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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2016
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Airbus Operations Sas, Toulouse, FR;
Airbus Sas, Blagnac, FR;
Dietrich Lampe, Dresden, DE;
Kai Christensen, Bösel, DE;
Claude Cuiller, d'Estretefonds, FR;
Pierre-Eric Dereux, Colomiers, FR;
Frank Feest, Toulouse, FR;
Hyung-Jo Kim, Colomiers, FR;
Knut Niemeck, Hamburg, DE;
Kathryn Waidelich, Beauzelle, FR;
Abstract
A device and method for moving cargo above a floor inside an aircraft comprises a rigid under-floor. The device comprises a body part for supporting the weight of the cargo, lifting means and for lowering the body part from its lifted position into a retracted position, and a drive unit for moving the body part. The method comprises the steps of providing at least two devices in an aircraft, positioning the devices beneath the cargo, wherein the body parts of the devices are in their retracted positions. The body parts are lifted such that the weight of the cargo is supported by the body parts and the cargo is lifted above the floor. The cargo is then moved to a desired position and lowered into their retracted positions such that the cargo is lowered and the devices are moved away vertically from the cargo.