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US 2016/0101861 A1Published application
Pressure Compensating Air Curtain for Air Cushion Supported Cargo Loading Platform
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorRichard Himmelmann
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Abstract
The present disclosure includes cargo loading systems and components including cargo systems utilizing one or more air cushions to elevate one or more cargo shuttles. The air cushions are formed by one or more air curtains, which include pressure compensating seals. The seals allow the air curtains to contact and seal against a floor panel, reducing leakage from the air cushion.
Claims15
A cargo loading system, comprising:
- a cargo shuttle having a frame;
- and
- an air cushion located beneath the cargo shuttle, wherein air cushion is formed by an air curtain positioned within a channel of the frame, wherein the frame comprises an air supply hole in fluid communication with the channel and the air cushion
A pressure compensating air cushion of a cargo system, comprising:
- an air cushion formed by an air curtain positioned within a channel of a frame;
- and
- a pressure compensating seal comprising a seal spring positioned above and configured to exert a downward pressure on the air curtain.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.