprises wheeled pallets 3, on each of which from three to six cassettes 1 including suitcases 2 can be loaded.
- Pallet 3 is designed such that it 3 can be easily transported on the long main corridors of a cruiser.
- Pallet 3 may have a length up to more than 2.5 metres.
- a pallet 3 transporting four pieces of cassettes 1 with six suitcases 2 each may contain a total of 24 suitcases 2.
- Pallet 3 can be designed so as to be 3 symmetrical both with regard to its longitudinal axis and to its transverse axis.
- pivotable pairs of wheels are provided, which are located at the outer edge of cassette 1.
- pairs of wheels are provided, which are located on an inner line relative to the pairs of wheels at the ends.
- the axle spacing between the central pairs of wheels is more than half of the axle spacing of the outermost pairs of wheels.
- the gauge difference - between the pairs of wheels is 2 to 3 times the thickness of the wheel (cf. figure 6).
- transverse guide profiles 23 of e.g. aluminium for the wheels or ball rollers of cassette 1.
- Fixing rails for locking girdles are provided on the sides of pallet 3. Sudden stops or starts are connected to the movement of pallets 3 on conveyor paths, and for this reason the cassettes 1 need to be secured in position in pallets 3.
- Figure 3 shows cabins with cassette cupboards in accordance with the arrangement for luggage handling of the invention.
- the arrangement of the invention for handling suitcases also comprises cabins 4, in which a cassette cupboard 7 has been installed for the cassette 1 formed of suitcases 2 for each cabin.
- Cassette cupboard 7 may be located adjacent to bathroom unit 6 in the cabin 4 corridor, or optionally at the rear end of the bathroom unit 6 of cabin 4.
- cassette cupboard 7 has been left out, and instead, space has been reserved in the cabin 4 entrance for bringing in cassette 1, unloading suitcases 2 and for storing the emtpy, folded cassette 1.
- Cassette cupboard 7 may have the structure of a separate prefabricated module 7 or may be an integrated part of the cabin module 4 structure. Cassette cupboard 7 is equipped with a lock-up door on the corridor side and with doors towards the cabin. The cassette may also be brought into the cabin through the cabin door and transferred into the cassette cupboard.
- the cassette cupboard may contain e.g. a shelf level that can be pulled out on rails, on top of which the cassette is transferred from the pallet.
- the figure also shows a truck 5, which can be used to tow pallet 3 in the main corridors.
- the solution in accordance with the invention can utilise the benefits of long main corridors, and thus corridor pallet 3 can be long, and there are no attempts to turn it into the transverse corridors.
- a train of for instance three to six pallets 3 can be formed of pallets 3.
- the suitcase cassette 1 for each cabin 4 can be introduced into cassette cupboard 7 from the corridor side.
- Suitcases 2 are typically unloaded from the cabin 4 side through the side door of cassette cupboard 7.
- the passengers pick up their suitcases 2 and unpack them into other cupboards and racks.
- Cassettes 1 remain in cassette cupboards 7.
- suitcases 2 can be taken out and introduced via the corridor.
- the emptied pallets 3 can be placed on an emtpy pallet 3 in the row.
- empty pallets 3 are more tightly packed on some pallets 3, and are placed for the time of the voyage either in a storeroom on the same deck or are taken by elevator to a storeroom in some other deck.
- Figure 4 shows the transfer into the cassette cupboard of the cassette of the arrangement for handling luggage in accordance with the invention.
- the arrangement for handling luggage in accordance with the invention also comprises an arrangement 8 for adjusting the bottom of cassette cupboard 7.
- This arrangement 8 for adjusting the bottom enables the cassette 1 containing suitcases 2 to be pushed from pallet 3 into cassette cupboard 7 without connecting platforms.
- pallet 3 may be at a distance of approx. 10 to 25 cm from the wall.
- Figure 5 illustrates a single cassette of the arrangement for handling luggage in accordance with the invention being transported with a cassette cart.
- the arrangement for handling luggage in accordance with the invention also comprises a cassette cart 9.
- Cassette cart 9 can have a design which makes it easy to lift cassette 1 from the top of pallet 3 and to transport it into cabin 4.
- Cassette cart 9 allows the distribution of single cassettes 1 in narrower spaces, as for instance in the bow corridors of the cruiser.
- the empty pallets 3 are collected in the hall to form a cluster on top of a second pallet 3 or vertical clusters, and are transferred into the lift cage or for storage in storerooms on the lower deck.
- the staff in charge of pallets 3 may check the attachments of cassettes 1 in the collecting step.
- the empty wheeled cassettes 1 can be collected to be nested in a small space at arrival.
- FIG. 6 is a flow chart of the method for handling luggage in accordance with the invention, showing the transfer of luggage from the port terminal to the cruiser.
- the passengers arrive with their luggage 2 to port terminal 10.
- the passengers check in in the same way as at airports.
- each suitcase 2 is encoded relative to each cabin, for instance using bar code or carrier memory techniques.
- the code data may include for instance the name of the ship, the deck number, the fire section number, the lift number and the cabin 4 number.
- the terminal conveyor system identifies the single suitcases 2 on their way and directs them to their respective sorting lines. The identification may be based on e.g. bar code technique or the use of "carrier memory pages".
- suitcases 2 are loaded into cassettes 1 in the collecting hall 11 of the port terminal.
- the cassettes 1 containing suitcases 2 are loaded into pallets 3 in the collecting hall 12 of the port terminal and are grouped according to the transport order.
- pallets 3 are then conveyed from the port terminal to the landing stage and from there to the ship 13. On board, pallets 3 are transported or transferred by conveyors by means of elevators to the respective stories to be distributed to cabins 4.
- Pallets 3 are transported from the elevator halls by means of a truck 5 to cabins 4, and cassettes 1 are distributed to cabins 14. After this, the passengers can take their luggage 2 into use 15 in the cabins. After the cassettes have been distributed, the empty cassettes 1 are stacked and the empty pallets 3 are assembled into clusters to be stored.
- Figure 7 shows a flow chart of the arrangement for handling luggage in accordance with the invention, with the luggage passing from the hotel to the cruiser.
- the passengers arrive with their luggage 2 to the hotel 16.
- their luggage 2 is loaded into cassettes 1 in hotel 17.
- cassettes 1 containing suitcases 2 are loaded into pallets 3 in the hotel lobby 18.
- the loaded pallets 3 are then taken to port terminal 19. From the port terminal pallets 3 are transported or transferred by conveyors to the landing stage and from there to the ship 20.
- pallets 3 are taken with elevators to their respective stories to be distributed to cabins 4.
- Pallets 3 are transported from the elevator halls with a tractor 5 to cabins 4 and cassettes 1 are distributed to cabins 21. After this, the passengers make take their luggage 2 into use 22 in the cabins.
- cassette 1 as such is already the loading unit of one family, it does not require rehandling in the port terminal. If the passengers are assigned different decks and cabin areas on the ship, the loaded cassettes 1 are readily replaced into other pallets 3 in the port terminal.
- the system Based on pallets 3 and cassettes 1, the system enables short handling periods in the port terminal and on the ship, both at departure and arrival. The passengers get to change their clothes, consume and relax without delay. At arrival the short process span makes it possible to start collecting suitcases 2 only on the morning of arrival. The system also speeds up unloading in the port terminal, so that the passengers can receive their luggage 2 more rapidly.
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