Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Transport trolley
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Application No.: US16580949Application Date: 2019-09-24
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Publication No.: US11325214B2Publication Date: 2022-05-10
- Inventor: Jean-Marc Datas , Jacques Bouriquet , Jean-Mickael Brindeau , André Aquila , Patrick Guibert , Nicolas Darbonville , Thomas Autret
- Applicant: Airbus Operations SAS , Airbus SAS
- Applicant Address: FR Toulouse; FR Blagnac
- Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS,Airbus SAS
- Current Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS,Airbus SAS
- Current Assignee Address: FR Toulouse; FR Blagnac
- Agency: Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.
- Priority: FR1871103 20180928
- Main IPC: B23Q1/26
- IPC: B23Q1/26

Abstract:
A transport trolley for transporting a load comprising a base mounted on motorized wheels, a deck mounted to be translationally mobile on the base in a direction of translation, a first motorized system displacing the deck, a hexapod platform comprising a platform and a set of six jacks in which each is mounted articulated between the deck and the platform. The platform comprises a plurality of bearing points configured to come under the load and each bearing point takes the form of a receptacle with its opening oriented upwards. A control unit controls each motorized wheel, the first motorized system and each jack. The use of a hexapod platform makes it possible to finely position the wing at its position of fixing onto the fuselage and the use of a mobile deck supporting the hexapod platform allows for adjustability of the position despite a smaller footprint around the aircraft.
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