System for locking a thrust reverser with flaps, comprising locks for an intermediate opening position

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10443542-B2
Application number	US-201615283591-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 3, 2016
Priority date	Apr 2, 2014
Publication date	Oct 15, 2019
Grant date	Oct 15, 2019

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a system for locking the position of the flaps of a thrust reverser of a turbojet nacelle, said flaps being controlled by actuators, each one swinging about a tranverse pivot in order to partially close off the air stream so as to guide it forwards, further including locks for locking the flaps in an intermediate opening position, between the closed position and the open position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A thrust reverser for a nacelle of a turbojet engine comprising doors controlled by actuators, the doors tilting about a transverse pivot in order to partially close air flow so as to direct the air flow forwards, and comprising a system for locking the position of the doors, wherein the locking system comprises:
locks configured to lock the doors in an intermediate opening position,
wherein the intermediate opening position is a position between a closed position and a fully deployed position,
wherein an actuation of said locks blocks the doors in said intermediate opening position so that the actuators of the doors are not actuated in order to hold the doors in the intermediate opening position, and
wherein the locking system includes cams rotatably linked to the transverse pivot of the doors, on which the locks act.

2. The thrust reverser according to claim 1 , wherein each cam includes a spiral-shaped external portion terminated by a step in which the lock fits so as to provide blocking of the cam.

3. The thrust reverser according to claim 1 , wherein the locking system includes springs applying a pressure which tends to set the locks in a locking position of the intermediate opening position of the doors.

4. A nacelle of a turbojet engine provided with a thrust reverser according to claim 1 .

5. A thrust reverser for a nacelle of a turbojet engine comprising doors controlled by actuators, the doors tilting about a transverse pivot in order to partially close air flow so as to direct the air flow forwards, and comprising a system for locking the position of the doors, wherein the locking system comprises:
locks configured to lock the doors in an intermediate opening position,
wherein the intermediate opening position is a position between a closed position and a fully deployed position,
wherein an actuation of said locks blocks the doors in said intermediate opening position so that the actuators of the doors are not actuated in order to hold the doors in the intermediate opening position, and
wherein the locks are guided axially so as to slide and move in a locked position.

6. The thrust reverser according to claim 5 , wherein the locking system includes two locks mounted opposite to each other, the two locks being controlled simultaneously so as to separate the two locks, and each of the two locks functions to lock one of the doors of the thrust reverser.

7. The thrust reverser according to claim 6 , wherein the locking system includes a device which, in the absence of effort of the actuator of the locks, holds the locked position of the locks that are blocked from an axial force applied thereon.

8. The thrust reverser according to claim 7 , wherein the device includes two tie rods each controlling one of the locks, linked to each other along a transverse axis, the intermediate opening position of the tie rods moving in a position substantially aligned along the transverse axis of the locks.

9. The thrust reverser according to claim 8 , wherein each tie rod receives the permanent support of a spring.

10. The thrust reverser according to claim 5 , wherein the locking system includes springs applying a pressure which tends to set the locks in a locking position of the intermediate opening position of the doors.

11. A nacelle of a turbojet engine provided with a thrust reverser according to claim 5 .

Assignees

• Aircelle Sa

Inventors

• Hue Corentin
• Denis Rodolphe
• Guillois Denis
• Tissot Sarah

Classifications

• F02K1/763

  with actuating systems or actuating devices; Arrangement of actuators for thrust reversers · CPC title

• F02K1/766 Primary

  with blocking systems or locking devices; Arrangement of locking devices for thrust reversers · CPC title

• F02K1/70

  using thrust reverser flaps or doors mounted on the fan housing · CPC title

• F02K1/60

  by blocking the rearward discharge by means of pivoted eyelids or clamshells, e.g. target-type reversers · CPC title

• F02K1/62

  by blocking the rearward discharge by means of flaps · CPC title