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Integrated thrust reverser/pylon assembly

US8713910B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

11Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Alan Roy Stuart · Cincinnati, US
John Robert Fehrmann · Loveland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2009
Grant date	May 6, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 8, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T50/60
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Assembly for supporting a gas turbine engine comprises a support member including mounting sites for attachment to an associated aircraft. The support member includes integral slider tracks disposed on opposed sidewalls for selective engagement with a translatable cowl. The translatable cowl is translatable along the slider tracks to selectively cover and expose a cascade thrust-reversing structure. The cascade structure includes arcuate segments mounted in hinged relationship to the support member. Rearward translation of the translatable cowl to a service position permits the cascade structure to be opened for access to the core engine.

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