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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177186 | Turbine engine cover plate assembly stand A holding structure associated with a lifting device for supporting a removed turbine engine cover plate assembly. The holding structure includes an upper support member and a lower support member. The upper support member is formed with a plurality of service areas... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7419121 | Integrated mount duct for use with airborne auxiliary power units and other turbomachines An integrated mount duct includes a load ring for mounting a turbomachine to a flight vehicle, wherein the load ring has a cylindrical shape with a flange edge and a stepped edge, and comprises one or more mechanical attachment members disposed on an outside surface... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7350747 | Engine mounting structure under an aircraft wing This invention relates to a structure (1) for mounting an engine (2) under an aircraft wing (4), comprising a rigid structure (8) and means (10) of mounting this rigid structure under the wing, the mounting means (10) compri... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7159819 | Mounting structure for mounting a turboprop under an aircraft wing A mounting structure for mounting a turboprop under an aircraft wing includes a rigid structure provided with an aft underwing box, and at least one forward rigid section. Each forward rigid section has two transverse frames at a spacing from each other. At least on... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7121512 | Drain particularly for engine support strut A drain, for example for an aircraft engine support strut, arranged on the trailing edge of the rear secondary structure of the strut. The drain includes a conduit with a substantially horizontal axis and a substantially rectangular cross-section, taken in a plane p... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7063290 | Mounting system inserted between an aircraft engine and a rigid structure of an attachment strut fixed under a wing of this aircraft This invention relates to a mounting system (1) inserted between an aircraft engine and a rigid structure of an attachment strut, the system particularly comprising a thrust resistance device (20). The thrust resistance device (20) comprises two... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7007890 | Turbojet designed to be fixed onto the AFT part of the fuselage of an aircraft, in upper position The turbojet according to the invention is designed to be fixed onto the upper part of the aft section of the fuselage of an aircraft using at least one coat hanger, the turbojet comprising a fan, a forward casing, an aft casing, accessories arranged around the peri... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6976655 | Mounting arrangement A mounting arrangement (26) is provided for mounting an engine (10), typically a gas turbine engine, to a vehicle. The mounting arrangement (26) includes connecting means (28, 30) constructed to extend from a core assembly (14) of ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6938855 | Hooking strut of an engine under the wing unit of an aircraft A strut (10) for hooking an engine (16) under a wing body assembly (12) of an aircraft comprises a rigid structure as well as a mechanism for hooking this structure under the wing body assembly. This mechanism comprises a front fastener (22 | 09/06/2005 |
| 6902157 | Vibration isolator A vibration isolation assembly comprises a base, a plunger and an annulus of resilient material between the base and plunger. The base has a pair of oppositely inclined, internal, tapered surfaces connected to each other which define an opening though the base. The ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6682015 | Device for the attachment of an engine to an aircraft A device attaches an engine to an aircraft. The device (10) is inserted between the engine (14) and a pylon (12) designed to be attached to an aircraft structure, such as a wing or fuselage section. The attachment device (10) generally includes two bracke... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6581874 | Mounting assembly for an aircraft auxiliary power unit and method A system for supporting an auxiliary power unit in an aircraft tailcone wherein the auxiliary power unit is supported by a focalized suspension system supporting the power unit, the focalized suspension system having a plurality of support means each havi... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6401448 | System for mounting aircraft engines A system for mounting an aircraft engine to an aircraft includes four forward mounting features, two mid mounting features, and four aft mounting features disposed on the engine. The forward, mid and the aft mounting features, respectively, are equally sp... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6347765 | Device for attaching an aircraft engine to a strut A device for the attachment of an aircraft engine to a strut comprises a main attachment structure (18, 24) able to transmit normally to the strut forces exerted in two directions (X', Y'), whereof one is mainly parallel to the longitudinal axis (OX) of t... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6257829 | Computerized method for positioning support jacks underneath industrial gas turbines A computer model of a gas turbine is analyzed using finite element analyses to determine the height of support jacks underneath the casing of the gas turbine. The computer model defines the gas turbine casing as an array of data points. Each data point in... | 07/10/2001 |
