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Cargo area of an airport

  • US 9,387,986 B2
  • Filed: 09/27/2007
  • Issued: 07/12/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A cargo area of an airport, comprising:

  • a transporting path;

    a transverse transporting path connected to the transporting path;

    a land side for connecting to a road and/or railroad, the land side including a first area for loading and unloading;

    an air side for connecting to an apron of the airport, the air side including a second area for loading and unloading;

    a main store located in the cargo area of the airport and connected to the transporting path by the transverse transporting path;

    the transporting path bypassing the main store and is being provided for transporting a plurality of aircraft loading units directly from the land side to the air side and directly from the air side to the land side;

    interim vertical stores each being distinct from the main store and having storage levels, each interim vertical store including a plurality of storage levels arranged one above the other and each interim vertical store including a lifting device, the lifting device lifting the aircraft loading units from the transporting path onto an assigned storage level of a respective interim vertical store for storage;

    the lifting devices being arranged centrally in the interim vertical stores such that the storage levels of the interim vertical stores are arranged on opposite sides of the lifting devices, and the lifting devices each including a transferring capability, the transferring capability configured for transferring the aircraft loading units into the storage levels on either side of the lifting devices and for receiving the aircraft loading units from the storage levels on the either side of the lifting devices;

    the interim vertical stores being arranged above and alongside the transporting path;

    the interim vertical stores providing buffer storage of the aircraft loading units within the cargo area of the airport prior to assembling cargo to be assigned to an aircraft or a vehicle in a desired order;

    the main store being configured for storing aircraft loading units for a longer period of time than the interim vertical stores; and

    the main store being provided for storing a further plurality of aircraft loading units.

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