Aircraft door with vertical control mechanism
US11920386B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C1/1461
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Aircraft door including a support arm (10) connecting a door leaf (5) and a door frame (13), the locking/unlocking mechanism of which includes: a control shaft (17) extending along a substantially vertical axis; a guide track (29); an actuating finger (32) attached to the support arm (10); the locking/unlocking mechanism having: an actuating configuration in which the actuating finger (32) is inserted into the guide track (29), the rotation of the control shaft (17) causing the actuating finger (32) to move along the guide track (29); a release configuration in which the actuating finger (32) is outside the guide track (29).
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