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Multifunction device for an undercarriage

US9540097B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTY · FR

Inventors

Robert Kyle Schmidt · Liederbach am Taunus, DE
Jean-Luc Alleau · Vélizy-Villacoublay, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 7, 2014
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 17, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T50/80
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A multifunction device for an undercarriage. The device comprises at least a first shaft rotatably mounted on the aircraft to rotate about an axis of rotation that is substantially parallel to a hinge axis hinging the undercarriage to the aircraft, and a telescopic second shaft rotatably mounted in the undercarriage and extending down along the undercarriage to the proximity of wheels carried thereby. A motor is adapted to cause the first shaft to rotate. The telescopic second shaft is a single shaft that extends inside the undercarriage to the proximity of an axle carrying the wheels of the undercarriage. The second shaft is connected to a differential connected to the wheels via drive shafts extending inside the axle.

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