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Device for providing conditioned air to aircraft

An aircraft, air technology used in aircraft parts, ground installations, transportation and packaging to solve problems that can damage hoses and hose drives, reduce sensor reliability, contaminate strips, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2019-11-26
THYSSENKRUPP AIRPORT SYST +1
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During use, the markers often come into contact with the ground, so they can be torn off after a while; dust can also contaminate the strip, reducing the reliability of the sensor
Damage to the hose and hose driver as the drive will not stop even when the hose is in the fully retracted or extracted position

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[0020] figure 1 The aircraft 1 is shown normally at the airport gate. The wheels of the aircraft 1 stand on the ground 3 of the airport apron. The passenger boarding bridge 2 is parked on the aircraft 1 .

[0021] Attached to the passenger boarding bridge 2 is a device 10 of the invention adapted to provide conditioned air to an aircraft 10 . The device 10 comprises a hose 14 having an outlet end 15 with a nozzle 17 suitable for attachment to the aircraft 1 . The hose 14 has an inlet end 16 positioned to receive conditioned air from a telescoping supply tube 26 or flexible supply hose (not shown).

[0022] The device 10 comprises a housing 11 for housing a hose 14 in a retracted position. A hose drive 18 for pushing the hose 14 in an outward direction O or pulling the hose 14 in an inward direction I is mounted in the housing 11 . The hose driver 18 is located near the housing outlet end 12 so that the portion of the hose 14 pushed by the hose driver 18 is pushed through ...

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Abstract

A device (10) adapted to provide conditioned air to an aircraft (1), comprising a housing (11) having an housing outlet end (12), a longitudinally collapsible hose (13) at least partially accommodatedwithin said housing (11), the hose (13) having a hose outlet end (15) to be attached to the aircraft (1), a hose drive (18) adapted for extracting the hose (14) out of and retracting the hose (14) into the housing (11), the hose drive (18) is adapted to contact the surface of the hose (14) to selectively push the hose (14) in a first direction (O) outward from the housing (11) or pull the hose (14) in a second direction (I) inwards to the housing (11), a drive control (19) for controlling the hose drive (18), an outward marker (21) attached to the hose (14), at least one sensor (20) for detecting the presence of said outward marker (21), wherein the hose comprises an extracted length at least twice the length of the housing, wherein the hose passes through the housing outlet end, whereinthe drive control (19) is adapted to respond to signals from said sensor (20) to control the hose drive (18), characterized in that the marker (21) is adapted to provide a magnetic signal or a radio signal to the sensor, to which the sensor is sensitive.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a device for supplying conditioned air to aircraft installed at airport gates. Background technique [0002] Devices of general type are described in WO 2014 108590 A2, US 2002 / 0195156 A1 and US 2009 / 0197516 A1. In particular, US 2009 / 0197516 A1 discloses a general type of device, an optical sensor for detecting the position of the hose during use, in particular whether the hose is in its fully withdrawn or retracted position. A reflective marker is thus provided on the hose, which cooperates with the sensor. During use, the markers often come into contact with the ground, so they can be torn off after a while; dust can also contaminate the strip, reducing the reliability of the sensor. Since the drive will not stop even when the hose is in the fully retracted or extracted position, damage to the hose and hose driver can result. Contents of the invention [0003] The object of the present invention is to improve th...

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IPC IPC(8): B64F1/36
CPCB64F1/362
Inventor 约瑟·曼纽尔·阿杜拉费尔南德斯安东尼奥·穆里亚斯·贝梅乔
Owner THYSSENKRUPP AIRPORT SYST
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