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WO2012087192A1
WO2012087192A1 PCT/SE2010/051433 SE2010051433W WO2012087192A1 WO 2012087192 A1 WO2012087192 A1 WO 2012087192A1 SE 2010051433 W SE2010051433 W SE 2010051433W WO 2012087192 A1 WO2012087192 A1 WO 2012087192A1
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Olov NYQUIST
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Priority to US13/996,212 priority patent/US9233805B2/en
Priority to EP10861035.3A priority patent/EP2655192B1/en
Priority to PCT/SE2010/051433 priority patent/WO2012087192A1/en
Priority to CN201080070796.8A priority patent/CN103261028B/en
Publication of WO2012087192A1 publication Critical patent/WO2012087192A1/en

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G47/00—Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyors; Methods employing such devices
    • B65G47/74—Feeding, transfer, or discharging devices of particular kinds or types
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G65/00—Loading or unloading
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G57/00—Stacking of articles
    • B65G57/02—Stacking of articles by adding to the top of the stack
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G57/00—Stacking of articles
    • B65G57/02—Stacking of articles by adding to the top of the stack
    • B65G57/03—Stacking of articles by adding to the top of the stack from above
    • B65G57/035—Stacking of articles by adding to the top of the stack from above with a stepwise downward movement of the stack
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G57/00—Stacking of articles
    • B65G57/28—Stacking of articles by assembling the articles and tilting the assembled articles to a stacked position
    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62B—HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B2203/00—Grasping, holding, supporting the objects
    • B62B2203/10—Grasping, holding, supporting the objects comprising lifting means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64F—GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B64F1/00—Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations
    • B64F1/36—Other airport installations
    • B64F1/368—Arrangements or installations for routing, distributing or loading baggage

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  • the present invention relates to an arrangement for handling of luggage, in particular it relates to an arrangement for handling of luggage by transferring of luggage into or out of, respectively, a container device,
  • Luggage is generally transported to an aircraft container or a Unit Loading Device, ULD, via a conveyor belt on which the luggage, for instance suitcases, bags and trolleys are carried.
  • ULD Unit Loading Device
  • the luggage shall then be moved from the conveyor belt into the aircraft container.
  • the luggage is usually manually carried from the conveyor belt to the container device. This is in itself a cumbersome process since bags can weigh up to 100 kg, in addition, there is a problem to achieve a sufficiently high filling level for each container, since manually lifting heavy suitcases high up is had job in the long run.
  • Prior art techniques accordingly fail to provide a tool with which staff personnel can transfer luggage items into or out of an aircraft container without risking back injury or economically dangerous situations.
  • each baggage item is carried on the table and translated into the aircraft container.
  • an arrangement for transferring luggage items from a conveyor belt into a container device, or transferring luggage items from a container device onto a conveyor belt comprising:
  • a frame structure having a vertical lever and a carrier mounted for slidable motion along said vertical lever
  • each luggage item can easily be transferred into the container device or transferred from said container device by vertically adjusting and horizontally position the table and sliding the luggage item on the table, such that the interior space of the container device can be fully accessed.
  • the means for vertically adjusting the carrier may fuither comprise one of pneumatic means, hydraulic means and electrically driven means.
  • the table of the arrangement may be telescopically mounted in both a lateral and a transversal direction in the horizontal plane.
  • the table of the arrangement may be axially mounted enabling rotation of said table in the horizontal plane.
  • the arrangement may further comprise an upper surface of the horizontally oriented table, wherein said upper surface can be designed for enabling sliding of luggage items onto or from the table.
  • the upper surface of the arrangement may comprise a layer of tetra-fluoro ethene.
  • the upper surface of the arrangement may be configured with rollers and/or spheres, for enabling lateral and transversal motion of the luggage item relative to the upper surface of the table.
  • the table of the arrangement may be mounted onto said carrier via a tilting unit, enabling additional tilting of the table.
  • the table of the arrangement may comprise a first handle with which the means for vertically adjusting the carrier along said vertical lever is controlled.
  • the table of the arrangement may comprise a second handle for manual translation and/or rotation of the table relative to the frame structure.
  • the frame structure of the arrangement may be floor based or mounted in a ceiling structure of a building housing the arrangement.
  • the arrangement for transferring luggage items to or from an aircraft container has the advantage that the arrangement lifts the luggage to be transferred, instead of ordering the service staff personnel to lift the luggage items.
  • Each aircraft container can be filled to a higher degree since the arrangement is configured to translate each luggage item to a position in the container where a suitable space id located.
