Aircraft nacelle comprising a spacing system which is intended to maintain the two cowls spaced apart
US9849995B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D29/06
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aircraft nacelle with a system to provide spacing between two halves of a cowl. The cowls open and close by rotating about an axis in the upper regions of the cowls, and the cowls have indexing features in a region of the lower edges. The indexers are in sliding contact the spacing system, which is rigidly mounted to the nacelle. The spacing system comprises a housing for receiving the indexers and two levers with features for prescribing the movement of the cowls. The spacing system further comprises an actuator and a plurality returns to assist the movement of the cowls.
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