Slide bushing supported aircraft cargo loading systems and methods
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsRichard A. Himmelmann, Stephen E. Tongue
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Abstract
A cargo management system is provided comprising a slide bushing supported cargo shuttle, an actuator coupled to a bushing slide plate; an aft shuttle drive belt coupled to the slide bushing supported cargo shuttle; and a forward shuttle drive belt coupled to the slide bushing supported cargo shuttle. Also disclosed is a slide bushing supported cargo shuttle comprising a housing, a bushing slide plate extendable from the housing via an actuator and a top surface of the bushing supported cargo shuttle and a power drive unit coupled to the top surface.
Claims15
A cargo management system comprising:
- a cargo shuttle having a slide bushing opposite a top surface;
- an actuator coupled to a bushing slide plate;
- an aft shuttle drive belt coupled to the cargo shuttle;
- and
- a forward shuttle drive belt coupled to the cargo shuttle.
A slide bushing supported cargo shuttle comprising:
- a housing;
- a bushing slide plate, wherein the bushing slide plate is extendable from the housing via an actuator;
- a top surface;
- and
- a power drive unit coupled to the top surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.