Material or article handling – Article reorienting device – Article support means rockable on fixed surface
Patent
1997-07-07
1999-12-14
Bucci, David A.
Material or article handling
Article reorienting device
Article support means rockable on fixed surface
206319, 414816, B65D 8568
Patent
active
060009039
ABSTRACT:
A fan shipping frame includes a frame assembly for supporting a loaded fan section of a jet aircraft engine. A plurality of caster assemblies attached to the shipping frame provide locomotive capability and adjustable height positioning so that a loaded fan section may be transferred onto the appropriate transport aircraft or vehicle. Rail members mounted on the frame assembly are alignable with rail members of a fan dolly so that the fan section may be directly transferred from the fan dolly onto the shipping frame. A template integral with the shipping frame enables the fan section to be mounted thereon. A platform assembly rotatably mounted to the shipping frame may be deployed to enable the fan section to be tilted or tipped from a vertical transport position to a horizontal transport position wherein the shipping frame may be transported in either position. A storage container mounted on the shipping frame stores the removed fan blades of the fan section in either position. In one embodiment, a telescoping template support group is provided enabling the template to be raised or lowered so that it is able to readily connect to fan sections which have differing heights when mounted to structures such as the fan dolly.
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No. 1: Product information advertisement by applicant RE: Core Engine Module.
No. 2: Product infomration advertisement by applicant Re: various types of ground support equipment to secure and transport components of a jet aircraft.
No. 3: Product information advertisement by applicant RE: a cradle device for securing a componenet of a jet aircraft engine.
No. 4: Product information advertisement by applicant Re: a cradle device for securing components of a jet aircraft engine.
No. 5: Product information advertisement by applicant Re: Engine Stand.
No. 6: Product information advertisement by applicant Re: Hydraulic Engine Stand.
No. 7: Relevant portions of a product information catalog by Advance Ground Systems Engineering Corporation of Anaheim, California (Oct. 23, 1990).
Campion, Jr. William J.
Hatch Robert F.
Rossway Ronald A.
Bucci David A.
Stanley Aviation Corporation
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