Aircraft door and aircraft fitted with such a door
US6457677B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 6, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D25/14
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The door (10) of an aircraft incorporates a housing (14) able to receive a slide, in a folded up state. The housing (14) is delimited between a cover (16) facing outwards from the door (10) and intermediate bulkhead (18). The cover (16) is jettisonable outside the aircraft or able to swivel by its lower edge on a threshold of the door, by the use of setting de-setting means. In one embodiment, the housing occupies the greater part of the door surface.
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