20110119842 | BOARDING BRIDGE WITH MINUTE APPROACHING DEVICE AND SHOCK ABSORBING PART AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a boarding bridge with a minute approaching device and a shock absorbing part and an operation method thereof. The boarding bridge comprises a rotunda; a tunnel which contractably extends from the rotunda and forms a passage; a cab which is rotatbly coupled to the tunnel and connects the tunnel and aircraft; a main moving device which moves the cab by contraction and extension of the tunnel from a standby location of the cab and an adjacent location of the aircraft; and a minute approaching device which is provided in an end part of the cab and minutely moves the end part of the cab from the adjacent location to a contact location of the aircraft while the contraction and extension of the tunnel stops. Accordingly, the boarding bridge with the minute approaching device and the shock absorbing part and an operation method thereof according to the present invention enables an operator to operate the boarding bridge more comfortably, prevents damage to the boarding bridge or a fuselage, absorbs more shock and reduces or prevents a space between the boarding bridge and the fuselage when the boarding bridge moves upwards or downwards. | 05-26-2011 |