Passenger boarding bridge
First Claim
1. A passenger boarding bridge having inner and outer tunnels, said inner tunnel telescoping inside the outer tunnel and defining an overlapping end on each of said tunnels, each tunnel having side walls, said inner tunnel having an outboard end and having side walls subjected to compressive forces, a roof, including and upper cross member, and a floor, said side walls, roof and floor supported by beams extending along each side of said floor, said passenger boarding bridge comprising:
- flanges having upper and lower surfaces, said flanges secured to each of said beams in the inner and outer tunnels;
a first roller assembly carried by the overlapping end of said inner tunnels, said first roller assembly attached to the outboard end of the inner tunnel beams and rollingly engaging said upper surfaces of said outer tunnel flanges; and
a second roller assembly carried by said overlapping end of said outer tunnel and normally rollingly engaging said upper surfaces of said inner tunnel flanges, whereby said compressive forces on said side walls of said inner tunnel are compressive forces not resulting from said overlapping of said inner and outer tunnels.
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Abstract
Passenger boarding bridge extendable sections are provided with roller assemblies supporting one extendable bridge section relative to a second extendable bridge section wherein the roller assemblies assist in reducing the downward load in the overlapping area of the bridge sections.
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19 Claims
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1. A passenger boarding bridge having inner and outer tunnels, said inner tunnel telescoping inside the outer tunnel and defining an overlapping end on each of said tunnels, each tunnel having side walls, said inner tunnel having an outboard end and having side walls subjected to compressive forces, a roof, including and upper cross member, and a floor, said side walls, roof and floor supported by beams extending along each side of said floor, said passenger boarding bridge comprising:
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flanges having upper and lower surfaces, said flanges secured to each of said beams in the inner and outer tunnels; a first roller assembly carried by the overlapping end of said inner tunnels, said first roller assembly attached to the outboard end of the inner tunnel beams and rollingly engaging said upper surfaces of said outer tunnel flanges; and a second roller assembly carried by said overlapping end of said outer tunnel and normally rollingly engaging said upper surfaces of said inner tunnel flanges, whereby said compressive forces on said side walls of said inner tunnel are compressive forces not resulting from said overlapping of said inner and outer tunnels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. The invention according 12 wherein said L-shaped member is affixed with mechanical fasteners at its ends only and secured by adhesive therebetween.
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15. A passenger boarding bridge having inner and outer tunnels, said inner tunnel telescoping inside the outer tunnel and defining an overlapping end on each of said tunnels, each tunnel having a roof, side wails, said side walls subject to compressive forces, and a floor, said side walls, roof and floor supported by beams extending along each side of said inner and outer tunnels, comprising:
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flanges having upper and lower surfaces, said flanges secured to each of said beams of the inner and outer tunnels; first truck means carried by the overlapping end of said inner tunnel, said first track having first load rollers normally rollingly engaging said upper surfaces of said outer tunnel flanges; and second track means carried by said overlapping end of said outer tunnel and having second load rollers normally rollingly engaging said upper surfaces of said inner tunnel flanges, whereby said compressive forces on said side walls of said inner tunnel are compressive forces not resulting from said overlapping of said inner and outer tunnels. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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