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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2021
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Ralf Schliwa, Hamburg, DE;
Thomas Grabow, Hamburg, DE;
Christian Seibt, Hamburg, DE;
Hans-Gerhard Giesa, Hamburg, DE;
Jörg Cremers, Hamburg, DE;
Hermann Benthien, Hamburg, DE;
Konstantin Kallergis, Hamburg, DE;
Lars Uwe Hansen, Hamburg, DE;
Gunda Hülsen, Hamburg, DE;
Dirk Meiranke, Hamburg, DE;
Paul Wichtmann, Hamburg, DE;
AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
A freight carrier configured to be received in an aircraft cargo hold, a system of one or more such freight carriers and a receiving platform, and a platform, are each provided. The freight carrier includes a floor element having a resting surface configured to lie on a floor surface of a cargo hold of an aircraft. The freight carrier is configured such that its resting surface can be moved over a floor surface in a floor plane. The floor element has a base element having a base surface. The base surface is situated on the base element such that the base surface faces away from the resting surface. The resting surface is provided with an arrangement to allow the freight carrier to be slid over the floor surface. The floor element has a cavity which extends toward the base surface between the front portion and the rear portion.