Junction of a pylon with an aircraft wing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11554872-B2
Application number	US-202117386966-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 28, 2021
Priority date	Jul 31, 2020
Publication date	Jan 17, 2023
Grant date	Jan 17, 2023

Abstract

A junction of a pylon with an aircraft wing, the pylon including a primary structure extending from front to rear along a longitudinal axis and in the form of a box with a rear face and an upper spar forming an upper face of the box, a longitudinal median plane separating the primary structure into two parts, left and right, the junction comprising a rear attachment system for attaching the pylon to the wing, this system being arranged at the rear of the primary structure, the rear attachment system including a shoe attached beneath the wing, the shoe being connected, via at least one articulated connecting rod, to a fitting attached to the rear face of the pylon by an articulation whose articulation pin, termed the horizontal articulation pin, is perpendicular to the longitudinal median plane, and the shoe being connected to the upper spar via a force reacting system.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A junction of a pylon with an aircraft wing, the pylon comprising a primary structure that extends from front to rear along a longitudinal axis and that is in a form of a box with a rear face and an upper spar forming an upper face of the box, a longitudinal median plane separating the primary structure into two parts, left and right, the junction comprising a front attachment system for attaching the pylon to the wing, the front attachment system being on the upper face of the box, halfway along the primary structure, a rear attachment system for attaching the pylon to the wing, the rear attachment system being at the rear of the primary structure, and an intermediate attachment system for attaching the pylon to the wing, the intermediate attachment system being on the upper face of the box between the front and rear attachment systems, the rear attachment system comprising a shoe attached beneath the wing and a fitting attached to the rear face of the pylon, the shoe being connected, via at least one articulated connecting rod, to the fitting by an articulation with a horizontal articulation pin perpendicular to the longitudinal median plane, the shoe being connected to the upper spar via a force reacting system, wherein the force reacting system comprises an extension extending the upper spar of the pylon towards the rear and a spreader, the shoe being articulated, through the spreader, to the extension via an articulation with a vertical articulation pin parallel to the longitudinal median plane.

2. The junction according to claim 1 , wherein the extension comprises a through-bore equipped with a swivel bearing, and wherein the vertical articulation pin is mounted in the swivel bearing.

3. The junction according to claim 1 , wherein the shoe has a generally S-shaped section and comprises a planar plate attached to the wing and a front portion which is located to the front of the plate and extends perpendicular to a plane of the plate, and on which there are two planar attachment tabs that are horizontal attachment tabs and that are arranged on either side of the longitudinal median plane and that extend towards the front of the shoe, and parallel to the plane of the plate, each horizontal attachment tab comprising a through-orifice equipped with a swivel bearing.

4. The junction according to claim 3 , wherein the spreader comprises at least one connecting rod, each connecting rod comprising three through-bores including one central bore receiving the vertical articulation pin, and two end bores on either side of the central bore, each end bore receiving an articulation pin mounted in the swivel bearing associated with a horizontal attachment tab.

5. The junction according to claim 4 , wherein, in case of one horizontal attachment tab, the articulation pin is mounted with play in an associated swivel bearing, whereas in case of another horizontal attachment tab, the articulation pin is mounted without play in the associated swivel bearing.

6. The junction according to claim 3 , wherein the plate comprises a planar upper face that is pressed against the wing and a lower face, and wherein a planar attachment tab that is a vertical attachment tab is on the lower face of the plate and extends in the longitudinal median plane, the vertical attachment tab comprising a through-orifice equipped with a swivel bearing in which the horizontal articulation pin is mounted.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Sas

Inventors

• Frenot Laurent
• Pautis Olivier
• Berjot Michael
• Robiglio Thomas
• Gueneau Germain

Classifications

• B64D27/12

  within, or attached to, wings · CPC title

• B64D27/18 Primary

  within, or attached to, wings · CPC title

• B64C3/32

  specially adapted for mounting power plant · CPC title

• B64D27/26 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B64D2027/264

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic