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US 10,005,557 B2Granted
Pressure compensating air curtain for air cushion supported cargo loading platform
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorRichard Himmelmann
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Abstract
An air cushion cargo shuttle includes a frame having a channel, an air curtain disposed within the channel of the frame, an air blower configured to blow air into an air volume beneath the air cushion cargo shuttle, and an air cushion formed by the air curtain configured to maintain the air volume.
Claims4
An air cushion cargo shuttle, comprising:
- a frame having a channel;
- an air curtain disposed within the channel of the frame;
- an air blower configured to blow air into an air volume beneath the air cushion cargo shuttle;
- an air cushion formed by the air curtain configured to maintain the air volume;
- and
- a seal spring positioned above and configured to exert a downward pressure on the air curtain
- wherein air from the air volume passes through a pressure supply hole of the frame and into the channel of the frame to contact the seal spring;
- wherein the air curtain comprises a sealing point configured to form a seal against a floor panel;
- and
- wherein the seal spring comprises a metallic material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.