WO1998013259A1 - Vehicule de transport de passagers et galerie d'embarquement - Google Patents

Vehicule de transport de passagers et galerie d'embarquement Download PDF

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WO1998013259A1
WO1998013259A1 PCT/CA1997/000704 CA9700704W WO9813259A1 WO 1998013259 A1 WO1998013259 A1 WO 1998013259A1 CA 9700704 W CA9700704 W CA 9700704W WO 9813259 A1 WO9813259 A1 WO 9813259A1
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André BOULANGER
Gaetan Beaumont
Richard Dore
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Tecksol U.S. Inc.
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Priority to CA002279251A priority patent/CA2279251A1/fr
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64F—GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B64F1/00—Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations
    • B64F1/30—Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations for embarking or disembarking passengers
    • B64F1/31—Passenger vehicles specially adapted to co-operate, e.g. dock, with aircraft or terminal buildings

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  • the present invention relates to airplane passenger transport vehicles and in particular to passenger transport vehicles including a gangway.
  • United States Patent Nos. 2,929,655 and 3,658,377 relate to vehicles adapted to transport passengers directly to the aircraft.
  • the vehicles disclosed include mechanisms to raise the vehicle to various door heights corresponding to the aircraft.
  • the vehicles To accomplish transfer of passengers to the aircraft, the vehicles must be placed perpendicular to the aircraft, before the cabin portion of the vehicle is raised to the level of the aircraft door.
  • this is only feasible with larger aircraft where the approach of the vehicle is not hindered by wing-mounted engines and the associated propellers.
  • those vehicles could not be driven close enough to the aircraft and aligned with the door of the aircraft because the aircraft's propeller would prevent the vehicle from being positioned perpendicular to the fuselage in front of the door without engaging the aircraft's engines or propellers.
  • United States Patent No. 3,839,760 relates to an aircraft loading bridge capable of serving aircraft having one or more access doors.
  • the loading bridge includes two different tunnel sections and two different tunnel supports upon which the sections are mounted in such a manner that they may be located in various relative positions with respect to one another by actuation of the supports so that the tunnel sections may be raised and lowered to accommodate aircrafts having loading doors at various heights.
  • This type of loading bridge is only useful for large aircrafts because the smaller aircraft's propeller would be in the path of the loading bridge. There is no room for manoeuvring a loading bridge due to the close proximity of the propeller and the door to the aircraft. The upstanding railing of the access stairs/door combinations of small airplanes would also interfere with the positioning of this loading bridge.
  • United States Patent No. 4,490,869 describes a boarding installation for vehicles for transporting passengers in air terminals including a support equipped with a pivoting plate and a counter-plate which are complementary, of the form of an arc of a circle.
  • the pivoting gangway overcomes the problem of having to bring the vehicle absolutely perpendicular to the fuselage opening of the aircraft.
  • the original problem of having to avoid the propeller still remains. It requires that the aircraft be approached at an angle, the vehicle pushed as close as possible to the plane and then the pivoting action of the gangway be used to somehow align properly with the door of the aircraft.
  • the gangway includes a walkway for supporting passengers transferring from the vehicle to an airplane adjacent the vehicle and having an access opening; support means for movably supporting the walkway on the end of the vehicle, the walkway being movable transversely to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle between a travelling position wherein substantially all of the walkway extends across the end of the vehicle and a boarding position wherein part of the walkway extends laterally beyond the end of the vehicle to allow passengers to transfer from the vehicle across the walkway into the airplane when the access opening is not aligned with the front end of the vehicle; and means for laterally moving the walkway between the travelling and boarding positions.
  • the means for movably supporting includes a first frame portion supporting the walkway, a second frame portion mountable to the vehicle and means for transversely movably suspending the first frame portion on the second frame portion for transverse movement of the walkway between the travelling and boarding positions.
  • the second frame portion is preferably affixable to a chassis of the vehicle and the means for transversely movably suspending the first frame portion on the second frame portion are a pair of spaced apart parallel sliding rails each including preferably a pair of interlocking rail sections respectively mounted to the first and second frames.
  • the walkway includes first and second walkway portions, means for reciprocatably supporting the second walkway portion relative to the first walkway portion and means for reciprocating the second walkway portion relative to the first walkway portion and parallel to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle when the gangway is attached to the vehicle.
  • the means for reciprocatably supporting preferably includes a pair of laterally spaced apart foldable arms, each having opposite ends respectively mounted to the support means and the second walkway portion.
  • the second walkway portion includes a transverse beam positioned at a forward edge thereof and one end of each arm is mounted to the transverse beam, and the arms are independently foldable for orienting the second walkway portion at an angle relative to the first walkway portion thereby allowing orientation of the forward edge of the second walkway portion parallel to the airplane at the access opening.
