Patent ID: 6893200

Claim:
A conveyor for loading and unloading a cargo compartment of an aircraft, said conveyor having a first end and a second end, said conveyor including a succession of conveyor units arranged between said first end and said second end, for conveying said cargo towards said first end from said second end, and vice versa, said conveyor units being mutually interconnected by means of coupling members that allow for a mutual pivotal movement of said conveyor units about an essentially vertical axis and for a mutual pivotal movement of said conveyor units about an essentially horizontal axis, said conveyor units comprising a frame, wheels mounted along two opposite sides of said frame, for supporting said conveyor unit, at least one endless conveyor belt for conveying said cargo along said conveyor unit, said at least one endless conveyor belt being arranged between said wheels at the level of said wheels, and at least two rollers mounted on said frame, said at least one endless conveyor belt extending around said rollers, at least one of said rollers driving said at least one conveyor belt.