Abstract:
The invention provides measurement equipment for measuring the inflation pressure of a tire of a vehicle wheel 1, the equipment comprising: a body 16 defining an internal volume; a communication orifice 19 for putting the inside volume of the body 16 into communication with an inflation chamber situated between a rim 2 and a tire of the wheel and containing an inflation gas; an indicator member 25 slidably mounted in the body 16 so as to define a gastight separation between a first chamber 26 containing a given quantity of a reference gas and a second chamber 27 into which the communication orifice 19 leads, such that the indicator member 25 is subjected to opposing pressures that exist in each of the chambers; and position-identification means 30 for identifying the position of the indicator member in the body.
Abstract:
A device, which connects a gearmotor to an aircraft wheel, comprising: a casing rotatably carrying a shaft driven by the gearmotor, the shaft having a fluted portion on which a gearwheel is mounted to slide along a longitudinal axis of the shaft without rotating relative to the shaft; a toothed ring for constraining to rotate with the aircraft wheel; and means for moving the gearwheel axially between a retracted position (disengaged from the toothed ring) and an engaged position (gearwheel meshes with the toothed ring). The means for moving comprises a hollow screw-and-nut assembly extending around the shaft, one of the elements being axially secured to the gearwheel but prevented from rotating by an anti-rotation member, and the other element of the screw-and-nut assembly being rotatably mounted inside the casing to be driven selectively by an electric motor so that rotating the electric motor causes the gearwheel to move axially.
Abstract:
An assembly for rotationally friction driving the wheel of an airplane provided with a driving track. The assembly has a base intended to be fixed to a lower part of the landing gear, two arms mounted to pivot on the base, and rollers so mounted as to rotate at the end of each arm, with each roller being associated with a pinion for rotationally driving the roller. A central pinion is mounted so as to rotate along the arms pivot axis so that the rollers driving pinions engage with the central pinion. A drive actuator acts on the arms of the assembly so as to position the assembly either in a disengaged position in which the rollers are separated from the driving track, or in an engaged position in which the rollers are held to rest on the driving track.
Abstract:
A drive roller (1) comprising a central hub (4), a body (5) extending around the central hub, the body (5) being made of a deformable material, a deformable band (8) extending over a circumference of the drive roller, and first rigid fins (17) and second rigid fins (18) arranged in alternation and extending radially inside the body (5). Each first fin presents a proximal end (17a) fastened to the central hub, and each second fin presents a distal end (18b) that extends in the proximity of the deformable band.
Abstract:
Aircraft landing gear (100) provided with a bottom portion (110) that is steerable by means of a steering actuator (1) comprising a toothed wheel (70) that is secured to the steerable bottom portion (110) and that co-operates with a rack (20) that is movable in translation along an axial travel axis (X) and that has ends (21a, 21b) connected to pistons (30a, 30b) mounted to slide in respective cylinders (10a, 10b). Each connection between one of the pistons (30a, 30b) and the associated end of the rack (20) presents play (J) at least axially, and possibly also angular play (E), and at least one sealing gasket, referred to as an internal gasket (25), between the rack (20) and a piston (30a, 30b), the gasket being arranged to oppose movements of the rack (20) relative to the pistons (30a, 30b).
Abstract:
The invention relates to an aircraft (5) comprising: a structure (6); a landing gear (1) mounted on the structure (6) of the aircraft; and at least one obstacle detector (2). The aircraft (5) is characterized in that the obstacle detector (2) is secured to an arm (3), said arm (3) being mounted on the structure (6) such that it can move between a rest position in which the arm (3) is retracted and a detection position in which the arm (3) is deployed such that the obstacle detector (2) extends close to a lower portion of the landing gear (1) at a distance from the structure (6) of the aircraft (5).
Abstract:
An aircraft undercarriage comprising a telescopic linear rod (0, 0′, 0″) comprising first and second sliding rod portions. The undercarriage further comprises: a first permanent magnet set (1a, 1a′, 1a″) fastened to the first rod portion (1, 1′, 1″); and a second permanent magnet set (2a, 2a′, 2a″) fastened to the second rod portion (2, 2′, 2″); the first and second permanent magnet sets (1a, 1a′, 1a″, 2a, 2a′, 2a″) generating a magnetic repulsion force between the first rod portion (1, 1′, 1″) and the second rod portion (2, 2′, 2″) and maintaining a first annular space (E1) between the first rod portion and the second rod portion.
Abstract:
The invention provides a method of mounting an aircraft wheel drive member (30) on an undercarriage having an axle (1) that carries the wheel and that is provided with a torque plate (3) having an outside face against which a brake can be fitted, the method comprising the steps of fitting a support (10) that bears against an inside face of the torque plate opposite from its outside face against which a brake (2) is fitted, and of fitting the drive member on the support.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for managing the braking of an aircraft fitted with undercarriages (1) bearing braked wheels (2), the method comprising the step of generating braking commands by means of a braking computer (4) for each of the braked wheels as a function of longitudinal speed information representative of a longitudinal movement of the wheels in question, characterized in that there is placed at the bottom of the undercarriage, close to the braked wheels, a sensor adapted for generating a signal that can be used for generating the longitudinal speed information used for generating the braking commands.
Abstract:
A method for monitoring at least two aircraft wheel electromechanical braking actuators. For each electromechanical actuator, the method includes first determining a current value representative of the power supply current of the electromechanical actuator and determining a reference current value estimated from the power supply currents of at least one other electromechanical actuator. Then, the representative current value and the reference current value are compared. Any abnormal operation of the electromechanical actuator is detected when the difference between the representative current value and the reference current value is above a predetermined threshold.