Cargo doors for payload bay having internal payload extension and retraction mechanism

US11401035B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Textron Innovations Inc. · US

Inventors

• James Everett Kooiman · Fort Worth, US
• Jeffrey Matthew Williams · Hudson Oaks, US
• Clegg Benjamin Brian Smith · Keller, US
• Michael E. Rinehart · Fort Worth, US
• Franklin Foster Caldwell · Oosterdijk, US
• Tjepke Heeringa · Dallas, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 6, 2020
• Grant date: Aug 2, 2022
• Expiry date: Sep 19, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC E): Fixed Constructions
• CPC primary: E05Y2900/531
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A system is described and includes a rack for carrying payload disposed in payload bay; a rack extension assembly for affecting linear displacement of the rack between a first position in which the rack is stowed within the payload bay and a second position in which the rack is supported outside the payload bay; a payload actuator system for selectively causing the rack extension assembly to move the rack between the first and second positions; a payload bay door; and a door actuator system for selectively opening and closing the payload bay door.