Deployment inhibiting arrangement for a thrust reverser system
US6343769B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF02K1/766
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A deployment inhibiting arrangement for a jet engine thrust reverser system, the system including one or more actuators for operating a thrust reverser of the system and first locking means for the or each actuator normally serving to hold the system in a condition in which the thrust reverser is undeployed, the inhibiting arrangement including additional locking means normally held in an inactive condition, but operable by means independent of said one or more actuators and said first locking means to provide an additional mechanical lock serving to prevent deployment of the thrust reverser irrespective of the condition of the first locking means and/or actuator(s). The invention also relates to a jet engine thrust reverser system, the system including such a deployment inhibiting arrangement.
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