Global Patent Index - EP 2763901 A1

EP 2763901 A1 20140813 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING CONTAINERS BY MODULAR AIRCRAFT

Title (en)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING CONTAINERS BY MODULAR AIRCRAFT

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUM TRANSPORT VON BEHÄLTERN DURCH MODULARE FLUGZEUG

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET SYSTEME DE TRANSPORT DE CONTENEURS PAR AERONEF MODULAIRE

Publication

EP 2763901 A1 20140813 (FR)

Application

EP 12778786 A 20121001

Priority

  • FR 1103019 A 20111005
  • IB 2012001926 W 20121001

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2013050850A1] The invention relates to a method for transporting containers (30), in which a group of containers comprises a sub-group M assigned to the transportation of goods and a sub-group V assigned to the transportation of a vehicle (10) that can be dismantled, and in which: prior to transportation, the dismantled vehicle (10) is loaded into the containers (30) of sub-group V; between the initial handling centre (1) and an intermediate handling centre (2), the group of containers including sub-groups M and V is transported by a first transport means; between the intermediate handling centre (2) and the final handling centre (3), sub-group M of containers (30) is transported by the vehicle (10) that can be dismantled; and the dismantlable vehicle (10) is a modular multi-lift aircraft formed by modules that can be housed in the containers (30) of group V.

IPC 8 full level

B64F 1/32 (2006.01); B64B 1/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B64B 1/005 (2013.01 - US); B64B 1/02 (2013.01 - US); B64B 1/04 (2013.01 - EP US); B64F 1/32 (2013.01 - EP US); B65G 63/004 (2013.01 - US); B64B 2201/00 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2013050850A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2013050850 A1 20130411; CA 2851050 A1 20130411; EP 2763901 A1 20140813; FR 2981055 A1 20130412; FR 2981055 B1 20160603; US 2014255139 A1 20140911

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2012001926 W 20121001; CA 2851050 A 20121001; EP 12778786 A 20121001; FR 1103019 A 20111005; US 201214348941 A 20121001