  • this embodiment It is also preferred to provide this embodiment with a canopy for protecting passengers transferring across the walkway from the elements, the canopy being extendible in longitudinal direction of the vehicle when the gangway is attached to the vehicle, and means for supporting opposite ends of the canopy on the first and second walkway portions for movement together with the walkway between the travelling and boarding positions, and means for longitudinally extending the canopy.
  • the vehicle includes an operator's station mounted to the end of the vehicle and, when the gangway of the invention is attached to the vehicle, the walkway extends laterally from the operator's station and partly under the operator's station when the walkway is in the travelling position.
  • the gangway further includes a passenger compartment for shielding passengers transferring between the vehicle and the aircraft from the elements, the compartment being mounted on the gangway and being affixable to the vehicle.
  • the adjustable gangway includes a canopy for protecting passengers transferring across the walkway from the elements and means for supporting the canopy on the second frame portion and the vehicle respectively for movement together with the walkway between the travelling and boarding positions.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a passenger transport vehicle including a gangway in accordance with the invention, the vehicle and the gangway being in the boarding position adjacent to an aircraft;
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the gangway of the Passenger Transport vehicle, taken along line 2-2 in Figure 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of the passenger transport vehicle of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIGS. 4a and 4b are perspective views of the gangway of the invention mounted to a transfer vehicle and shown in the travelling position and in the boarding position respectively;
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the gangway of FIG. 4 with the forward gangway portion being extended and the canopy extended;
  • FIG. 6a is a schematic view of a gangway structure in accordance with the invention and in the travelling position, the walkway plates being removed;
  • FIG. 6b is a schematic view of a gangway structure in accordance with the invention with the walkway plates removed, and the structure being in the forward extended, boarding position;
  • FIG. 6c is a perspective view of the gangway structure of FIG. 6b, the walkway plates being partially cut away and the canopy being removed;
  • FIG. 7 is a view of the forward extensible portion of the gangway in retracted position, the remainder of the gangway and the vehicle not shown for clarity and the walkway plates shown in outline only;
  • FIG. 8 is a view of the gangway portion of FIG. 7 in extended position the walkway plate shown in outline only;
  • FIG. 9 is a cross-section through the gangway structure shown in FIG. 6c taken along line 9-9.
  • an adjustable gangway 10 in accordance with the invention is intended to be mounted to a passenger transport vehicle 50, preferably a bus, and, in particular, to a front end 52 thereof including a door 55.
  • the gangway 10 is transversely movable relative to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle 50 when mounted to the front end 52 and to a boarding position 53a, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, wherein the gangway laterally extends beyond the front end 52 of the vehicle 50 and is positioned in front of an access door (not illustrated) of an aircraft 70 having engines 74 and propellers 76.
  • the gangway 10 is positioned to reach around the engine 74 in the boarding position 53.
  • the vehicle is a bus with a rear mounted engine and provided with a lifting system to lift the whole vehicle, including the passenger cabin and the chassis off the ground.
  • the vehicle 50 is lifted by way of a lifting system 54 including four hydraulic jacks 56, respectively positioned adjacent one of the tires 55 of the vehicle.
  • Each of these jacks 56 include a base 80 and a main lifting cylinder 82.
  • the latter in turn are coupled to an auxiliary safety cylinder (not shown) providing redundancy in case of failure.
  • the lifting movement is guided by sliding tubes (not illustrated) incorporated into the vehicle body and hidden from view which offer lateral stability to the lift cylinders.
  • the main cylinders 82 are mounted on the side of each exterior guide tube and the auxiliary units are installed inside the sliding apparatus.
  • a support cross beam 84 This cross beam also links the respectively laterally opposite bases 80 to provide stability and synchronism during lifting and lowering.
  • Ground contact limit switches (not shown), and an angle sensing system (not illustrated) allow detection of instability thereby substantially preventing potentially hazardous conditions.
  • Control of the lift system is provided by the use of two independent controls (one for the front and one for the rear) which can be used in two operation speeds. The first one is a normal speed used for approaching the airplane 70 and the other is a "creep" mode that permits a fine adjustment when making a final approach to the airplane's access door.
  • Each main cylinder 84 consists of two standard type steel tubes sliding within each other thereby providing stability when extending and retracting the lift cylinders. Sliding pads screwed inside the outer tube offer a vertical movement liberty permitting the straight and guided lowering of the mounting feet.
  • Inside the inner tube is mounted the auxiliary cylinder. The top of this cylinder is mounted under the top flange of the outer tube.
  • the platform of the transport vehicle and the gangway attached thereto are adjusted to be level with the cabin floor of the aircraft 70.
  • the gangway is both laterally movable and longitudinally extendable to extend laterally beyond the front end 52 of the vehicle and to be adjustable in longitudinal direction to allow placement of a front edge 12 of the gangway 10 directly adjacent the fuselage 72 of the aircraft 70.
