Airline electrical ground cable feed out and retrieval storage apparatus
First Claim
1. An aircraft ground cable handling mechanism for use in the feed out, retrieval, and storage of an electrical cable, comprising, a storage compartment, a cable moving assembly housing, said storage compartment and assembly housing being in communication with each other, said assembly housing being arranged upwardly and extending forwardly of the said storage compartment, a pair of side walls forming the side walls for both the storage compartment and the assembly housing, a common upper wall for both the storage compartment and the assembly housing connecting to the said side walls, a back wall for the storage compartment connecting to the said side walls, a bottom wall for the storage compartment connecting to the said side walls, and a front wall for the storage compartment connecting to the side walls, said front wall arranged inclined towards the assembly housing for facilitating the feed out and retrieval of the ground cable from the said storage compartment during operation of the cable handling mechanism, a cable moving assembly provided within the assembly housing and when operative functioning to withdraw said cable from the storage housing for delivery to the aircraft or retrieving said cable for return into the said storage compartment, said cable moving assembly being disposed adjacent the storage compartment and substantially aligned therewith for delivery of a quantity of cable for unencumbered storage within the said compartment or withdrawal therefrom, said cable moving assembly being supported upon a base means, said base means being shiftably mounted between said pair of side walls and capable of at least partial removal therefrom to facilitate servicing of the cable moving assembly, said cable moving assembly including a pair of friction wheels aligned for biasing against said cable when arranged intermediate thereof, one of said friction wheels being shiftable with respect to the other wheel, and pressure biased in a direction towards the same to exert a pressure against said electrical cable arranged intermediate thereof, and a motor means operatively associated with the cable moving assembly for turning of at least one of the said friction wheels to achieve the said feed out or retrieval of the ground cable.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
In an aircraft cable feed out and retrieval storage apparatus, a storage compartment communicates with an assembly housing, having an inclined wall connecting between the two, with the assembly housing incorporating a base that mounts a pair of friction wheels, one of the wheels being an idler wheel, that is shiftable, and can exert pressure upon the ground cable arranged intermediate thereof, so that upon energization of a motor operatively associated with the other frictional drive wheel, the ground cable can be fed out, or retrieved, as required; the apparatus can be installed suspended to the underside of the passenger tunnel of an airline terminal, supported upon legs for mounting to the ground, or be conveyed upon wheels, and moved through actuation of a handle. The base of the assembly housing is pivotally mounted, or removable, to provide immediate access to its operating components and to facilitate their prompt servicing.
-
Citations
27 Claims
- 1. An aircraft ground cable handling mechanism for use in the feed out, retrieval, and storage of an electrical cable, comprising, a storage compartment, a cable moving assembly housing, said storage compartment and assembly housing being in communication with each other, said assembly housing being arranged upwardly and extending forwardly of the said storage compartment, a pair of side walls forming the side walls for both the storage compartment and the assembly housing, a common upper wall for both the storage compartment and the assembly housing connecting to the said side walls, a back wall for the storage compartment connecting to the said side walls, a bottom wall for the storage compartment connecting to the said side walls, and a front wall for the storage compartment connecting to the side walls, said front wall arranged inclined towards the assembly housing for facilitating the feed out and retrieval of the ground cable from the said storage compartment during operation of the cable handling mechanism, a cable moving assembly provided within the assembly housing and when operative functioning to withdraw said cable from the storage housing for delivery to the aircraft or retrieving said cable for return into the said storage compartment, said cable moving assembly being disposed adjacent the storage compartment and substantially aligned therewith for delivery of a quantity of cable for unencumbered storage within the said compartment or withdrawal therefrom, said cable moving assembly being supported upon a base means, said base means being shiftably mounted between said pair of side walls and capable of at least partial removal therefrom to facilitate servicing of the cable moving assembly, said cable moving assembly including a pair of friction wheels aligned for biasing against said cable when arranged intermediate thereof, one of said friction wheels being shiftable with respect to the other wheel, and pressure biased in a direction towards the same to exert a pressure against said electrical cable arranged intermediate thereof, and a motor means operatively associated with the cable moving assembly for turning of at least one of the said friction wheels to achieve the said feed out or retrieval of the ground cable.
Specification