Aircraft landing gear assembly
US10196132B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 17, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C25/20
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aircraft landing gear assembly having a main strut configured to move between a deployed condition and a stowed condition, a damping device to oppose movement of the main strut as it approaches the deployed condition, a retraction actuator and a mechanical retraction linkage coupled between the aircraft and the main strut, and a locking device. The locking device is operable to change the retraction linkage between a locking condition in which the retraction actuator can apply a stowing force to the main strut through the retraction linkage to move the main strut from the deployed condition to the stowed condition, and an extensible condition in which the retraction linkage permits the main strut to be deployed by way of gravity.
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