  • figure 1 illustrates a side-view of an arrangement related to a first embodiment of the present invention
  • figure 2 illustrates a front-view of an arrangement related to a first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIGS. 3-5 illustrate transfer examples involving an arrangement according to embodiments of the present invention.
  • the embodiments of the present invention are therefore designed to facilitate transferring of luggage items into or out of aircraft containers.
  • the service staff will no longer have to carry the luggage items manually, but can make use of the arrangement of the present invention, by which they can easily achieve a high filling level of each container device.
  • the present invention concerns an arrangement for transferring luggage items from a conveyor belt into a container device, or transferring luggage items from a container device onto a conveyor belt.
  • the arrangement comprises a frame structure having a vertical lever and a canier mounted for slidabie motion along said vertical lever, means for vertically adjusting the carrier along said vertical lever, and a table oriented horizontally and telescopically mounted onto said carrier for enabling positioning of the table in the horizontal plane, whereby each luggage item can easily be transferred into the container device or transferred from said container device by vertically adjusting and horizontally position the table and sliding the luggage item on the table, such that the interior space of the container device can be fully accessed.
  • Figure 1 and 2 schematically presents a top-view and a side-view, respectively, of such an arrangement 100, 200 according to embodiments of the present invention.
  • the arrangement 100 has a frame structure comprising a vertical lever 103 along which a carrier can be slid.
  • a horizontal lateral telescopic arm 102 is mounted at the carrier for enabling the table 104 to be translated along said arm.
  • a telescopic transversal ann is further mounted on the lateral arm 102 for enabling the table to be moved related to the carrier in both a lateral and a transversal direction in said horizontal plane.
  • Figure 1 further illustrates a handle 108 by which a user or service staff personnel can control the vertical position by activating means for vertically adjusting the table along said vertical lever 103.
  • the arrangement may also comprise a second handle from manual translation and/or rotation of the table relative to the carrier and thereby the frame structure.
  • the table may in addition be axially mounted onto the transversal/lateral telescopic arms, to enable rotational motion of the table relative to the carrier and the frame structure.
  • Figure 1 also schematically illustrates means rollers 106 positioned on an upper surface of the table 104, which rollers are configured to roll in any direction in the horizontal plane enabling lateral and transversal motion of a luggage item relative to the upper surface of the table.
  • Figure 2 presenting a side-view of an arrangement more clearly depicts the vertical lever 202 as well as the carrier 204 configured to be slid along the vertical lever.
  • the vertical lever may for these ends be configured as a rail in which the carrier can be slid .
  • the carrier comprises a rail that is slid along a rail-meeting vertical lever.
  • a telescopic arm 206 is also revealed in figure 2, which arm enables the table 208 to be translated along said arm.
  • a handle for ei.th.er controlling the vertical position of the table of for manually translating and/or rotating the table is identified as 210.
  • the means for vertically adjusting the carrier, and therefore also the table can comprise pneumatic means, hydraulic means or electrically driven, means.
  • the table 104, 208, 308 may also he mounted at the carrier 204, 304 or at the telescopic arms 206, 306, via a tilting unit that enables the table to be tilted, for further facilitated operation of sliding luggage items onto or from the table.
  • Figures 3-5 as attached to illustrate the proposed usage of the arrangement of the present invention. It can be mentioned that the arrangement can just as well be used to transferring luggage items from one container device to another container device or from one place to another place.
  • a transversal telescopic arm 404 as well as a lateral telescopic arm 406 is also depicted to enable free motion of table 308, 408, 504 in the horizontal plane, by manually moving said table horizontally by a handle, for instance handle 412, 506.
  • a luggage item such as a suitcase 310, 410, 508 is transferred on the table between a conveyor belt 314, 420, 516 and a container unit 316, 416, 510, such as a Unit Loading Device, ULD
  • the conveyor belt can either transport luggage items 312, 418, 514 to or from the arrangement.
  • the container unit 316, 416, 510 can be loaded to comprise a number of suitcases of which two suitcases 318, 512 are illustrated in figures 3-5.
  • Figure 4 clearly illustrates that the horizontally adjustable and manually
  • translatable/rotatable table 408 can reach awkward positions within the container unit 416, such that suitcase 414 can be easily slid onto the table 408 or from the table at the proper vertical level.
  • the table 408 can be configured with means 410 for reducing the friction between a suitcase lying on the upper surface of the table.
  • Such means 410 can comprise rollers, or spheres or even a combination of rollers and spheres, enabling a facilitated sliding motion of the suitcase relative to the table 408 by manual interaction by service staff personnel.
  • the upper surface may be configured with a layer of a fluoropolymer such as tetra-fluoro ethane, for facilitated sliding of luggage items.
