Mounting pylon for a jet engine of an aircraft comprising a particular structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11319081-B2
Application number	US-201916437260-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 11, 2019
Priority date	Jul 12, 2018
Publication date	May 3, 2022
Grant date	May 3, 2022

Abstract

A mounting pylon comprising a structure that comprises two C-shaped semi-structures and comprising an upper spar, a lower spar and a lateral flank, an upper panel, a lower panel, a reacting attachment point, two bars attached between the reacting attachment point and a jet engine, and a front wing attachment point attached to a wing box. The lateral flank comprises joists that are aligned between the front wing attachment point and the reacting attachment point, and where the angles between two successive joists are equal.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A pylon for mounting a jet engine to a wing box, said mounting pylon comprising a structure which comprises:
a port-side semi-structure and a starboard-side semi-structure, each formed as a C-beam open towards the opening of the other semi-structure, and comprising an upper spar, a lower spar and a lateral flank which extends between the upper spar and the lower spar,
an upper panel attached to the upper spars,
a lower panel attached to the lower spars,
a reacting attachment point attached below the lower panel,
two bars, each having one end attached to the reacting attachment point and another end configured to attach to the jet engine, and
a front wing attachment point configured to attach to the wing box,
wherein the lateral flank comprises an openwork structure and comprises a reacting joist that extends in linear fashion between the upper spar and the lower spar and is oriented aligned between the front wing attachment point and the reacting attachment point,
wherein the lateral flank also comprises multiple transfer joists that extend in linear fashion between the upper spar and the lower spar,
wherein the transfer joists are arranged one behind the other aft of the reacting joist,
wherein each transfer joist is oriented aligned towards the front wing attachment point,
wherein the angles between two successive joists are equal,
wherein said structure comprises a rear wing attachment point arranged to a rear of the mounting pylon and comprises a sole configured to be attached to the wing box by means of multiple bolts and a shear pin, which are oriented parallel to a vertical direction Z,
wherein the rear wing attachment point comprises a structural assembly comprising two upper beams and two lower beams,
wherein, at one end, the upper and lower beams are secured to one another and to the sole,
wherein, at another end, each upper beam is secured to the same-side upper spar, and
wherein, at another end, each lower beam is secured to the same-side lower spar.

2. The mounting pylon according to claim 1 , wherein the beams extend from an end of the spars which are shaped to meet the sole.

3. The mounting pylon according to claim 1 ,
wherein the sole is generally coplanar with the front wing attachment point,
wherein the upper beams are generally horizontal, and
wherein the lower beams are inclined from low to high when going from front to rear.

4. The mounting pylon according to claim 1 , wherein each joist is provided with ribs.

5. The mounting pylon according to claim 1 , wherein the upper spar and the lower spar are provided with ribs.

6. An aircraft comprising
a wing box,
a jet engine, and
a mounting pylon according to claim 1 ,
wherein the mounting pylon is attached to the wing box by the front wing attachment point, and
wherein the jet engine is attached to the mounting pylon by the two bars.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Sas

Inventors

• Deforet Thomas
• Orteu Benoit
• Gleize Olivier

Classifications

• B64D27/404

  Suspension arrangements specially adapted for supporting vertical loads · CPC title

• B64D27/406

  Suspension arrangements specially adapted for supporting thrust loads, e.g. thrust links · CPC title

• B64D27/402

  comprising box like supporting frames, e.g. pylons or arrangements for embracing the power plant · CPC title

• F01D25/28 Primary

  Supporting or mounting arrangements, e.g. for turbine casing · CPC title

• B64D27/18

  within, or attached to, wings · CPC title