Title:
AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2015227160
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an aircraft landing gear comprising an autonomous taxi system capable of presenting the possibility of a mass optimized solution method without changing the conventional basic structure of the landing gear.SOLUTION: An aircraft landing gear comprises: a shock-absorbing main leg having a sprung part 2a for attachment to an aircraft and an un-sprung part 2b including a slider and an axle carrying at least one wheel 3a, 3b, the wheel having a toothed ring gear; a drive transmission 8 mounted externally on the sprung part, or on the un-sprung part, of the main leg, the drive transmission having at least one motor and a drive pinion for meshing with the toothed ring of the wheel; and an actuator 14 for lifting the drive transmission into driving engagement with the toothed ring, for releasing the driving engagement, and for maintaining the driving engagement as the landing gear deflects during ground taxiing operation.
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Inventors:
FRASER WILSON
JEREMY BEDARRIDES
VLADIMIR PLATAGEA
JEREMY BEDARRIDES
VLADIMIR PLATAGEA
Application Number:
JP2015144749A
Publication Date:
December 17, 2015
Filing Date:
July 22, 2015
Export Citation:
Assignee:
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LTD
MICHELIN RECH TECH
MICHELIN & CIE
MICHELIN RECH TECH
MICHELIN & CIE
International Classes:
B64C25/36
Domestic Patent References:
| JP6033083B2 | 2016-11-30 | |||
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kenji Sugimura