Patent · US Expired

Pod for suspending a turbojet engine unit of the bypass type under the wing of an aircraft

US5181675A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 22, 1992
Grant dateJan 26, 1993
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB64D27/18
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pod for suspending a turbojet engine unit below the wing of an aircraft includes a suspension assembly with two laterally spaced front beams connecting the turbojet fan casing to the wing, and two rear links disposed in a common vertical plane and pivotally connected at one end to the wing and at the other end to a connection link which is connected at least to the exhaust casing of the engine, the front beams being interconnected by cross-bracing and being connected at the level of the downstream edge of the cross-bracing to at least one fixed part of the engine.

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