WIRELESS DEADMAN SWITCH FOR AIRCRAFT FUELING VEHICLE

DRIVE May 6, 2026
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Provided is a wireless deadman switch installed on an aircraft refueling vehicle which a workman can operate while controlling a fuel supply amount when aviation fuel is supplied to an aircraft. The wireless deadman switch comprises a transmitter and a receiver connected so as to be enable wireless communication, to refuel aviation fuel to an aircraft by operating a refueling device arranged in an aircraft fueling vehicle. The transmitter comprises a lever handle to transmit a refueling signal to the receiver when a worker grasps with a predetermined pressure, a mode change button capable of changing refueling amount step by step by the worker, an emergency stop button of refueling, a rechargeable battery and various LEDs to display communication state with the receiver, battery level, refueling amount changed by the mode change button. The receiver comprises a transmitter charging holder capable of integrally arranging the transmitter and the receiver and charging the battery of the transmitter, a pairing switch to set pairing with the transmitter; and various LEDs to display charging state of the battery of the transmitter, pairing state with the transmitter, arranging state of the transmitter. The aviation fuel is refueled to the aircraft by operating the refueling device with the refueling amount set by the mode change button during the receiver receives the refueling signal from the transmitter.

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