Cargo carrier for receiving in cargo area of aircraft with movable rolling elements

Abstract

The invention relates to a cargo carrier for receiving in a cargo area of an aircraft, comprising a base element having a support side and a base surface, the base surface being arranged on a side of the base element facing away from the support side, the support side being provided with a plurality of rolling elements. Each of the rolling elements is rotatably held on a holder about an axis of rotation, each of the holders being movable between an extended position and a retracted position, the spacing of the rolling elements from the base surface being greater in the extended position than in the retracted position. The rotational axes of the rolling elements are arranged on a common rotational axis plane when the holder is in the extended position, the rolling elements being held on the base element in such a way that the rotational axis of each of the rolling elements can be rotated about a vertical axis, the vertical axis extends parallel and spaced apart from an axis extending through the axis of rotation of the rolling element and perpendicular to the plane of the axis of rotation.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a cargo carrier for accommodation in a cargo area of ​​an aircraft. Background technique [0002] It is known from the prior art that the cargo area of ​​an aircraft is loaded in such a way that the individual cargo elements are accommodated by cargo carriers or so-called cargo containers made of a dimensionally stable material, such as aluminium, and these cargo carriers are Or the cargo container is then transported into the cargo area. For this purpose, on the one hand, a first conveying device is required, by means of which the cargo containers are conveyed, for example, from the skid area to the entrance into the cargo area. On the other hand, it is known to provide a second conveying device (eg a conveyor belt assembly or a roller system) inside the cargo area, with which the cargo containers can be conveyed in the cargo area from the entrance on their underside to the final position. [0003] Both the cargo co...

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Problems solved by technology

The problem here is that the cargo carrier has to be moved past the loading hatch obliquely relative to the plane of the floor of the cargo area, wherein when the loaded cargo carrier is brought obliquely to the loading hatch, its cross-section is too large instead of going through the loading hatch

[0008] Another problem that arises due to the inclination of the conveyor belt between the skid area and the loading hatch in the cargo area is that the base surface of the cargo carrier on which the cargo is placed is inclined during transport by the conveyor belt, which can lead to Sliding on the base

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