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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2021
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Oliver Nuessen, Bremen, DE;
Martin Guse, Hamburg, DE;
Dirk Meiranke, Hamburg, DE;
Sascha Nowarre, Riede, DE;
Dennis Fischer, Hamburg, DE;
Uwe Panzram, Ganderkesee, DE;
Matthias Horst, Ganderkesee, DE;
Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
In an aircraft, latches are used to secure cargo within the cargo hold of the aircraft. Such latches include a base plate configured for rigid attachment to a surface of the cargo hold, a latch head attached to the base plate and configured to prevent a movement of at least one cargo unit in a Y-direction and a Z-direction and to allow a movement of the at least one cargo unit in an X-direction, and a roller assembly attached to the base plate, opposite the latch head, and comprising at least one roller, the roller being configured to provide a vertical support to the at least one cargo unit in the Z-direction while allowing the movement of the at least one cargo unit in the X-direction.