Patent ID: 6739822
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: B64F,Y10S

Abstract:
A traction vehicle (2) for ground movement of an aircraft (1), having at least one nose wheel (4), which traction vehicle (2) comprises:a wheel-mounted chassis (7) and an engagement and hoisting device (12) that can be raised and lowered relative to the chassis (7) and is of a type that is brought into freely carrying engagement with the nose wheel (4) and which comprises a stand (17), being substantially U-shaped with its opening turned towards the aircraft (1), journalling members (15), flexibly connecting the stand (17) to the chassis (7), actuators (13), arranged between the stand (17) and the chassis (7) to raise and lower the engagement and hoisting device (12) relative to the chassis (7), and a nose-wheel holder (18), having an inner space (35) that can be opened in the direction of the nose wheel (4) for receiving the same, carrying members (43, 48) for carrying the nose wheel (4) in said space (35), and forward and rear wheel supports (44, 49) for holding the nose wheel (4) in the longitudinal direction of the traction vehicle, characterized in:that the nose-wheel holder (18) and the stand (17) are shaped as two separate units and comprise co-operating journalling members (70, 71), arranged in a circular arc and defining a vertical axis of rotation for said units (17, 18), and that the nose-wheel holder (18) is substantially U-shaped with its opening turned towards the aircraft (1) as viewed in a starting position, when the nose-wheel holder (18) is situated to be moved into a position to receive the nose wheel (4).