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Air passenger bridge having safety device for protecting an aircraft door

US10611500B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

HÜBNER GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Uwe Bittroff · Vellmar, DE
Dirk Kessler · San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 5, 2019
Grant date	Apr 7, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 5, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S17/933
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An air passenger bridge with a coupling module for coupling to an aircraft, wherein the coupling module has a floor device. The floor device has a front edge, whereas said floor device with said front edge can be traveled towards a fuselage of an aircraft in a region below an aircraft door, and wherein a safety device is configured to avoid a collision of the floor device with the aircraft door. The safety device has at least one contactlessly acting proximity sensor that is integrated in the floor device.

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