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Aircraft door with vertical control mechanism

US11920386B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 12, 2020
Grant dateMar 5, 2024
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Expiry dateJul 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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