  • a fluoropolymer such as tetra-fluoro ethane
  • Figures 3-5 further illustrate the arrangement being floor based, where a container 316 is configured with rotatable wheels 320 for facilitated feeding of empty or full container devices for the arrangement of the present invention.
  • the arrangement may alternatively be mounted in a ceiling wherewith the vertical lever typically is attached in the ceiling of a building housing the arrangement.
  • the present invention can be varied in many ways.
  • the presented embodiments of the present invention are only examples of embodiments that are comprised within the present invention. it can be mentioned that the arrangement is configured for transporting or transferring luggage from a conveyor lateral or a conveyor carousel to a trolley or from a trolley to a conveyor lateral, or a conveyor carousel.
  • the arrrangement for transferring luggage items to or from an aircraft container has the advantage that the arrangement lifts the luggage to be transferred instead of having service staff personnel to lift said luggage items. This has several ergonomics advantages.
  • the arrangement is configured and designed to be able to carry loads in the formi of special luggage up to 100 kg.
  • Each aircraft container can be filled to a higher degree since the arrangement is configured to translate each luggage item to a position in the container where a space id located.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to an arrangement for handling of luggage of an aircraft container. The arrangement helps service stall transferring luggage Items from a conveyor belt into a container device, or transferring luggage items from a container device onto a conveyor belt. The arrangement comprises a frame structure having a vertical lever and a carrier mounted for slidable motion along said vertical lever, means for vertically adjusting the carrier along said vertical lever, aid a table oriented horizontally and telescopically mounted onto said carrier for enabling positioning of the table in the horizontal plane, where each luggage item can easily be transferred into the container device or transferred from said container device by vertically adjusting and horizontally position the table and sliding the luggage item on the table.

Description

ARRANGEMENT FOR HANDLING OF LUGGAGE
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to an arrangement for handling of luggage, in particular it relates to an arrangement for handling of luggage by transferring of luggage into or out of, respectively, a container device,
BACKGROUND
Transferring of luggage into and out of, respectively, an aircraft is associated with problems. Luggage is generally transported to an aircraft container or a Unit Loading Device, ULD, via a conveyor belt on which the luggage, for instance suitcases, bags and trolleys are carried.
The luggage shall then be moved from the conveyor belt into the aircraft container. The luggage is usually manually carried from the conveyor belt to the container device. This is in itself a cumbersome process since bags can weigh up to 100 kg, in addition, there is a problem to achieve a sufficiently high filling level for each container, since manually lifting heavy suitcases high up is had job in the long run.
Since aircraft containers are designed with a ceiling, cranes with hanging suitcases have no access to upper levels of a luggage pile in the interior of containers.
Prior art techniques accordingly fail to provide a tool with which staff personnel can transfer luggage items into or out of an aircraft container without risking back injury or economically dangerous situations.
There is a thus a need for an improved arrangement for handling of baggage with which airport service personnel can easily transfer to or from aircraft containers. SUMMARY
It is an object of the present invention to provide improved arrangement for handling of baggage related to aircraft containers.
By using a translatable table which can be elevated and deelevated by using pneumatic or hydraulic means, each baggage item is carried on the table and translated into the aircraft container.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an arrangement for transferring luggage items from a conveyor belt into a container device, or transferring luggage items from a container device onto a conveyor belt, said arrangement comprising:
a frame structure having a vertical lever and a carrier mounted for slidable motion along said vertical lever,
means for vertically adjusting the carrier along said vertical lever, and a table oriented horizontally and telescopically mounted onto said carrier for enabling positioning of the table in the horizontal plane relative to the carrier,
whereby each luggage item can easily be transferred into the container device or transferred from said container device by vertically adjusting and horizontally position the table and sliding the luggage item on the table, such that the interior space of the container device can be fully accessed.
The means for vertically adjusting the carrier may fuither comprise one of pneumatic means, hydraulic means and electrically driven means.
The table of the arrangement may be telescopically mounted in both a lateral and a transversal direction in the horizontal plane.
The table of the arrangement may be axially mounted enabling rotation of said table in the horizontal plane. The arrangement may further comprise an upper surface of the horizontally oriented table, wherein said upper surface can be designed for enabling sliding of luggage items onto or from the table.
The upper surface of the arrangement may comprise a layer of tetra-fluoro ethene.
The upper surface of the arrangement may be configured with rollers and/or spheres, for enabling lateral and transversal motion of the luggage item relative to the upper surface of the table.
The table of the arrangement may be mounted onto said carrier via a tilting unit, enabling additional tilting of the table.
