An improved aircraft engine stand is disclosed, which comprises a cradle comprising a cradle frame having first and second frame load transfer openings, first and second arm assemblies secured to the cradle frame and having first and second arm load transfer openings, and first and second load transfer pins shaped to be received in the load transfer openings. The frame load transfer openings can be aligned with the arm load transfer openings such that when the each load transfer pin is inserted into both a frame load transfer opening and an arm load transfer opening, lateral and axial loads placed on the arm assembly are transferred to the cradle frame.
AIRCRAFT ENGINE STAND
2015-11-05
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | F16M Rahmen, Gehäuse oder Grundplatten von Kraftmaschinen oder anderen Maschinen oder von Apparaten, nicht auf eine besondere Art von Maschine oder Apparat eingeschränkt, die anderweitig vorgesehen ist , FRAMES, CASINGS, OR BEDS, OF ENGINES OR OTHER MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO AN ENGINE, MACHINE, OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE / B62B Von Hand bewegte Fahrzeuge, z.B. Handkarren oder Kinderwagen , HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS / B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |