Control means for a lifter device, hoist apparatus, and an aircraft

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8925901-B2
Application number	US-201213654622-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 18, 2012
Priority date	Oct 27, 2011
Publication date	Jan 6, 2015
Grant date	Jan 6, 2015

Abstract

The present invention relates to control means ( 20 ) for controlling a lifter device ( 10 ), the control means having a grip ( 25 ) comprising a body ( 30 ) extending longitudinally in a first direction (D 1 ) in elevation from a first end ( 31 ) to a second end ( 32 ), said control means ( 20 ) including at least one control member ( 40 ) for controlling said lifter device ( 10 ). The body ( 30 ) includes a groove ( 33 ) extending longitudinally in a second direction (D 2 ) in elevation, said groove ( 33 ) having a back wall ( 34 ) and an open section ( 35 ) that is open to the outside (EXT) of the grip ( 25 ) so that a suspension member ( 15 ) can be reversibly inserted in said groove ( 33 ) through said open section ( 35 ), the suspension member ( 15 ) being held in said groove ( 33 ) by the hand of an operator.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hoist device comprising:
a lifter device co-operating with a suspension member;
a control means located remotely from the lifter device for remotely controlling by an operator the lifter device lowering and raising of the suspension member, the control means including:
a grip for holding in an operator's hand, the grip comprising a solid body extending longitudinally in a first direction in elevation from a first end to a second end;
a groove formed i…

Assignees

• Airbus Helicopters

Inventors

• Gaillard Christophe

Classifications

• B66D3/18

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B66D1/60

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B66D1/42 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic