Patent ID: 8671866

Claim:
A system for loading/unloading a vehicle into and from a carrier ship through at least one opening provided in the rear of the ship, comprising an angled vehicle receiving ramp combined with a motor-driver for loading/unloading the vehicle, wherein the motor-driver for loading/unloading the vehicle comprises a crossbeam for the ship that extend above the ramp and is combined with a vehicle-hoisting/releasing cable, which is in turn combined with a first driver for hoisting/releasing the vehicle, and wherein the crossbeam is longitudinally movable, by means of a second driver above the ramp, between a rear position for hoisting/releasing the vehicle and a front position for storing the vehicle on the ramp in the ship, and wherein the crossbeam comprises a cradle for pushing the vehicle when it is released, during the movement of the crossbeam between its front and rear positions.