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.
Claims20
A cargo handling system, comprising:
- a ball panel for moving and storing cargo;
- and
- 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;
- 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.
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;
- 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.
A system, comprising:
- a motor;
- a worm gear assembly coupled to the motor;
- a restraint head assembly including a gear, the gear coupled to the worm gear assembly;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the memory comprising instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor:
- send a first current to the motor to rotate in a first direction to extend the restraint head assembly;
- and
- stop the first current to the motor in response to the motor rotating a first number of rotations, locking the restraint head assembly in an extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.