A mechanical sweeping mechanism removably affixed to existing ground service equipment (GSE) for the collection and removal of foreign object debris (FOD) in a removable hopper. Movement of a GSE vehicle rotates the independently suspended drive wheels, transmitted by gears/pulleys and chain/belts to power a cylindrical bristle, spinning in the opposite direction of travel, to collect and funnel FOD via a ramp into a removable hopper. Bristle height is adjustable. At least one magnet and skid plate remove metallic FOD.
Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Baggage Cart Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Removal Sweeping Mechanism
29.09.2022
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Baggage Cart Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Removal Sweeping Mechanism
Europäisches Patentamt | 2025
|Ground support equipment (GSE) baggage cart foreign object debris (FOD) removal sweeping mechanism
Europäisches Patentamt | 2023
|