Patent · US Active

Transport cart for loading an aircraft galley

US8622403B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

5References

14Claims

0Family size

Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Joyce Tan · Hamburg, DE
Andreas Baatz · Sauensiek, DE
Robert J. Henshaw · Newnan, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 20, 2009
Grant date	Jan 7, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 1, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB62B2203/74
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a transport cart (10) for loading an aircraft galley, comprising a base element (12) and a plurality of wheels (14) attached to the base element (12). Two frame elements (20, 24) are connected to the base element (12) and disposed at a distance from each other. A first guide device (28, 28′, 28″) is set up for engaging a complementary second guide device formed on a box that is receivable in the aircraft galley to be loaded and for transporting on the transport cart (10). The first guide device (28, 28′, 28″) is further set up for securing the box against displacement on the transport cart (10) in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis (L) of the transport cart (10) when engaged with the complementary second guide device formed on the box. The transport cart (10) finally comprises a locking mechanism (40, 40′) which is set up for securing the box against displacement on the transport cart in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis (L) of the transport cart (10).

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.