Aircraft having landing gear doors and a system for maneuvering the doors
US9751620B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 8, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C1/1407
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aircraft with a landing gear, a compartment to stow the landing gear and doors for the compartment movable between an open position and a closed position. The movement of the doors is controlled by a maneuvering system having two transmission chains or linkages each connecting one of the doors to an actuation member that includes a rotatable arm and an actuating cylinder. Each transmission chain or linkage has a relay element mounted pivotably on a structural element of the aircraft, a first connection element between the arm and the relay element, and a second connection element between the door and the relay element.
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