CARGO HANDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

A cargo handling system (106) is configured to load and unload a cargo container (130,131) with respect to a cargo holding area of a vehicle. The cargo handling system includes parallel roller tracks (108) extending from a floor. The roller tracks are separated by a clearance space (120). The roller...

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Main Authors BROWN, Douglas Alan, RIDDLE, Avery, VANDEWALL, Cynthia A, CLOS, William Robert, HILLS, Karen L
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 31.05.2023
Subjects
AIRCRAFT
ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT
FLYING SUITS
PARACHUTES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A cargo handling system (106) is configured to load and unload a cargo container (130,131) with respect to a cargo holding area of a vehicle. The cargo handling system includes parallel roller tracks (108) extending from a floor. The roller tracks are separated by a clearance space (120). The roller tracks include rollers that are configured to rotatably support the cargo container. A mobile cargo mover (200) is configured to move within the clearance space. The cargo mover is configured to engage the cargo container to move the cargo container on the roller tracks (108). The cargo mover is configured to disengage the cargo container to move away from the cargo container.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20170203779