Patent ID: 7137593

Claim:
Vertical conveyor arrangement for the transport of catering service goods in an aircraft with at least two decks arranged one above another, whereby catering service goods are to be transported from a lower deck embodied as a freight deck into an upper deck, essentially consisting of a conveyor arrangement that cooperates with guide rails arranged above the freight deck, characterized in that the conveyor arrangement is embodied as lift carriage ( 41 ), the lift carriage ( 41 ) is made up of a top structure ( 43 ) with guide elements ( 44 ), which are operatively connected with the guide rails ( 42 ), and a bottom structure ( 45 ) that protrudes into the freight deck in a transport position, and that, for the receiving of a receptacle ( 3 ), comprises at least one cantilever arm ( 48 ) reaching over the top side of the receptacle, a column element ( 49 ), side arms ( 410 ) at least partially encompassing the sides of the receptacle ( 3 ), as well as a floor plate ( 46 ), whereby the bottom structure ( 45 ) forms a secured receiver ( 47 ) for the receptacle ( 3 ).