US 11,858,660 B2
Translating drive devices, systems and methods for cargo handling system
Dustin Scheer, Jamestown, ND (US); and Aaron Roberts, Jamestown, ND (US)
Assigned to GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/141,645.
Prior Publication US 2022/0212812 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. B64D 9/00 (2006.01); B64C 1/22 (2006.01); B64F 1/32 (2006.01)
CPC B64F 1/322 (2020.01) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A translating drive unit (TDU), comprising:
a housing;
a plurality of guide rollers coupled to the housing;
a drive system coupled to the housing, the drive system configured to translate the housing in a longitudinal direction;
a retractable pawl coupled to the housing; and
a first cable disposed at a first longitudinal end of the housing.