Freight-loading system for an aircraft
First Claim
1. Freight-loading system for a cargo hold of an aircraft, comprisinga plurality of power drive units with rollers (PDUs), which can be actuated by control signals in such a way that items of freight can be maneuvered into or out of the cargo hold as well as within it;
- control panels for actuation by personnel;
control leads connecting the power drive units to the control panels;
a control maintenance computer (CMC) connected to the power drive units and to the control panels, and so designed that status information from the power drive units and the control panels can be read out and that at least one of the power drive units and the control panels are controllable by the control maintenance computer.
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Abstract
A freight-loading system in a cargo hold of an aircraft is provided that offers enhanced operating safety. The freight-loading system comprises a plurality of power drive units (PDUs), which can be actuated by control signals in such a way that items of freight can be maneuvered into or out of the cargo hold as well as within it. The power drive units (PDUs) are connected by control leads to control panels for actuation by personnel. A control maintenance computer (CMC) is provided and connected to the power drive units (PDUs) and the control panels, and is so designed that status information from the power drive units (PDUs) and the control panels can be read out, and that the power drive units (PDUs) and/or the control panels are controllable by the control maintenance computer (CMC).
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1. Freight-loading system for a cargo hold of an aircraft, comprising
a plurality of power drive units with rollers (PDUs), which can be actuated by control signals in such a way that items of freight can be maneuvered into or out of the cargo hold as well as within it; -
control panels for actuation by personnel;
control leads connecting the power drive units to the control panels;
a control maintenance computer (CMC) connected to the power drive units and to the control panels, and so designed that status information from the power drive units and the control panels can be read out and that at least one of the power drive units and the control panels are controllable by the control maintenance computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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