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Baggage Claim System

The document discusses different types of baggage claim systems used at airports including carts, conveyor belts, carousels, race tracks, pods, and automated systems. It also provides specifications for different types of mechanized claim devices including dimensions and storage capacities.

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Baggage Claim System

The document discusses different types of baggage claim systems used at airports including carts, conveyor belts, carousels, race tracks, pods, and automated systems. It also provides specifications for different types of mechanized claim devices including dimensions and storage capacities.

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Transportation

AIRPORTS AND TERMINALS

(a) The baggage is transported from the aircraft to the


claiming device by a cart and is then off-loaded manually
by an attendent .

(b) DIVERTER In this system the baggage is placed on a conveyor


at one end . A diverter moves back and forth along the
conveyor and disperses the baggage onto the claiming device .

(c) CAROUSEL A conveyor, from underneath or from above,


delivers the baggage to a rotating carousel .

(d) RACE TRACK A conveyor from underneath or from above,


delivers the baggage to a continuously circulating
conveyor, the length of which will depend upon the
terminal layout .

Fig . 24 Baggage claim systems .

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AIRPORTS AND TERMINALS

(e) POD The baggage pod is removed from the aircraft and
delivered to the claim area . The passengers remove their
baggage from the pod .

(f) AMOEBA This system is an extension of the race tracK


system . The only difference being that the baggage is
manually loaded directly onto the conveyor by an attendant
behind a wall and out of view from the passengers .

(g) AUTOMATED This system consists of carts that are operated


yb a computer system . The passenger inserts his claim
ticket into a call box at a desired location, the cart then
delivers the baggage at that location .

Fig . 24 (cont .) Baggage claim systems .

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FLATBED - DIRECT FEED FLATBED - DIRECT FEED

W CLAIM FRONTAGE BAG


SHAPE L
FT (M) FT (M) FT (M) STORAGE

© 65(20) 5 (1 .5) 65(20) 78

85(26) 45 (13 .7) 180(55) 216

85 (26) 65 (20) 220(67) 264

50 (15) 45 (13 .7 190(58) 228

CIRCULAR OVAL
REMOTE FEED SLOPING BED REMOTE FEED SLOPING BED

DIAMETER CLAIM FRONTAGE BAG L W CLAIM FRONTAGE BAG


FT(M) FT (M) STORAGE O FT(M) FT(M) FT (M) STORAGE O
20(6) 63 (19) 94 3601) 20(6) 95(29) 170
25(7 .5) 78 (24) 132 52061 20(6) 128(39) 247
30(9) 94 (29) ( 69 68(21) 18(5 .5) 156(48) 318

( THEORETICAL BAG STORAGE-PRACTICAL BAG STORAGE CAPABILITY IS 1/3 LESS

Fig. 25 Mechanized claim devices. SOURCE : Planning and Design Considerations for Airport Terminal Building
Development, Advisory Circular AC 150/5360-7, DOT, FAA, 1976.

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