Aircraft cargo compartment container crane system

摘要

An aircraft cargo compartment container crane system including an aircraft having an upper passenger compartment and at least one lower cargo compartment, wherein the passenger compartment and the cargo compartment are separated by a floor and a crane assembly connected to a structural element of the cargo compartment beneath the floor, wherein the crane assembly is configured to lift and move a cargo container within the cargo compartment along a longitudinal axis of the aircraft.

主权项

1. An aircraft cargo compartment container crane system comprising:
an aircraft comprising an upper passenger compartment and at least one lower cargo compartment, said cargo compartment being defined by a floor of said passenger compartment and a container support floor; and a crane assembly disposed entirely within said cargo compartment beneath said floor, said crane assembly being configured to lift a cargo container from said container support floor and move said cargo container within said cargo compartment along a longitudinal axis of said aircraft, said crane assembly comprising:
at least one laterally opposed pair of lifting arms movable into engagement with opposed side walls of said cargo container, at least one lifting arm of said pair of lifting arms comprising an upper end extending downwardly into said cargo compartment and a lower end disposed at a non-zero angle relative to said upper end, wherein said lower end engages a portion of at least one side wall.