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Double door thrust reverser assembly with strut-carrier door pivot pins

US5930991A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 21, 1997
Grant dateAug 3, 1999
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Expiry dateNov 21, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02K1/60
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pivoting door type thrust reverser assembly for a dual flow engine incls a fixed cowling construction with a front body portion (9) and a rear body portion (12) joined by longitudinal beams (10,11) and defining reversal chambers in each of which a door (7) is pivotably received. The door pivot pins (17) are carried by two pairs of struts (15,16) such that the pivot pins are spaced from the engine axis X-X'.

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