Landing gear with realigning lock link assembly
US9676473B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C25/26
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Aircraft landing gear having a leg (12) for hinging to a structure of the aircraft so as to be movable between a deployed position and a retracted position, a main brace (15), a secondary brace (20), and a double-acting type unlocking actuator (30) having a first end coupled to the secondary brace and controllable for causing its links to move out of alignment against the action of the resilient member during retraction or deployment of the landing gear. The landing gear includes couplers (31, 33) for coupling to a second end of the unlocking actuator, which couplers ensure movement of said second end relative to the leg so that, for a given action, the unlocking actuator tends to break the alignment of the links when the landing gear is in one of its positions and tends to confirm said alignment when the landing gear is in its other position.
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