Landing gear, a brake, a brake-and-wheel assembly for an airplane, and a method of maintaining such landing gear
US8037971B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2250/0084
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides airplane landing gear comprising at least one axle for carrying at least one brake-and-wheel assembly comprising a rim mounted to rotate on the axle and a stack of disks and a support carrying modular electromechanical actuators that are individually removable, the landing gear and the brake-and-wheel assembly being organized in such a manner that each actuator is in at least one of the following configurations:
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