Method for operating a landing gear assembly with a breaker strut
US8602352B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C25/26
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of operating an aircraft landing gear between a deployed position and a retracted position. The landing gear comprises a leg hinged to the aircraft, the leg being stabilized in the deployed position by a folding strut comprising two hinged-together links, the strut being held in an aligned position by a stabilizer member comprising two hinged-together links themselves held in alignment by a locking member. The method comprises the steps of arranging the strut (2; 102) and the stabilizer member (4; 104) in such a manner that at least one of the links (4a; 104a) of the stabilizer member moves continuously during a movement of the leg from the deployed position to the retracted position, and of attaching an operating actuator (10; 110) to the link in order to cause the link to pivot against the locking member and to exert thereon a force tending to move the leg.
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