Undercarriage for aircraft, aircraft and aircraft landing method
US-10124885-B2 · Nov 13, 2018 · US
Landing gear, an aircraft, and a method
US9102402B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9102402-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213654603-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | Oct 26, 2011 |
| Publication date | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2015 |
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The present invention relates to landing gear ( 5 ) having at least one undercarriage ( 10 ) comprising a landing gear leg ( 11 ) carrying at least one wheel ( 12 ). The undercarriage ( 10 ) includes a retraction actuator ( 20 ) having an electric motor ( 23 ), blocking means ( 30 ) for blocking the actuator in the retraction position and for enabling the retraction actuator to be positioned in the “landing gear extended” position by gravity, first monitoring means ( 35 ) for monitoring the operation of the retraction actuator ( 20 ), first control means ( 65 ) for controlling the refraction actuator ( 20 ), and second control means ( 75 ) for controlling the blocking means ( 30 ).
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What is claimed is: 1. A landing gear for an aircraft capable of landing vertically, the landing gear comprising at least one undercarriage, the undercarriage comprising a landing gear leg carrying at least one wheel, wherein the undercarriage comprises: a refraction actuator connected to the landing gear leg and provided with an electric motor to extend and retract an extendable actuator rod of the retraction actuator relative to a cylinder of the retraction actuator between a la…
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- What does patent US9102402B2 cover?
- The present invention relates to landing gear ( 5 ) having at least one undercarriage ( 10 ) comprising a landing gear leg ( 11 ) carrying at least one wheel ( 12 ). The undercarriage ( 10 ) includes a retraction actuator ( 20 ) having an electric motor ( 23 ), blocking means ( 30 ) for blocking the actuator in the retraction position and for enabling the retraction actuator to be positioned in…
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- Airbus Helicopters
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B64C25/28. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).