Beacon docking system with visual guidance display
First Claim
1. A kit for retrofitting an aircraft, the aircraft having a space contained within a side-wall thereof, the side-wall including an interior wall defining an interior surface of the side-wall and an outer wall defining an exterior surface of the side-wall, the kit comprising:
- a transceiver including a transmitter portion for being fixedly mounted within the space between the interior wall and the exterior wall and for transmitting an electromagnetic signal within a predetermined region of the electromagnetic spectrum; and
, a mount for securing the transceiver within the space.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for aligning one end of a passenger loading bridge to an aircraft. The apparatus includes a mounting structure and a transceiver including a transmitter portion. The transceiver is for being fixedly mounted, via the mounting structure, at a location within a space that is contained within a side-wall of the aircraft between an interior wall defining an interior surface of the side-wall and an outer wall defining an exterior surface of the side-wall. The transceiver is for wirelessly providing a signal within a predetermined region of the electromagnetic spectrum, the signal comprising information relating to a location of a doorway relative to a location of the transceiver.
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23 Claims
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1. A kit for retrofitting an aircraft, the aircraft having a space contained within a side-wall thereof, the side-wall including an interior wall defining an interior surface of the side-wall and an outer wall defining an exterior surface of the side-wall, the kit comprising:
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a transceiver including a transmitter portion for being fixedly mounted within the space between the interior wall and the exterior wall and for transmitting an electromagnetic signal within a predetermined region of the electromagnetic spectrum; and
,a mount for securing the transceiver within the space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12)
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11. An apparatus for aligning one end of a passenger loading bridge to an aircraft having a doorway, the doorway defined within a side-wall of the aircraft, the side-wall including an interior wall defining an interior surface of the side-wall and an outer wall defining an exterior surface of the side-wall, the aircraft having a space contained within the side-wall, the apparatus comprising:
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a mounting structure; and
,a transceiver including a transmitter portion for being fixedly mounted, via the mounting structure, at a location within the space between the interior wall and the exterior wall, the transceiver for wirelessly providing a signal within a predetermined region of the electromagnetic spectrum, the signal comprising information relating to a location of the doorway relative to the location of the transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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