Handling system for handling objects in a vehicle, storage device and method for handling objects in a vehicle

US9783301B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

• Ralf Schliwa · Hamburg, DE
• Homayoun Dilmaghani · Fonsorbes, FR
• Ulrich Pohl · Bremen, DE
• Herbert Steinbeck · Hamburg, DE
• Maria Strasdas · Jork, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 20, 2012
• Grant date: Oct 10, 2017
• Expiry date: Mar 1, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64D11/0007
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A handling system for handling objects in a vehicle comprises a storage apparatus that is positionable outside a vehicle cabin, an access device that is positionable in a vehicle cabin, and a transport device for transporting objects between the storage apparatus and the access device. The storage apparatus comprises a storage space and a connection station that is connectable to the transport device, wherein the storage apparatus comprises at least one drive device for moving carriers on which objects to be stored are held. The handling system comprises at least one guiding device that with the drive device guides the carriers on at least one circular path within the storage space. The storage space thus comprises a vertical flat shape that results in a significantly smaller reduction in the available cargo volume in a vehicle, while at the same time maximizing the design space available for passenger seats.