| 5961078 | Passive axial vibration isolation system for a spacecraft launch vehicle An acceleration force isolator assembly for attaching a payload, such as a spacecraft or satellite, to a launch vehicle wherein axial acceleration forces on the payload are attenuated. The attachment includes an upper interface ring that is secured to the... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5782078 | Tapered jam nut for turbine frame mount link A link for supporting a core engine within an outer shell of a gas turbine engine is described. The link, in one form, includes an elongate rod having a first end and a second end, and first and second rod end bearings are secured at the first second ends... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5779190 | Portable unmanned aerial vehicle An unmanned aerial vehicle that includes symmetrical wings, tail section and internal compartments. The wings which include the only control surfaces can be attached to either side of the aircraft. An engine and a payload are non-symmetrically attached mo... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5775638 | Mounting arrangement for a gas turbine engine A linkage arrangement (20) joins a nacelle (12) enclosing a gas turbine engine (10) and a pylon (18) suspended from an aircraft wing. The linkage arrangement (20) counteracts the deflections of the nacelle (12) with respect to the free air stream due to t... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5746391 | Mounting for coupling a turbofan gas turbine engine to an aircraft structure A mounting for connecting a turbofan gas turbine engine to an aircraft structure comprises three mounting points at the vertices of a triangle on the aircraft structure and three mounting points on the fan casing of the turbofan gas turbine engine. The fi... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5497961 | Gas turbine engine nacelle assembly A gas turbine engine nacelle assembly (10) comprises a pylon (13) for mounting the assembly on an aircraft, a nacelle (11) and a gas turbine engine (12) enclosed within the nacelle (11). Part (15) of the nacelle (11) is structurally integral with the pylo... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5467941 | Pylon and engine installation for ultra-high by-pass turbo-fan engines A pylon (14) for supporting a turbo-fan jet engine, in particular, an ultra-high by-pass turbo-fan jet engine (12) is disclosed. The pylon (14) attaches to the forward and aft parts of the engine core (22) and supports the engine (12) from an airplane win... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5443229 | Aircraft gas turbine engine sideways mount An aircraft engine sideways mount assembly includes a thrust mount and an engine suspension for suspending the engine structure sideways from the aircraft such that the thrust mount is operable to react substantially all the thrust load forces from the en... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5427348 | Mounting for a gas turbine engine In a mounting for a gas turbine engine, the engine is pivotally mounted about its center of gravity to an aircraft support structure by means of a pair of radially outwardly extending trunnions. Each trunnion is connected to a central conical section of e... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5409184 | Mounting for coupling a turbofan gas turbine engine to an aircraft structure A turbofan gas turbine engine is provided with a polygonal rigid frame formed by a hub member, a plurality of radially extending spokes and a plurality of straight members connect to the radially outer ends of the spokes. The hub member is secured to the ... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5277382 | Aircraft engine forward mount An aircraft engine mount includes an annular casing fixedly disposed in the engine, a mounting platform spaced radially outwardly from the casing and fixedly joinable to an aircraft pylon, and a pair of circumferentially spaced apart links pivotally joine... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5275357 | Aircraft engine mount An aircraft engine mount includes a frame fixedly joined in a gas turbine engine and a platform fixedly joined to an aircraft wing or tail pylon. A first beam is pivotally joined to the frame and the platform at first and second joints, respectively. The ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5238206 | Rear hanging structure for a turbojet engine The rear hanging structure by which a turbojet engine is suspended from a mast under the wing of an aircraft includes a brace which is fixed to the mast and to which the engine is attached by at least three suspension links, the brace includes two parts w... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5181675 | Pod for suspending a turbojet engine unit of the bypass type under the wing of an aircraft A pod for suspending a turbojet engine unit below the wing of an aircraft includes a suspension assembly with two laterally spaced front beams connecting the turbojet fan casing to the wing, and two rear links disposed in a common vertical plane and pivot... | 01/26/1993 |
| 4720060 | Anti-resonant suspension device having six degrees of freedom for a helicopter The device comprises four identical assemblies evenly spaced apart about the vertical axis of a speed reducer (1), offset 90° from each other and each comprising an isotropic flexible beam (4) carrying a beating weight (14) and connected by its ends to t... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4624436 | Aircraft engine mount An aircraft engine mount is disclosed which has removable struts attached between the front upper and lower portions of the engine and the airframe during servicing, and a front lower mount having a spherical bearing which permits the engine to pivot abou... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4508296 | Hemispherical latching apparatus A payload retention system for securing and retaining a payload in a fixed docked position on a platform in a cargo bay of a space vehicle is disclosed which includes a plurality of latching assemblies 16 carried by platform 10 each of which includes a la... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4441313 | Mounting devices for multiple flow turbojet engines A mounting device for mounting the exhaust casing of a turbojet engine on a rigid support structure connected with an aircraft, there being at least two flows, i.e., a primary flow in the exhaust casing and a secondary flow in a shroud which surrounds the... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4405101 | Vibration isolation system A vibration isolation system in which a supported body is supported from a vibration excitation body which is prone to vibrate at a predominant frequency and to impart such vibratory forces and motions to the supported body. The isolation system is of the... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4283028 | Adjustable wedge fitting for sharing the thrust load of a jet engine An adjustable wedge fitting for sharing the thrust load of a jet engine. The fitting adapted for mounting on an air frame strut and a fan duct cowl of a jet engine nacelle. By attaching and adjusting a plurality of the wedge fittings along the sides of th... | 08/11/1981 |
