Aircraft propulsion assembly comprising a thrust force uptake device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11807374-B2
Application number	US-202217947273-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 19, 2022
Priority date	Sep 20, 2021
Publication date	Nov 7, 2023
Grant date	Nov 7, 2023

Abstract

A propulsion assembly includes an engine below a pylon by engine attachments, including a thrust force uptake device, the engine having a longitudinal axis and a vertical median plane parallel to the longitudinal axis, the thrust force uptake device having a main fitting fixed below the pylon and two links disposed on either side of the vertical median plane and which each have a rear end articulated to the main fitting by a spreader mounted to pivot on the main fitting about an axis of rotation which, on the one hand, is orthogonal to a mean plane for transmitting thrust forces parallel to the longitudinal axis of each of the links, and which is disposed in the vertical median plane, each link being articulated to the spreader by a connecting pin extending parallel to the mean plane for transmitting thrust forces and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the link.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A propulsion assembly comprising:
an engine suspended below a pylon by engine attachments comprising, at a front, a front engine attachment, at a rear, a rear engine attachment, and between the two engine attachments, a thrust force uptake device, a vertical median plane passing through a longitudinal axis of the engine separating the propulsion assembly into two parts, left and right, the thrust force uptake device comprising a main fitting fixed below the pylon and two links disposed on either side of the vertical median plane and which each have a front end articulated to the engine and a rear end articulated to the main fitting by a spreader mounted to pivot on the main fitting about an axis of rotation which is orthogonal to a mean plane for transmitting thrust forces parallel to the longitudinal axis of each of the two links, and which is disposed in the vertical median plane, the longitudinal axes of the two links being convergent in a direction from the front to the rear of the propulsion assembly, wherein a first link is articulated to the spreader by a first connecting pin extending parallel to the mean plane for transmitting thrust forces and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the first link, and wherein a second link is articulated to the spreader by a second connecting pin extending parallel to the mean plane for transmitting thrust forces and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the second link, and wherein the spreader comprises two fastening tabs for fastening the links to the spreader, with a first fastening tab associated with the first link and a second fastening tab associated with the second link, wherein each fastening tab associated with a link extends parallel to the longitudinal axis of the link.

2. The propulsion assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a waiting connecting pin, which is orthogonal to the axis of rotation and which passes through the spreader is mounted without play on the spreader and mechanically connects the spreader to the main fitting with play by two arms which are distributed symmetrically on either side of the vertical median plane and between which the spreader is arranged.

3. The propulsion assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the waiting connecting pin is inserted through two coaxial orifices of the spreader, the orifices being arranged in each of the two opposite flanks of the spreader, the flanks being arranged between the two arms of the central fitting.

4. The propulsion assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the two opposite flanks extend parallel to one another.

5. The propulsion assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the thrust force uptake device and the rear engine attachment are separate.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Sas

Inventors

• Berjot Michael
• Robiglio Thomas
• Arellanes Mendoza Karla Mariana

Classifications

• B64D27/404

  Suspension arrangements specially adapted for supporting vertical loads · CPC title

• B64D27/406 Primary

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

• B64D27/26 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• F02C7/20

  Mounting or supporting of plant; Accommodating heat expansion or creep · CPC title

• B64D2027/268

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic