System for installing and removing a propulsion unit on a pylon of an aircraft
US11186379B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D27/406
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure concerns a system for installing and removing a propulsion unit on a pylon of an aircraft, a propulsion unit of the type including a nacelle and a turbojet engine, the turbojet engine being linked on the pylon by at least one front suspension and one rear suspension. The system includes a supporting structure which is adapted to support a thrust reverser device, a front suspension of the turbojet engine, which carries a front part of the supporting structure, and which is removably fastened on a front part of the pylon, and a rear suspension of the turbojet engine which carries a rear part of the supporting structure, and which is removably fastened on a rear part of the pylon, and the disengagement of said suspensions of the pylon allowing removing the propulsion unit mounted on the pylon.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.