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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2011
Applicants:
Laurent Decoux, Reffannes, FR;
Eric Enault, Reffannes, FR;
Nicholas Vermalle, Reffannes, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd., Lod, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/10 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01); B64F 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/22 (2013.01); Y02T 50/826 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plane tractor that grips a nose gear of a plane is disclosed, which includes: a chassis; wheel modules connected to the chassis, with each wheel module including at least one actuator for inducing a vertical movement of the wheel module in relation to the chassis; a gripping platform for gripping the nose gear of a plane, with the platform together with the chassis having freedom of movement substantially in circular translation; and a damping and actuating means connecting the platform and the chassis.