The present invention relates to a vehicle (8) comprising a platform (81) for supporting a container C and a loading system configured to push a container C from the platform (81) onto a structure adjacent the vehicle (8) and/or pull a container C from a structure adjacent the vehicle (8) onto the platform (81). The loading system may be used to load a container onto the platform and/or unload a container from the platform. The vehicle (8) may be an airside vehicle and the container C may be a unit load device (ULD). The loading system may comprise one or more loading arms 3a, 3b which may extend to push a container from the platform and/or retract to pull a container onto the platform. Also disclosed are a loading arm and methods of loading and/or unloading a container.
Apparatus, systems, and vehicles for airside container loading and unloading
2023-08-30
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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