  • the gangway includes a canopy 14 of the type well-known in the art of airplane passenger transport vehicle gangways in order to protect passengers transferring between the vehicle and the aircraft from inclement weather.
  • the canopy includes a rigid portion 15 supported on the gangway 10 and the vehicle 50 by a rigid frame 18 (see Fig. 6a and 6c) and a bellows shaped portion 16 (see Fig 5) which is extendible in longitudinal direction and preferably has a tiltable roof portion 19 to closely fit the fuselage 72 (see Fig. 3) about the access door of the airplane 70.
  • the gangway 10 has a walkway 20 (see Fig, 4a, 4b, 5) for supporting passengers transferring between the vehicle 50 and an airplane 70.
  • the gangway 10 includes a support structure 100 (see Fig. 2) which will be described in more detail below.
  • the support structure 100 movably supports the walkway 20 at the end 52 of the vehicle 50 so that the gangway is movable transversely to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
  • the gangway 20 is movable between a travelling position 53a (see Fig. 4) wherein substantially all of the gangway extends across the end 52 of the vehicle and a boarding position 53b (see Fig.
  • the gangway 20 includes a fixed walkway plate 21 and a movable walkway plate 22 overlapping and extending above the fixed plate 21 (see Figs. 6c, 8, 9).
  • the vehicle 50 includes an operator's cabin 110 which is rigidly mounted to the vehicle front end 52 and beside door 55.
  • a floor of the cabin 110 (not illustrated) is located at a level slightly higher than the level of the walkway 20. This provides for the walkway plates 21, 22 extending partly underneath the cabin 110, at least in the travelling position. The result is improved visibility for the driver and reduced space requirements.
  • the support structure 100 of the gangway 10 preferably consists of a first frame 30 supporting the fixed walkway plate 21 , a second frame 31 mounted to a chassis (not shown) of the vehicle 50, and a structure for transversely movably suspending the first frame 30 on the second frame 31 for transverse movement of the walkway between the travelling and boarding positions.
  • the first frame 31 is rectangular and includes spaced apart parallel short and long frame sections 32,33.
  • the second frame 31 is H-shaped and includes a pair of longitudinally extending spaced apart parallel main support beams 34 affixed to the chassis of the vehicle 50, and a transverse centre beam 35.
  • a transverse support beam 36 is bolted to the front ends 37 of the support beams 34.
  • the long frame sections 33 of the first frame are supported on the second frame 31 by way of extendable sliding rails 38, in this embodiment tracks 29 and cooperating rollers 40 mounted to the long frame sections 33.
  • the sliding rails 39 each include a longitudinal groove 45 fittingly receiving the rollers 40 as shown in detail in FIG. 9.
  • the lateral movement of the walkway is provided by a first hydraulic cylinder 41 with first and second ends 42,43 respectively affixed to the transverse centre beam 35 and one of the short frame sections 32. This movement is guided by the two sliding rails 39.
  • the movable walkway plate 22 is supported by a pair of spaced apart foldable arms 44 the opposite ends of which are rotatably affixed to the first frame 30 and to a transverse bumper assembly 46 associated with a front edge 47 of the movable walkway plate 22.
  • the foldable arms 44 are located under the fixed and movable walkway plates 21 , 22 to be hidden from view and in a way not to interfere with the lateral movement of the first frame 30 relative to the second frame 31.
  • the reciprocating movement of the movable walkway plate 22 and the associated support structure is achieved with a second hydraulic cylinder 60, or other actuating means, rotatably attached at one end to the bumper assembly 46 and at the other end to the long frame section 33 of the first frame 30 which is adjacent the vehicle 50.
  • the bumper assembly 46 includes a retractable gap plate 61 which is horizontally rotatably mounted to the bumper assembly to close any gap possibly remaining between the bumper and an airplane.
  • the movable walkway plate 22 is affixed to the bumper assembly 46 at its front edge 47 and supported at its rear end 62 by the fixed walkway plate 21.
  • the foldable arms 44 are independently foldable thereby allowing angulation of the movable walkway plate 22 and its front edge 47 relative to the first frame 30 and the vehicle 50 and positioning of the walkway plate 22 parallel to the airplane fuselage 72.
  • Undue angulation is prevented by a pair of spaced apart parallel guide plates 63 positioned on each side of the second hydraulic cylinder 60.
  • Rollers 65,66 mounted to the second frame 31 cooperate with the guide plates 63 to limit the lateral movement of the movable walkway plate 22 and the associated bumper assembly 46.
  • the transport vehicle 50 During use of the transport vehicle 50, passengers board the vehicle at an airport terminal through the front door 55 or a side door (not illustrated) located towards the rear of the vehicle. As the passenger transport vehicle approaches the aircraft, the gangway remains in the travelling position wherein the gangway 10 is centered relative to the front end 52 of the vehicle and does not extend laterally beyond the end 52, and the movable walkway plate 22 is retracted.
