An apparatus for loading a payload 108 into a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a payload transporter 104 comprising a cradle 106 configured to support the payload; one or more winches 114 configured to be removably attached to a vehicle; one or more fixing points 110 configured to be removably attached to the vehicle; and one or more lifting straps 120 configured to be secured between the one or more winches 114 and the one or more fixing points 110 and to lift the cradle from the payload transporter into a payload bay 102 of the vehicle. The payload transporter may comprise a plurality of alignment lasers that project a beam of visible light onto the underside of the vehicle to provide a verification of alignment and correct positioning of the payload.
Payload loading apparatus
30.07.2025
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B66D Haspeln , CAPSTANS / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen |
Europäisches Patentamt | 2025
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