Freight loading system
US6517028B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D2009/006
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A loading system for loading a cargo deck in a cargo space of an aircraft with cargo holders is proposed, in which there are provided two pairs of mounting tracks with support rollers and transverse cargo latches, a middle mounting rail for the attachment of transverse cargo latches, and rows of side-mounted transverse cargo latches. The distance between the outer mounting track of each pair of mounting, tracks and the middle mounting rail corresponds to a first, lesser fixation distance of relatively smaller cargo holders (LD2). The distance between the outer mounting track of one pair and the inner mounting track of the opposite pair corresponds to a second, greater transverse fixation distance of relatively larger cargo holders (LD3). As a result it is possible to load a cargo space optimally even if the construction of the aircraft produces constrictions of the cargo space.
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