A system for restraining a cargo container in a cabin of an aircraft is disclosed. The system may include a guide rail, a rail and a plurality of rollers. The guide rail spans a length of a seat track and is releasably coupled to the seat track at one or more locations on a bottom surface of the guide rail. The rail is attached to a surface of the cargo container. The rail engages with the guide rail. The plurality of roller are coupled to the guide rail. The rollers engage a surface of the rail. The rail has two side surfaces that partially enclose two side surfaces of the rollers. When the cargo container deviates from a path defined by the guide rail, one of the side surfaces of the rollers abuts one of the side surfaces of the rail.
System for transporting cargo in an aircraft passenger cabin
2023-08-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT |
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