Top door system for a top-loadable cargo container
AssigneeModalis S.A.S.
InventorBernard Mei
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Abstract
An automated top door system is provided for selectively closing and opening a cargo container for top loading of cargo. The top door system includes: a door panel, a rotary actuator driven by a motor, and a coupling means connecting the door panel and the rotary actuator. The door panel is a self-supporting structural lightweight door panel, and the coupling means, which is a separate part or is part of said door panel, is configured to provide rotational movement of the door panel around a rotational axis of the rotary actuator, in response to the rotary movement provided by the rotary actuator, when in use. A top-loadable cargo container includes an automated top door system; and uses of the automated top door system in transport vehicles.
Claims20
An automated top door system for selectively closing and opening a cargo container for top loading of cargo, the top door system comprising:
- a door panel,
- a rotary actuator driven by a motor, and
- a coupling means connecting said door panel and said rotary actuator,
- wherein said door panel is a frameless, self-supporting structural door panel, and said coupling means is a separate part or is part of said door panel and is configured to provide rotational movement of said door panel around a rotational axis of the rotary actuator, in response to the rotary movement provided by the rotary actuator, when in use,
- wherein said coupling means is provided by said door panel on a side wall of the door panel to provide a club-shaped surface for coupling to said rotational axis of the rotary actuator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.