Patent ID: 6496996
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: B64F

Abstract:
A telescopic gangway for handling the passengers of single-deck or double-deck passenger airplanes parked nose in at least at one of the doors of the main deck or upper deck, which doors are located in front of, above or behind the wing, the telescopic gangway comprising:tunnel elements pivotable over the wing of the airplane and telescoping with a cabin movable up to the door of the airplane said tunnel elements including a non-displaceable tunnel element; a frame surrounding said non-displaceable tunnel element; an extension arm rigidly movably fastened to said frame, said telescoping tunnel elements being suspended in a height-adjustable manner on said extension arm with said extension arm rigidly fastened or being suspended in a height-adjustable manner together with said extension arm movably connected; and a leg mounted on the ground and arranged at a sufficient safe distance from the wing and the engine of the parked airplane, the gangway being spaced from the ground in an area between said leg and an airplane, said frame being mounted pivotably by an angle of 180Â° around a vertical axis of rotation arranged centrally on the longitudinal axis of said tunnel elements; respective projecting bearing brackets; lifting cylinders between said bearing brackets acting in both directions or other pivoting drives usually used in tower slewing cranes fastened to said leg and to said frame for pivoting the telescopic gangway around said leg.