Abstract:
The invention relates to an aircraft landing gear equipped with a steering device (7) for orienting the wheels (5), the steering device (7) comprising a body (8) in which is incorporated an electromechanical actuator (41) equipped with an electric motor (42). The landing gear is further equipped with damping means intended to limit the transmission of vibration from the wheel (5) to the rest of the landing gear (1) when the aircraft is on the ground. The body (8) of the steering device (7) is mounted with the ability to rotate with a limited amplitude of rotation. The damping means are mounted between the body (8) of the steering device (7) and the strut assembly (2) of the landing gear to damp the vibration between the body (8) of the steering device (7) and the strut assembly (2).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a brake actuator for an aircraft hydraulic brake, which is intended to be added into one of the cavities of a brake ring, the actuator comprising a liner (1) designed to be housed sealingly in the cavity of the ring, a piston (3) mounted to slide sealingly in the liner along an axis of sliding (X) so as to apply a braking force on friction pads when a fluid is introduced under pressure into the cavity, and having a determined operational travel, a wear compensation device (10) which defines a position to which the piston retreats into the liner by means of a mobile stop (11) that can be moved forward by the piston as a braking force is applied, and an elastic return member (16) returning the piston towards the retracted position bearing against the mobile stop. According to the invention, the mobile stop is reduced to a friction member rubbing against the liner, such that one of the faces of the friction member serves as a stop defining the retracted position of the piston, and the other of the faces serves as a support for the elastic return member, the elastic member having, when compressed, a sufficient increase in force in order to be able to push back the mobile stop in the event that the piston is not in contact with the friction pads while its operational travel is already exhausted.
Abstract:
An aircraft landing gear comprising an axle (3) intended to receive a wheel (4) comprising a rim (6) mounted to rotate on the axle (3) by means of at least one rolling bearing (8). The rolling bearing (8) comprises an inner ring (11) mounted around the axle (3) and an outer ring (12) rotationally secured to the rim (6) of the wheel (4). The landing gear further comprising a measurement device (21) intended to perform measurements of at least one operating parameter of the landing gear. The measurement device (21) is incorporated in the rolling bearing (8) by being secured to one of the inner or outer rings of the rolling bearing (8).
Abstract:
An aircraft landing gear including an axle and a wheel (5) that includes a rim (6) mounted to turn on the axle about a first rotation axis (X1), the landing gear further comprising an actuator (12) for driving the wheel (5) in rotation. The rim (6) includes obstacles (33) that project from a lateral face (F) of the rim and the driving actuator includes a lead screw (32) mounted to turn about a second rotation axis (X2) perpendicular to the first rotation axis (X1) and adapted to cooperate with the obstacles of the rim to drive the wheel in rotation.
Abstract:
Aircraft landing gear having a leg (12) for hinging to a structure of the aircraft so as to be movable between a deployed position and a retracted position, a main brace (15), a secondary brace (20), and a double-acting type unlocking actuator (30) having a first end coupled to the secondary brace and controllable for causing its links to move out of alignment against the action of the resilient member during retraction or deployment of the landing gear. The landing gear includes couplers (31, 33) for coupling to a second end of the unlocking actuator, which couplers ensure movement of said second end relative to the leg so that, for a given action, the unlocking actuator tends to break the alignment of the links when the landing gear is in one of its positions and tends to confirm said alignment when the landing gear is in its other position.
Abstract:
A leak detection method for detecting a leak past a dynamic seal in aircraft landing gear (100) comprising: a strut (10); a rod (20) slidably mounted in the strut; and a bearing (70) fitted to an end (11) of the strut to guide the rod (20). The bearing includes a bushing (50) having a seal (62) arranged to rub against the rod (20) to provide sealing between the strut and the rod, defines a fluid chamber (2), and a stop nut (40) for preventing the bushing from moving relative to the strut. The method includes a step of installing a test nut (3) without a wiper seal in the place of the stop nut (40), the step of putting the hydraulic fluid in the landing gear under pressure, and the step of verifying the existence of a leak of hydraulic fluid on the outside surface (22) of the rod (20).
Abstract:
A landing gear that comprises an axle (2) and a wheel (3, 3′). The wheel comprises a rim (4, 4′) mounted so as to rotate on the axle about a first axis of rotation (X), first blocks protruding from a lateral face (F, F′) of the rim, the first blocks being adapted to cooperate with a gearwheel (8) of a drive actuator (7) carried by the landing gear. The gearwheel is mounted rotatably about a second axis of rotation (Y) perpendicular to the first axis of rotation.
Abstract:
A method of applying rotary drive by friction to an aircraft wheel that is provided with a drive track and that is mounted to rotate about an axis of rotation (X) on an axle carried by a low portion of aircraft landing gear by means of at least one friction roller (21) driven by a drive actuator (11) and associated with an actuator (23A, 23B, 30) for moving the roller between a disengaged position in which the roller is spaced apart from the drive track of the wheel and an engaged position in which the roller is kept pressed against the drive track. The method includes the step of controlling the force delivered by the actuator while they are holding the roller in the engaged position.
Abstract:
A brake actuator comprising a sleeve (1), a piston (3) sealingly slidably mounted in the sleeve to apply a braking force, the piston being provided with an internal cage (21), and a wear compensating device (10) which defines a retracted position of the piston in the sleeve by means of an axially mobile stop which is able to be moved forward by the piston during the application of a braking force and/in frictional relationship with a fixed part (12) of the wear compensating device attached to the sleeve. The mobile stop comprises a radially deformable bushing (16) which cooperates with an olive (15) which is attached to a distal end of the fixed part of the wear compensating device. The bushing comprises means for guiding its proximal end (17) against an internal face of the internal cage (21).
Abstract:
A braking actuator for a hydraulic aircraft brake, received in a cavity of a ring of the brake. The actuator comprises a liner structure (1) sealed in the cavity of the ring, and a piston (3) slidably mounted in the liner structure to apply a braking force. A wear-compensating device (10) defines a retreated position of the piston in the liner structure by an axially movable stop (11) which can be advanced by the piston during the application of a braking force and in frictional relationship with a fixed part (18) of the wear-compensating device secured to the liner. An elastic member (24) returns the piston to the retreated position defined by the piston bearing against the movable stop, the movable stop being in frictional relationship with the fixed part via at least one telescopic intermediate element (16) interposed between the movable stop (11) and the fixed part (18).