| 摘要 |
According to the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for unloading the contents of containers, particularly but not exclusively luggage containers used in aircraft. The apparatus comprises a decanter apparatus for tilting each container towards an open side thereof at a discharge station and a fence arranged to hold back the contents of at least one region of said container until the contents of at least one other region have been discharged as a result of the tilting, the fence being arranged for relative vertical movement with respect to said open side to permit discharge of the regions of said container in a predetermined order. Advantageously, a conveyor onto which the said contents are thus discharged is arranged to be lowered in conjunction with the said fence and with a chute projecting from and aligned with the upper edge of the fence. The containers may be placed in turn on the decanter apparatus in the upright position and then tilted towards an open side of the container against a fence which is arranged initially to close the open side except for the upper part thereof, and is then moved downwardly towards the container base thus permitting progressive discharge of the container. Alternatively the fence and chute form a part of the decanter apparatus and are tilted into the discharge attitude with the container, which is then moved upwards past the fence.
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