Actuator system for an actuatable door and an aircraft having such an actuatable door

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016083071-A1
Application number	US-201514855850-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 16, 2015
Priority date	Sep 23, 2014
Publication date	Mar 24, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An actuator system for an actuatable door, the actuator system comprising a stiff hinge arm, the stiff hinge arm being adapted to pivotally support the actuatable door and to be pivotally mounted to an associated door mounting structure, wherein an actuator with a pneumatically operable actuating rod is provided, the actuating rod comprising a coupling rod joint that is connected to at least one coupling rod, the at least one coupling rod being mounted to at least one torque lever that is pivotally mounted in at least one hinge of the stiff hinge arm by means of at least one torsion bolt, the at least one torsion bolt being drivingly connectable to the actuatable door. The invention is further related to an aircraft having such an actuatable door.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An actuator system for an actuatable door, the actuator system comprising a stiff hinge arm with a door flank and a mounting structure flank, the stiff hinge arm being adapted to pivotally support the actuatable door at the door flank and to be pivotally mounted to an associated door mounting structure at the mounting structure flank, wherein an actuator with a pneumatically operable actuating rod is provided for assisting opening of the actuatable door in a mounted state upon activation, the actuator comprising a fixed end that is mounted to the stiff hinge arm, and the pneumatically operable actuating rod comprising a coupling rod joint that is connected to a door opening drive gear, characterized in that the door opening drive gear is provided with at least one coupling rod that is connected to the coupling rod joint and mounted to at least one torque lever, the at least one torque lever being pivotally mounted in at least one hinge of the stiff hinge arm by means of at least one torsion bolt of the door opening drive gear, the at least one torsion bolt being drivingly connectable to the actuatable door by means of an associated connection link that is pivotally mounted to the at least one torsion bolt.

2 . The actuator system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one coupling rod is provided as a linear cylindrical shaft.

3 . The actuator system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one torque lever is provided as a linear flat connecting arm.

4 . The actuator system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one torsion bolt defines a main swivel axis for rotation of the at least one torque lever in operation, the main swivel axis being at least approximately parallel to the at least one coupling rod.

5 . The actuator system according to claim 1 , wherein the pneumatically operable actuating rod is adapted to move the at least one coupling rod upon activation linearly in a direction that is at least approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal extension of the at least one coupling rod, wherein the at least one coupling rod rotates the at least one torque lever around the main swivel axis.

6 . The actuator system according to claim 1 , wherein the actuator comprises a pressure pot for actuation of the pneumatically operable actuating rod in operation.

7 . The actuator system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one torque lever comprises at least a first torque lever and a second torque lever, the first torque lever being connected to a first axial end of the at least one coupling rod and the second torque lever being connected to a second axial end of the at least one coupling rod.

8 . The actuator system according to claim 7 , wherein the first and second torque levers are arranged at least approximately parallel to each other and at least approximately perpendicular to the at least one coupling rod.

9 . The actuator system according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one coupling rod is rotatably mounted to the coupling rod joint by means of an associated plain bearing.

10 . The actuator system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one coupling rod is rotatably mounted to the at least one torque lever by means of an associated spherical bearing.

11 . The actuator system according to claim 1 , wherein the fixed end of the actuator is rotatably mounted to the stiff hinge arm.

12 . The actuator system according to claim 1 , wherein the actuatable door is an aircraft cabin door and the associated door mounting structure is an aircraft fuselage structure.

13 . An aircraft with an aircraft fuselage structure and an actuatable cabin door, the aircraft comprising an actuator system for actuation of the actuatable cabin door, the actuator system comprising a stiff hinge arm with a door flank and a fuselage flank, said stiff hinge arm being pivotally supporting said actuatable cabin door at said door flank and being pivotally mounted to said aircraft fuselage structure at said fuselage flank, wherein an actuator with a pneumatically operable actuating rod is provided for assisting opening of the actuatable cabin door upon activation, the actuator comprising a fixed end that is mounted to the stiff hinge arm, and the pneumatically operable actuating rod comprising a coupling rod joint that is connected to a door opening drive gear, wherein the door opening drive gear is provided with at least one coupling rod that is connected to the coupling rod joint and mounted to at least one torque lever, the at least one torque lever being pivotally mounted in at least one hinge of the stiff hinge arm by means of at least one torsion bolt of the door opening drive gear, the at least one torsion bolt being drivingly connected to the actuatable cabin door by means of an associated connection link that is pivotally mounted to the at least one torsion bolt.

Assignees

• Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH

Inventors

• Pichlmaier Claus
• Kirchner Marc

Classifications

• F15B15/14

  of the straight-cylinder type · CPC title

• B64C1/1423 Primary

  Passenger doors · CPC title

• B64C1/1407 Primary

  Doors; surrounding frames · CPC title