The table of the arrangement may comprise a first handle with which the means for vertically adjusting the carrier along said vertical lever is controlled.
The table of the arrangement may comprise a second handle for manual translation and/or rotation of the table relative to the frame structure.
The frame structure of the arrangement may be floor based or mounted in a ceiling structure of a building housing the arrangement.
Among the advantages with embodiments of the present invention can be mentioned:
The arrangement for transferring luggage items to or from an aircraft container has the advantage that the arrangement lifts the luggage to be transferred, instead of ordering the service staff personnel to lift the luggage items.
Each aircraft container can be filled to a higher degree since the arrangement is configured to translate each luggage item to a position in the container where a suitable space id located. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
In order to explain advantages and features of the present invention herein in more detail a few embodiments will be described below, where references are made to the accompanying drawings, for which
figure 1 illustrates a side-view of an arrangement related to a first embodiment of the present invention;
figure 2 illustrates a front-view of an arrangement related to a first embodiment of the present invention; and
figures 3-5 illustrate transfer examples involving an arrangement according to embodiments of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
It is thus evident that transferring of luggage into and/or out of an aircraft container involves at least potentially problematic tasks.
The embodiments of the present invention are therefore designed to facilitate transferring of luggage items into or out of aircraft containers.
By providing an arrangement having means for vertical adjustment of a table onto which a luggage can be positioned, the service staff will no longer have to carry the luggage items manually, but can make use of the arrangement of the present invention, by which they can easily achieve a high filling level of each container device.
The present invention concerns an arrangement for transferring luggage items from a conveyor belt into a container device, or transferring luggage items from a container device onto a conveyor belt. The arrangement comprises a frame structure having a vertical lever and a canier mounted for slidabie motion along said vertical lever, means for vertically adjusting the carrier along said vertical lever, and a table oriented horizontally and telescopically mounted onto said carrier for enabling positioning of the table in the horizontal plane, whereby each luggage item can easily be transferred into the container device or transferred from said container device by vertically adjusting and horizontally position the table and sliding the luggage item on the table, such that the interior space of the container device can be fully accessed.
Figure 1 and 2 schematically presents a top-view and a side-view, respectively, of such an arrangement 100, 200 according to embodiments of the present invention. in figure 1 the arrangement 100 has a frame structure comprising a vertical lever 103 along which a carrier can be slid. At the carrier a horizontal lateral telescopic arm 102 is mounted for enabling the table 104 to be translated along said arm. It should be mentioned, that a telescopic transversal ann is further mounted on the lateral arm 102 for enabling the table to be moved related to the carrier in both a lateral and a transversal direction in said horizontal plane.
Figure 1 further illustrates a handle 108 by which a user or service staff personnel can control the vertical position by activating means for vertically adjusting the table along said vertical lever 103.
The arrangement may also comprise a second handle from manual translation and/or rotation of the table relative to the carrier and thereby the frame structure. The table may in addition be axially mounted onto the transversal/lateral telescopic arms, to enable rotational motion of the table relative to the carrier and the frame structure.
Figure 1 also schematically illustrates means rollers 106 positioned on an upper surface of the table 104, which rollers are configured to roll in any direction in the horizontal plane enabling lateral and transversal motion of a luggage item relative to the upper surface of the table.
Figure 2 presenting a side-view of an arrangement more clearly depicts the vertical lever 202 as well as the carrier 204 configured to be slid along the vertical lever. The vertical lever may for these ends be configured as a rail in which the carrier can be slid . Alternatively, the carrier comprises a rail that is slid along a rail-meeting vertical lever. A telescopic arm 206 is also revealed in figure 2, which arm enables the table 208 to be translated along said arm. A handle for ei.th.er controlling the vertical position of the table of for manually translating and/or rotating the table is identified as 210. It must be emphasized that the means for vertically adjusting the carrier, and therefore also the table, can comprise pneumatic means, hydraulic means or electrically driven, means.
In addition, the table 104, 208, 308 may also he mounted at the carrier 204, 304 or at the telescopic arms 206, 306, via a tilting unit that enables the table to be tilted, for further facilitated operation of sliding luggage items onto or from the table.
Figures 3-5 as attached to illustrate the proposed usage of the arrangement of the present invention. It can be mentioned that the arrangement can just as well be used to transferring luggage items from one container device to another container device or from one place to another place.
It is presented vertical lever 302, 402. 502 along which the carrier 304 can be slid by means for vertically adjusting said carrier along said lever, A transversal telescopic arm 404 as well as a lateral telescopic arm 406 is also depicted to enable free motion of table 308, 408, 504 in the horizontal plane, by manually moving said table horizontally by a handle, for instance handle 412, 506.
