Bridges
AssigneePearson Engineering Limited
InventorRichard Cronk
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Abstract
A deployable bridge carried on or by a vehicle, the bridge being movable from a stowed position to a deployed position, in which a bridge launch mechanism is provided and has only a single actuator.
Claims20
A launch and recovery mechanism for a deployable bridge comprising one or more bridge sections movable from a stowed position on a vehicle to a deployed position, wherein said recovery mechanism has only a single actuator, said single actuator powers and controls bridge deployment using a launch sequence, in which bridge recovery is powered and controlled by said single actuator, and in which bridge recovery is achieved by the reverse of said launch sequence.
A mobile bridge system comprising a deployable bridge consisting of one bridge section movable from a stowed position on a vehicle to a deployed position on the ground, the system comprises a bridge launch and recovery mechanism, the bridge launch and recovery mechanism consisting of a single actuator, said single actuator powers and controls deployment of the bridge section using a launch sequence, and bridge recovery is powered and controlled by the single actuator, and in which bridge recovery is achieved by the reverse of said launch sequence.
A mobile bridge system for deploying a bridge from a vehicle or a vehicle trailer comprising a deployable bridge comprising a plurality of bridge sections being movable from a stowed position to a deployed position, the mobile bridge system comprises a bridge launch and recovery mechanism, the bridge launch and recovery mechanism having only a single actuator, said single actuator powers and controls deployment of a first bridge section using a launch sequence.
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