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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2014
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Airbus S.a.s., Blagnac, FR;
Uwe Panzram, Ganderkesee, DE;
Joerg Klockgether, Toulouse, FR;
Philippe Le Bigot, Blagnac, FR;
Peter Esteie, Tournefeuille AA, FR;
Netra Gowda, Toulouse, FR;
AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH, Hamburg, DE;
AIRBUS S.A.S., Blagnac, FR;
Abstract
A system for loading and unloading a cargo compartment of a vehicle, such as an aircraft, with a cargo receiving device is provided. The system includes a cargo receiving device including a base structure arrangement having a horizontal lower contact surface, and a locking mechanism configured to engage one or more corresponding holding members provided in a cargo compartment of a vehicle. The system also includes a transport device including a horizontal upper contact surface configured to be disposed in abutting contact to said lower contact surface, a drive unit configured to initiate horizontal movement of the transport device, a lift unit configured to initiate vertical movement of the upper contact surface, and an actuating unit configured to actuate the locking mechanism of the cargo receiving device.