Patents Assigned to Kalmar Motor AB
  • Traction vehicle for aircraft and engagement and hoisting device therefor
    Patent number: 6739822
    Abstract: A traction vehicle for moving a nose wheel of an aircraft comprises a wheel-mounted chassis including an engagement and hoisting device that can be raised and lowered. The engagement and hoisting device has a nose-wheel holder and a U-shaped stand having an opening facing the aircraft. The nose-wheel holder and the stand are shaped as two separate units and have co-operating journaling members arranged in a circular arc to provide rotational movement between the holder and the stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Kalmar Motor AB
    Inventor: Magnus Johansson
  • Wheeled vehicle for ground transport of aircraft
    Patent number: 5302074
    Abstract: A wheeled vehicle for transporting aircraft along the ground includes an engagement and hoisting unit supported by a vehicle chassis. The unit is brought into a position close to, but not touching, the nose wheels of the aircraft, both in front of and behind the contact points between the nose wheels and the ground. The unit is lifted by a cylinder acting between it and the chassis and makes contact with the treads of the nose wheels on both sides of the contact points, raising the nose wheels off the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1994
    Assignee: Kalmar Motor AB
    Inventor: Bo Elfstrom