TRANSLATING LOCK FOR PIVOT DOOR THRUST REVERSER

A lock mechanism (210, 300, 400) for releasably securing a pivot door (134, 136, 202, 204) of a thrust reverser (130, 200) includes a frame (302, 402), a blade housing (312, 412) connected to the frame (302, 402), a blade member (314, 414) slidably disposed within the blade housing (312, 412) and co...

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Hauptverfasser: GHANDOUR, Imad D, HUYNH, Ken V
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A lock mechanism (210, 300, 400) for releasably securing a pivot door (134, 136, 202, 204) of a thrust reverser (130, 200) includes a frame (302, 402), a blade housing (312, 412) connected to the frame (302, 402), a blade member (314, 414) slidably disposed within the blade housing (312, 412) and configured to engage a lock fitting (218, 460) of the pivot door (202, 204), an actuator (212, 303, 403) configured to translate the blade member (314, 414) in a first direction (230, 306, 406) with respect to the frame (302, 402), a spring element (334, 434, 444) configured to translate the blade member (314, 414) in a second direction (232, 308, 408) with respect to the frame (302, 402), and a loose-joint coupling (322, 422) configured to connect the actuator (212, 303, 403) to the blade member (314, 414).