A lock mechanism for releasably securing a pivot door of a thrust reverser includes a frame, a blade housing connected to the frame, a blade member slidably disposed within the blade housing,and configured to engage a lock fitting of the pivot door, an actuator configured to translate the blade member in a first direction with respect to the frame; a spring element configured to translate the blade member in a second direction with respect to the frame, and a loose-joint coupling configured to connect the actuator to the blade member.
TRANSLATING LOCK FOR PIVOT DOOR THRUST REVERSER
VERROU A TRANSLATION DESTINE A INVERSEUR DE POUSSEE A PORTE PIVOT
2019-04-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English