Patent ID: 9334115
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: B64F,B65G

Claim Text:
1. A device for handling items of luggage, comprising: a storage system for temporary storage therein of items of luggage, comprising at a front side thereof a plurality of compartments for items of luggage located next to and above one another and mutually separated by wall elements, wherein behind each of the plurality of compartments a buffer zone associated with the respective compartment is provided for at least one item of luggage, and wherein for each of the plurality of compartments a respective displacement element is provided designed for displacing an item of luggage from a compartment to the buffer zone associated therewith and/or from a buffer zone to the associated compartment, input means designed for the input of identification information by a passenger for the purpose of placing an item of luggage of the passenger in one of the plurality of compartments of the storage system or taking such an item of luggage from one of the plurality of compartments of the storage system, and control means designed for indicating to a passenger, in dependence on the identification information put in by the passenger with the input means, into which one of the plurality of compartments of the storage system to place an item of luggage or from which to take an item of luggage, and for controlling the relevant displacement elements so as to displace an item of luggage from one or more of the plurality of compartments to the associated buffer zone and/or vice versa.