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CN-115924100-B - Coupling module as interface between passenger boarding bridge or passenger boarding ladder and aircraft fuselage

CN115924100BCN 115924100 BCN115924100 BCN 115924100BCN-115924100-B

Abstract

The invention relates to a coupling module (1) as an interface between a passenger boarding bridge or a passenger boarding ladder and an aircraft fuselage, comprising a base (2), wherein at least the base (2) has a base buffer (10) on its end facing the aircraft fuselage, wherein the base buffer (10) has a base buffer section (12) which is arranged on the coupling module in a pivotable manner about a hinge having a horizontal axis.

Inventors

  • Hai Yinci.shusite
  • SEBASTIAN SCHMITZ
  • Lucas Green

Assignees

  • 许布奈有限两合公司

Dates

Publication Date
20260508
Application Date
20220628
Priority Date
20210804

Claims (12)

  1. 1. Coupling module (1) to be used as an interface between a passenger boarding bridge or a passenger boarding ladder and an aircraft fuselage, comprising a base (2), wherein at least the base (2) has a base buffer (10) on its end facing the aircraft fuselage, wherein, The bottom cushion (10) has a bottom cushion section (12), the bottom cushion section (12) being arranged in a pivotable manner relative to the bottom (2) about a pivot axis by means of a hinge, characterized in that, The bottom (2) has a plurality of bottom sections (8), The hinge is designed as a hinge (16) and is arranged on the end face on the upper or lower side of the base section of the coupling module (1), and the pivot axis extends in the main extension plane of the base section (8) and is oriented parallel to the end face of the base section.
  2. 2. The coupling module (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottom (2) of the coupling module (1) has a plurality of bottom sections (8) movable relative to one another at a forward end region, wherein at least one bottom section (8) receives the bottom buffer section (12) pivotable about the pivot axis by means of the hinge.
  3. 3. The coupling module (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that a pivotably arranged bottom bumper section (12) forms an end region of the bottom bumper (10).
  4. 4. The coupling module (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottom bumper (10) has, in addition to the pivotably arranged bottom bumper section (12), at least one bottom bumper section which is fixedly arranged relative to the bottom (2).
  5. 5. The coupling module (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottom buffer section (12) is designed as a shell-like element.
  6. 6. The coupling module (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottom buffer section (12) is designed as a half-shell-like element.
  7. 7. The coupling module (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottom bumper section (12) is formed of an elastically flexible material.
  8. 8. The coupling module (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottom bumper section (12) has a yaw drive.
  9. 9. The coupling module (1) according to claim 8, characterized in that the pendulum drive acts on the bottom buffer section (12) from below or from above to introduce a pendulum movement.
  10. 10. The coupling module (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottom (2) of the coupling module (1) is closed by a U-shaped folding tent (4).
  11. 11. Passenger boarding bridge with a coupling module (1) that is used as an interface between the passenger boarding bridge and an aircraft fuselage, wherein the coupling module (1) is designed according to any one of claims 1 to 10.
  12. 12. Passenger boarding ladder with a coupling module (1) that is used as an interface between the passenger boarding ladder and an aircraft fuselage, wherein the coupling module (1) is designed according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

Description

Coupling module as interface between passenger boarding bridge or passenger boarding ladder and aircraft fuselage Technical Field The invention relates to a coupling module as an interface between a passenger boarding bridge or a passenger boarding ladder and an aircraft fuselage, comprising a base, wherein at least the base has a base buffer on its end facing the fuselage. The subject of the invention is also a passenger boarding bridge or a passenger boarding ladder with a coupling module as an interface between the passenger boarding bridge or the passenger boarding ladder and the aircraft fuselage. Background Coupling modules as interfaces between passenger boarding bridges or passenger boarding ladders and aircraft fuselages are well known in the art. Such a coupling module is arranged on the passenger boarding bridge, for example in the region of the front end of the passenger boarding bridge, and forms a direct transition between the passenger boarding bridge and the aircraft. Such coupling modules, for example for passenger boarding bridges, as interfaces, comprise in detail a folding canopy or bellows, wherein the folding canopy in end-side view is designed approximately U-shaped and has a buffer on the open end of the end side, the folding canopy being pivotable in the direction towards the aircraft fuselage in the entry region of the aircraft by means of a corresponding pivoting device. Before the folding canopy is pivoted toward the aircraft fuselage, the passenger boarding bridge or passenger boarding ladder with the link module is usually moved relatively close to the aircraft, sometimes until the bottom region of the link module with the front-side-mounted bottom buffer rests on the aircraft fuselage. The aircraft fuselage is particularly well contoured in the forward region of the aircraft. Efforts have been made to ensure that the bottom of the coupling module rests completely against the aircraft, in particular in the forward region of the aircraft. In this respect, EP 2 462,199 B1 discloses that the base of the coupling module is designed to be sectionable at least in a partial region. This is based on the idea that in the context of the coupling module being placed against the aircraft in the region of the door opening in the front region of the aircraft fuselage, a play-free placement on the aircraft fuselage should be made possible at least in the region of the aircraft fuselage that is clearly profiled. However, currently, the latest aircraft fuselages have an outer skin made of plastic. At present, direct seating of the buffer device of the coupling module is no longer desirable. More precisely, a minimum distance should be maintained, in particular between the bottom of the coupling module and the aircraft fuselage. To ensure this, it is known from EP 3301028 B1 to divide the bottom of the coupling module in sections in a front region and thus to follow the contour of the aircraft fuselage by displacing the individual sections in the direction of the aircraft fuselage, with the aim of minimizing the distance between the bottom of the coupling module and the aircraft fuselage. The individual bottom sections are connected to one another by a bottom cushion, so that the bottom cushion, which in the ideal case has a bottom section arranged thereon, is at a small distance from the outer skin of the aircraft over its entire length. It is known that in the case of special aircraft types, for example boeing 737 or 787, near the inlet on the front side, measuring devices, for example sensors and pitot tubes, are arranged in the region of the bottom of the inlet, which can be damaged if the bottom buffer touches these when resting on the aircraft fuselage. In order to avoid damaging the measuring device, it is known from US 2003/0229955 A1 to configure the bottom part to be telescopic and thus to protect the measuring device from damage by moving back the bottom section. The disadvantage here is that a relatively large opening is created in the bottom of the coupling module, which opening carries a risk of injury to passengers boarding and disembarking the aircraft and ultimately also to the tarmac staff. A similar approach is shown in US 2002/0100128 A1, in which it is proposed to turn up the bottom part possibly in contact with the measuring device together with the buffer section. A relatively large opening is also created, which presents a risk for personnel leaving or boarding the aircraft, i.e. stepping into the opening created by the upturning of the bottom section and falling or otherwise being injured. Furthermore, there is also a risk that objects fall onto the apron and form a turbine in the event of an opening. It is also known to shorten the bottom buffer in the region of the measuring device, which of course also creates an opening into the aircraft fuselage, which thus leads to the aforementioned disadvantages. Disclosure of Invention The object on which the invention is based