Maintenance cart for aircraft vehicle
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorGuy A. Lambiaso
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Abstract
A maintenance cart for use in an aircraft interior is disclosed. The maintenance cart has a pair of maintenance platforms which are capable of being disposed within the maintenance cart. A linear track mechanism is coupled to the maintenance platform which allows for the deployment of the maintenance platforms within an aircraft. A pair of deployable steps are provided which allow maintenance personnel to move through the maintenance cart to the fore or aft of an aircraft.
Claims12
A maintenance cart for use in the passenger compartment of a mobile platform, said maintenance cart comprising:
- a base having a pair of depending sidewalls;
- a walkway disposed between the sidewalls;
- a first maintenance platform capable of being disposed in a first position substantially parallel to said depending sidewalls and above the walkway;
- stairs hingeably coupled to said base, said stairs being capable of being rotated from a first position between the depending sidewalls to a second position;
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- a linear track mechanism coupled to said first maintenance platform, whereby said linear track mechanism is capable of moving said first maintenance platform from said first position to a second position substantially perpendicular to said depending sidewalls and above said walkway.
A maintenance cart for use on a mobile platform, comprising:
- a base portion defining a walkway;
- first and second sidewalls coupled to said base portion extending upwardly above the walkway;
- a central cavity defined by said base and sidewalls;
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- a maintenance platform coupled to the top of at least one of said first and second sidewalls and coupled to a linear track mechanism which is which enables said maintenance platform to be slidably received within said central cavity, said maintenance platform configured to move from a first position within said central cavity to a second position above and parallel to the walkway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.