Patent · US Expired

Thrust reverser for a turbojet engine

US4976466A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 17, 1989
Grant dateDec 11, 1990
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Expiry dateJul 17, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T50/60
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a thrust reverser for a turbojet engine that improves the efficiency of the engine in both the forward thrust and reverse thrust operating modes. The invention achieves these goals by providing deflector panels attached to a stationary engine housing structure that are moveable between forward thrust and reverse thrust positions as the thrust reversing doors are moved between their forward thrust and reverse thrust positions. The deflector panels are attached to the housing so as to have a single degree of freedom and are actuated by linkages interconnecting them with the thrust reversing door actuator cylinder.

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