Sorting device and method for sorting goods in transit for an aircraft
AssigneeAirbus Deutschland GmbH
InventorsClaus Hoffjann, Hansgeorg Schuldzig
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Abstract
A sorting device and a method for sorting goods in transit for an aircraft are disclosed. The sorting device includes a sorting region with a sorting unit and a storage region. The sorting region is adapted such that goods in transit are capable of being provided to the sorting region in an undetermined first arrangement. The sorting region includes a longitudinal axis, where a sorting unit may be moved along the longitudinal axis of the sorting region. The sorting unit is capable of sorting the goods in transit from an undetermined first arrangement to a predetermined second arrangement, where the goods in transit may be provided in the predetermined second arrangement in the storage region.
Claims21
A passenger aircraft, the passenger aircraft being capable of using a sorting device, wherein the sorting device comprises a sorting region, the sorting region comprising a sorting unit adapted for sorting goods in transit and a longitudinal axis, wherein the sorting unit is moveable along the longitudinal axis of the sorting region, the passenger aircraft comprising:
- a passenger cabin capable of accommodating passengers;
- a transport unit;
- and
- a storage region in the passenger aircraft;
- wherein the sorting device is adapted such that goods in transit are
- conveyed to the storage region in a predetermined arrangement using the transport unit and are accessible by passengers travelling in the passenger cabin of the aircraft.
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