Patent ID: 8425174

Claim:
An aircraft cargo loader comprising: a longitudinal deck platform having front and rear ends, and two opposite longitudinal sides; a supporting assembly extending under the platform for supporting and moving the deck platform between a raised position and a lowered position, the supporting assembly comprising a first and a second elongated member each pivotally attached respectively to a front and a rear transverse shaft extending underneath the platform; an adjusting mechanism for transversally tilting the platform, comprising: the front transverse shaft having a first end and a second end, each end provided with a cam extension pointing in opposite longitudinal directions; each of said cam extensions being connected to the platform in a pivotal and a longitudinal slidable relationship; said front transverse shaft being movable in rotation between: a. a first tilt angular position where the cam extension of the first end points upwards whereas the cam extension of the second end points downwards and where one of said longitudinal side of the platform is tilted with respect to the other longitudinal side; b. a neutral angular position where the cam extensions are at the same level and so are the two longitudinal sides of the platform; and c. a second tilt position where the cam extension of the first end points downwards whereas the cam extension of the second end points upwards and where said other longitudinal side of the platform is tilted with respect to said one longitudinal side; and an actuator to actuate the rotational movement of the front transverse shaft.