Pin system for the connection assembly of an engine pylon underneath a wing of an aircraft
US8561941B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49948
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A connection assembly of an engine pylon underneath an aircraft wing, the wing being provided with a fitting, the engine pylon being provided with a fork joint nested in the fitting and fixed to the said fitting by means of a traversing pin system, including: an external primary pin, a secondary pin mounted inside the primary pin, a primary shoulder mounted directly around the primary pin, at a blind end of the pin system, to block the said pin in translation, a secondary shoulder mounted around one end of the secondary pin, at a blind end of the pin system, to block the system in rotation, and an interlocking assembly mounted around the primary pin and the secondary pin, at a free end of the pin system, to block the pin system in translation.
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