Fully automatic auxiliary restraint for cargo system
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsBhargav Hoskote Hanumantha Rao, Sayooj Adavalath Puthiyaveettil
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Abstract
A cargo handling system is disclosed herein. The cargo handling system includes a ball panel for moving and storing cargo and a cargo restraining device disposed within the ball panel. The cargo restraining device includes a base, a restraint head having a gear assembly and secured to the base by a shaft coupled to the gear assembly, a motor coupled to the base, and a worm gear assembly coupled to the motor and the gear assembly, the worm gear assembly configured to engage the gear assembly to extend and retract the restraint head.
Claims15
A cargo handling system, comprising:
- a ball panel for moving and storing cargo;
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- a cargo restraining device disposed within the ball panel, the cargo restraining device including:
- a base;
- a restraint head having a gear assembly and secured to the base by a shaft coupled to the gear assembly;
- a motor coupled to the base;
- a worm gear assembly coupled to the motor and the gear assembly, the worm gear assembly configured to engage the gear assembly to extend and retract the restraint head;
- a motor shaft assembly coupled to the base, wherein the motor is coupled to the motor shaft assembly;
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- a shaft coupler, a first end of the shaft coupler coupled to the motor and a second end of the shaft coupler coupled to the worm gear assembly.
A cargo restraining device, comprising:
- a base;
- a restraint head having a gear assembly and secured to the base by a shaft coupled to the gear assembly;
- a motor coupled to the base;
- a worm gear assembly coupled to the motor and the gear assembly, the worm gear assembly configured to engage the gear assembly to extend and retract the restraint head;
- a motor shaft assembly coupled to the base, wherein the motor is coupled to the motor shaft assembly;
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- a shaft coupler, a first end of the shaft coupler coupled to the motor and a second end of the shaft coupler coupled to the worm gear assembly.
A cargo restraining device, comprising:
- a base;
- a restraint head having a gear assembly and secured to the base by a shaft coupled to the gear assembly;
- a motor coupled to the base;
- a worm gear assembly coupled to the motor and the gear assembly, the worm gear assembly configured to engage the gear assembly to extend and retract the restraint head;
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- a lock pin assembly coupled to the base, wherein a first end of the worm gear assembly is coupled to the lock pin assembly and a second end of the worm gear assembly is coupled to the motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.