Transport system for articles, in particular containers for baggage pieces, and control method for the transport system

A method of transporting articles, in particular containers for baggage pieces, comprising the steps of:

• providing an elevator with an elevator conveyor for movement between a lower conveyor and an upper conveyor which are spaced-apart in a vertical direction to thereby define a lower end position in which the elevator conveyor is in alignment with the lower conveyor to form a lower transport path for transfer of articles from the lower conveyor to the elevator, and an upper end position in which the elevator conveyor is in alignment with the upper conveyor to form an upper transport path for transfer of articles from the upper conveyor to the elevator;
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• controlling the transfer of the articles from the conveyors to the elevator and from the elevator to the conveyors in dependence on a vertical position of the elevator in response to an indication that the elevator has reached an upper trigger position in relation to the one plane during movement from the lower end position to the upper end position, and in response to an indication that the elevator has reached a lower trigger position in relation to the other plane during movement from the upper end position to the lower end position.

A method of transporting articles, in particular containers for baggage pieces, comprising the steps of:

• providing an elevator which has an elevator conveyor and is movable between a lower conveyor and an upper conveyor which are spaced-apart in a vertical direction to thereby define a lower end position in which the elevator conveyor is in alignment with the lower conveyor to form a lower transport path for transfer of articles from the lower conveyor to the elevator, and an upper end position in which the elevator conveyor is in alignment with the upper conveyor to form an upper transport path for transfer of articles from the upper conveyor to the elevator;
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• controlling the transfer of the articles from the conveyors to the elevator and from the elevator to the conveyors in dependence on a vertical position of the elevator starting operation of the elevator conveyor, when the elevator reaches an upper trigger position during movement from the lower end position to the upper end position, and by starting operation of the elevator conveyor, when the elevator reaches a lower trigger position during movement from the upper end position to the lower end position.