Jet engine cascade thrust reverser for use with mixer/ejector noise suppressor
US6311928A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 5, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF05D2260/96
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cascade thrust reverser for use with a mixer/ejector noise suppressor has a set of internal blocker doors controllably moveable between a stowed position, where engine exhaust passes through and out the tailpipe, and a deployed position, where engine exhaust is blocked and redirected out a pair of cascades or louvers. External cascade doors cover the cascades from the outside during flight, but are moved aft, exposing the cascades, when the blocker doors are deployed subsequent landing. In a preferred embodiment, the cascade doors and the blocker doors are interconnected through a pair of actuation mechanisms, whereby movement of the cascade doors is sequenced to the motion of the blocker doors. The blocker doors and the cascade doors are shaped to provide a clean aerodynamic profile when stowed, so that the noise suppressor functions optimally. The actuation mechanisms also preferably include lock mechanisms for only allowing the thrust reversers to be deployed just subsequent landing. Also, the thrust reverser can directly replace one of an airplane's existing thrust reversers without any modifications to the plane's hydraulic system or controls or instrumentation.
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