Further it is illustrated that a luggage item such as a suitcase 310, 410, 508 is transferred on the table between a conveyor belt 314, 420, 516 and a container unit 316, 416, 510, such as a Unit Loading Device, ULD, The conveyor belt can either transport luggage items 312, 418, 514 to or from the arrangement. The container unit 316, 416, 510 can be loaded to comprise a number of suitcases of which two suitcases 318, 512 are illustrated in figures 3-5. Figure 4 clearly illustrates that the horizontally adjustable and manually
translatable/rotatable table 408 can reach awkward positions within the container unit 416, such that suitcase 414 can be easily slid onto the table 408 or from the table at the proper vertical level. The table 408 can be configured with means 410 for reducing the friction between a suitcase lying on the upper surface of the table. Such means 410 can comprise rollers, or spheres or even a combination of rollers and spheres, enabling a facilitated sliding motion of the suitcase relative to the table 408 by manual interaction by service staff personnel.
Alternatively, the upper surface may be configured with a layer of a fluoropolymer such as tetra-fluoro ethane, for facilitated sliding of luggage items.
Figures 3-5 further illustrate the arrangement being floor based, where a container 316 is configured with rotatable wheels 320 for facilitated feeding of empty or full container devices for the arrangement of the present invention.
Moreover the arrangement may alternatively be mounted in a ceiling wherewith the vertical lever typically is attached in the ceiling of a building housing the arrangement.
It must also be emphasized that, the present invention can be varied in many ways. The presented embodiments of the present invention are only examples of embodiments that are comprised within the present invention. it can be mentioned that the arrangement is configured for transporting or transferring luggage from a conveyor lateral or a conveyor carousel to a trolley or from a trolley to a conveyor lateral, or a conveyor carousel.
Among the advantages of the embodiments of the present invention the following can be mentioned: The arrrangement for transferring luggage items to or from an aircraft container has the advantage that the arrangement lifts the luggage to be transferred instead of having service staff personnel to lift said luggage items. This has several ergonomics advantages.
If is moreover a great advantage that the arrangement is configured and designed to be able to carry loads in the formi of special luggage up to 100 kg.
Each aircraft container can be filled to a higher degree since the arrangement is configured to translate each luggage item to a position in the container where a space id located.

Claims

1. An arrangement (100, 200) for transferring luggage items from a conveyor belt into a container device, or transferring luggage items from a container device onto a conveyor belt, said arrangement comprising:
- a frame structure (102) having a vertical lever (202) and a carrier (204) mounted for slidable motion along said vertical lever,
means for vertically adjusting the carrier (204) along said vertical lever, and
a table (104, 206) oriented horizontally and telescopically mounted onto said carrier (204) for enabling positioning of the table in the horizontal plane relative to the carrier,
whereby each luggage item can easily be transferred into the container device or transferred from said container device by vertically adjusting and horizontally position the table and sliding the luggage item on the table, such that the interior space of the container device can be fully accessed.
2. The arrangement (100, 200) of claim 1 , wherein the means for vertically
adjusting the carrier, comprises one of pneumatic means, hydraulic means and electrically driven means.
3. The arrangement (100, 200) of claim 1 or 2, wherein the table (104, 206) is telescopically mounted in both a lateral and a transversal direction in the horizontal plane.
4. The arrangement (100, 200) of claim 1-3, wherein the table (104, 206) in
addition is axial ly mounted enabling rotation of said table in the horizontal plane,
5. The arrangement (100, 200) of claim 1-4, wherein an upper surface of the
horizontally oriented table (104, 206) is designed for enabling sliding of luggage items onto or from the table.
6. The arrangement (100, 200) of claim 5, wherein the upper surface of the table (104, 206) and comprises a layer of tetra-fluoro ethene,
7. The arrangement (100, 200) of claim 5, wherein the upper surface is configured with rollers and/or spheres (106), for enabling lateral and transversal motion of the luggage item relative to the upper surface of the table,
8. The arrangement (100, 200) of claim 1-7, wherein the table further is mounted, onto said carrier via a tilting unit, enabling additional tilting of the table,
9. The arrangement (100, 200) of any of claims 1 -8, wherein the table further comprises a first handle (108, 208) with which the means for vertically adjusting the carrier along said vertical lever (202) is controlled,
10. The arrangement (100, 200) of any of claims 1-9, wherein the table further comprises a second handle for manual translation and/or rotation of the table relative to the frame structure.
11. The arrangement (100, 200) of any of claims 1-10, wherein the frame structure is floor based or mounted in a ceiling structure of a building housing the arrangement.
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