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US 10,882,629 B2Granted
Roll load bearing aircraft propulsor moveable panel systems and methods
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsScott D. Hartshorn, Christopher E. Hullman
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Abstract
An aircraft propulsor that includes a load bearing moveable panel is described herein. In one example, the moveable panel can be coupled to a propulsor structure to receive loads from the propulsor structure. Such loads can include roll and/or torque loads generated by rotation of a core engine of the aircraft propulsor. The moveable panel can be coupled to the propulsor structure through a plurality of coupling portions on one or both of the moveable panel and the propulsor structure.
Claims20
An aircraft propulsor comprising:
- a propulsor structure configured to be fixably coupled to an aircraft engine mount and comprising a plurality of propulsor structure coupling portions;
- a core engine coupled to the propulsor structure;
- a fixed nacelle coupled to the propulsor structure and at least partially circumscribing the core engine;
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- a moveable panel configured to be disposed on an outer portion of the aircraft propulsor, the moveable panel comprising a panel first end, a panel second end, and a plurality of moveable panel coupling portions, each moveable panel coupling portion configured to couple to a corresponding propulsor structure coupling portion to receive roll load from the core engine, wherein the panel first end is hinged to a first portion of the propulsor structure and/or the fixed nacelle and the panel second end is configured to be latched and unlatched to a second portion of the propulsor structure and/or the fixed nacelle.
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A method of manufacturing comprising:
- providing an aircraft propulsor comprising a propulsor structure comprising a plurality of propulsor structure coupling portions and a fixed nacelle coupled to the propulsor structure;
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- coupling a moveable panel, comprising a panel first end, a panel second end, and a plurality of moveable panel coupling portions corresponding to the propulsor structure coupling portions on an outer portion of the aircraft propulsor by hinging the panel first end to a first portion of the propulsor structure and/or the fixed nacelle, wherein the panel second end is configured to be latched and unlatched to a second portion of the propulsor structure and/or the fixed nacelle, and wherein each moveable panel coupling portion configured to couple to a corresponding propulsor structure coupling portions to receive roll load.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.