  • the vehicle 50 Upon arrival at the aircraft, the vehicle 50 is positioned substantially perpendicularly to the aircraft 70 facing the access door thereof.
  • the platform of the vehicle 50 is lifted to the floor level of the aircraft by the hydraulic jacks 56 of the lifting system 54.
  • the lifting system is manually activated by the vehicle's operator.
  • Levelling is adjusted automatically by a controller (not illustrated) connected to a level sensor, ensuring a horizontal presentation despite the location of the passenger transport vehicle 50 and the orientation of the supporting surface.
  • the vehicle is lifted until the platform is substantially level with the floor of the aircraft cabin to allow passengers to transfer between the aircraft 70 and the vehicle 50 across the adjustable and reciprocatable gangway 10, the gangway is moved laterally to position the gangway, regardless of the engine and propeller location, and align it with the access door of the aircraft 70.
  • the gangway 10 itself is moved laterally by way of the first cylinder 41 to the desired location where the walkway 20 is positioned in front of the access door of the aircraft.
  • the movable walkway portion 22 is then extended by way of second hydraulic cylinder 60 until a padding (not shown) on bumper assembly 46 engages the fuselage of the aircraft 70. Where the fuselage of the airplane at the access door is not parallel to the longitudinal axis of the plane, the movable walkway portion 22 automatically adjusts by angulation of the bumper assembly 46 relative to the first frame 30 and by way of differential folding of the foldable arms 44,45. Any remaining gap between the bumper assembly 46 and the fuselage is closed by upwardly rotating gap plate 61.
  • Canopy 14 is extended to the aircraft fuselage to protect the gangway 10, the access door of the aircraft 70 and the door 55 of the vehicle 50 from ambient weather conditions. The canopy 14 tightly fits to the plane 70 providing shelter under adverse weather conditions to passengers in transfer.
  • the gangway in the preferred embodiment is both laterally adjustable and longitudinally extendable, the gangway need only be laterally movable to the boarding position wherein it extends laterally beyond the end of the vehicle, to achieve the principle advantages of the invention.
  • the gangway can be used to retrofit existing passenger transfer vehicles having only longitudinally extendable gangways.
  • methods and structures other than those described in detail above can be used to mount the gangway of the invention to passenger transport vehicles.
  • extendable rams other than hydraulic cylinders for example, threaded, rotatable rams, can be used to move the first frame 30 relative to the second frame 31 and to extend the gangway in longitudinal direction.

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Galerie d'embarquement (10) réglable pour un véhicule (50) de transport de passagers aériens, qui peut être latéralement déplacée pour s'étendre latéralement au-delà d'une extrémité d'un véhicule afin d'atteindre la porte d'un avion et permettre le transport des passagers entre le véhicule et l'avion lorsque le véhicule est placé à proximité dudit avion, mais pas dans l'alignement de la porte d'accès de l'avion. Cette galerie permet le transfert des passagers entre le véhicule et l'avion doté de marches et d'une rampe incorporées dans une porte d'accès rabattable. La galerie en combinaison avec un véhicule de transport de passagers permet le transport de passagers entre le véhicule et l'avion doté d'une porte d'accès située à proximité d'un moteur ou d'une hélice. Ladite galerie comporte un toit (14) réglable permettant de protéger les passagers en transfert des conditions météorologiques ambiantes, une passerelle sur laquelle marchent les passagers qui passent du véhicule à un avion situé adjacent au véhicule et une ouverture d'accès, ainsi qu'un support permettant de supporter de manière mobile la passerelle au niveau de l'extrémité du véhicule. La passerelle est mobile transversalement par rapport à l'axe longitudinal du véhicule entre une position de circulation dans laquelle l'ensemble de la passerelle s'étend au niveau de l'extrémité du véhicule et une position d'embarquement dans laquelle une partie de la passerelle s'étend latéralement au-delà de l'extrémité du véhicule pour permettre aux passagers de passer du véhicule dans l'avion par la passerelle lorsque l'ouverture d'accès de l'avion n'est pas dans l'alignement de l'avant du véhicule. Ladite galerie comporte en outre une structure permettant de déplacer latéralement la passerelle entre les positions de circulation et d'embarquement. La combinaison du véhicule de transport et de la passerelle est également décrite.
PCT/CA1997/000704 1996-09-23 1997-09-22 Vehicule de transport de passagers et galerie d'embarquement WO1998013259A1 (fr)

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CA002279251A CA2279251A1 (fr) 1996-09-23 1997-09-22 Vehicule de transport de passagers et galerie d'embarquement
AU43736/97A AU4373697A (en) 1996-09-23 1997-09-22 Passenger transport vehicle and gangway

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