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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2002
Kazuhide Konya, Mercer Island, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A servicing bridge ( ) for servicing a vehicle ( ) is provided including a main bridge section ( ) that is mechanically coupled to a terminal ( ) and a bridgehead ( ). A retractable bridge extension system ( ) is mechanically coupled to the bridgehead ( ). The extension system ( ) includes a bridge extension ( ) that mates a bridge floor ( ) to a vehicle floor ( ) and extends the servicing bridge ( ). A bridge extension bumper ( ) is mechanically coupled to the bridge extension ( ) and dampens contact between the bridge extension ( ) and the vehicle ( ). An extension mechanism ( ) is mechanically coupled to the bridge extension ( ) and the servicing bridge ( ) and actuates the bridge extension ( ).