公开(公告)号：US12221225B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-11

申请号：US18046797

申请日：2022-10-14

Applicant: Textron Aviation Inc.

Inventor： Paul C. Collado ,  Jonathan J. Kalinowski ,  Patrick Klausmeyer ,  Lance A. Kawabata

IPC: B64D47/00

Abstract: A sensor lift mechanism for deploying a sensor from a tail cone of an aircraft includes a frame mounted onto a side wall of the tail cone via a mounting assembly. The frame includes a first roller track and a second roller track aligned with the first roller track. A roller carriage assembly includes a plurality of rollers configured for rolling along the first and second roller tracks. A sensor platform is mechanically coupled to the carriage assembly and configured for mounting the sensor thereto. A drive unit is operatively coupled to the frame. The drive unit translates the roller carriage assembly vertically between the first and second roller tracks to move the sensor platform between a stowed position and a deployed position. A floor of the tail cone includes a track door configured to open for deploying the sensor beneath the tail cone.

公开(公告)号：US20230122783A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US18046797

申请日：2022-10-14

Applicant: Textron Aviation Inc.

Inventor： Paul C. Collado ,  Jonathan J. Kalinowski ,  Patrick Klausmeyer ,  Lance A. Kawabata

IPC: B64D47/00

Abstract: A sensor lift mechanism for deploying a sensor from a tail cone of an aircraft includes a frame mounted onto a side wall of the tail cone via a mounting assembly. The frame includes a first roller track and a second roller track aligned with the first roller track. A roller carriage assembly includes a plurality of rollers configured for rolling along the first and second roller tracks. A sensor platform is mechanically coupled to the carriage assembly and configured for mounting the sensor thereto. A drive unit is operatively coupled to the frame. The drive unit translates the roller carriage assembly vertically between the first and second roller tracks to move the sensor platform between a stowed position and a deployed position. A floor of the tail cone includes a track door configured to open for deploying the sensor beneath the tail cone.