Patent ID: 9434484
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: B62B,B64F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A transport device for use when mounting interior component modules in an aircraft, comprising: an undercarriage having a plurality of wheels coupled thereto, and an interior component module carrier unit, which is supported on the undercarriage and adapted to be connected to an interior component module, which has been preassembled outside of the aircraft, in order to transport the interior component module with the aid of the transport device into a final assembly position in an aircraft fuselage element, the interior component module carrier unit having a two-piece construction comprising an L-shaped carrier unit connected to the undercarriage and a C-shaped carrier unit connected to the L-shaped carrier unit, wherein at least a part of the interior component module carrier unit is movable in such a way relative to the undercarriage that the interior component module connected to the interior component module carrier unit is movable horizontally and vertically relative to the undercarriage, and wherein the transport device is provided with a guide device in the form of a projection, separate from the plurality of wheels, coupled to the undercarriage, which during the positioning of the interior component module in its final assembly position in the aircraft fuselage element, is adapted to interact with a complementary guide device that is provided in the aircraft fuselage element.