Patent · US Expired

Device for steering the wheels at the bottom end of an aircraft landing gear leg

US5362015A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 14, 1993
Grant dateNov 8, 1994
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB64C25/50
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The strut of the leg has a lateral extension on its outside above the rotary sleeve, the cylinder of a steering actuator is suspended from the lateral extension by means of a universal joint, the end of the rod off said actuator is hinged to a lateral steering lug of the rotary sleeve. This flexible disposition puts fewer constraints on implementation of the scissor linkage, and it improves guidance of the rotary sleeve.

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