Ground vehicle for maneuvering aircraft

US4836734A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Krauss-Mafei AG · DE

Inventors

• Juergen Pollner · Munich, DE
• Gregor Trummer · Aschering, DE
• Peter Moelzer · Markt Indersdorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 28, 1988
• Grant date: Jun 6, 1989
• Expiry date: Mar 28, 2008

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64F1/227
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A shunting vehicle for maneuvering aircraft on the ground equipped with an ascent and arresting device for the aircraft front undercarriages which overcomes the problem of the stepping out of the undercarriage in the upward direction and tilting off of the rear and, secondly, the problem of accepting front undercarriages equipped with stone guards. A pivoting ramp with automatically pivoting cams which pivot as a function of the pivoting motion of the ram is provided. Additional stationary and mobile elements of the arresting device prevent escape of the bow wheels in the upward or rearward directions. The ramp, and thus the cams, are actuated by a piston-cylinder unit, two toggle lever systems, and a sliding link guide.