William Henry Young
Engineers at Legend Rd, Fort Worth, TX
License number
Colorado 28641
Issued Date
Nov 16, 1992
Renew Date
Dec 1, 2000
Expiration Date
Nov 30, 2002
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
80 Legend Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76132
Professional information
Method And Apparatus For Variably Elevating A Passenger Boarding Bridge Platform
US Patent:
5791003, Aug 11, 1998
Filed:
Jun 19, 1996
Appl. No.:
8/666841
Inventors:
Raymond K. Streeter - Arlington TX
William H. Young - Fort Worth TX
William H. Young - Fort Worth TX
Assignee:
Trinity Industries, Inc. - Dallas TX
International Classification:
B64D 900
US Classification:
14 715
Abstract:
An apparatus for variably elevating passenger boarding bridge platforms includes a tunnel (11) having a pivoting end (21) adjacent a fixed platform (7) and a free end (52) adjacent a variable platform (42). The tunnel has a ceiling (15) and a floor (13). The apparatus also includes a lift (102a, 102b, 103a, 103b) for raising and lowering the tunnel (11). The free end (52) of the tunnel is moved vertically by a tilt mechanism (104a, 104b), which has two ends. A cradle (10) is connected to the lift (102a, 102b) and to one end of the tilt mechanism. The apparatus also include a guide structure (14a, 14b) aligning the cradle and a plurality of guidepads (502a, 502b) adjacent the guide structure (14a, 14b) fixed to the tunnel solely at the ceiling (15) for aligning the tunnel (11), leaving the floor (13) to move freely with respect to the guide structure (14a, 14b).