A cargo management system is provided comprising an air cushion cargo shuttle, an air cushion cargo shuttle, an air blower configured to blow air beneath the air cushion cargo shuttle and a shuttle drive unit that interacts with a linear guide rail and configured to cause linear motion, wherein the shuttle drive unit is configured for self-propulsion.
SELF PROPELLED AIR CUSHION SUPPORTED AIRCRAFT CARGO LOADING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
SELBSTANGETRIEBENE LUFTKISSENGETRAGENE FLUGZEUGFRACHTLADESYSTEME UND -VERFAHREN
SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS DE CHARGEMENT DE FRET SUPPORTÉ PAR COUSSIN D'AIR AUTO-PROPULSÉ
2016-04-13
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B60V Luftkissenfahrzeuge , AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES / 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 / B65G TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS , Transport- oder Lagervorrichtungen, z.B. Förderer zum Laden oder Abladen |
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