A belt loader for an aircraft comprising a wheeled chassis 2 and a conveyor section 4 mounted on the chassis via front 6 and rear 8 support structures adapted to permit adjustment of angle of inclination of the conveyor section, said front and rear support structures being adapted such that the forward end of the conveyor section is constrained to move in a substantially vertical plane as the angle of inclination of the conveyor section is adjusted. The front support structure may comprise a forward support strut with an upper end pivotally coupled to the conveyor section and a lower end pivotally connected to the chassis, the lower pivot being slideably engaged with the chassis to permit the lower pivot to slide along a length of the chassis, and a linkage strut connecting the chassis and a pivot point on the forward support strut. The rear support structure may comprise a rear support strut having a lower end pivotally coupled to the chassis and an upper end pivotally coupled to the conveyor section, said upper pivot being slideably engaged with the conveyor section.
Belt loader
2023-05-17
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | 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 / 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 |