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US 11,078,708 B2Granted
Hydraulic piston actuator for a door
AssigneeHamilton Sunstrand Corporation
InventorsNavaneethakrishnan Pandian, Rajasekaran Janakiraman
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Abstract
A hydraulic piston actuator, which may be used for an aircraft nacelle assembly, includes a housing, a piston, an end gland, and a bearing ring. The housing is concentrically disposed along an axis. The piston is adapted to axially reciprocate within the housing. The end gland is disposed radially between the housing and the piston. The bearing ring is disposed radially between the end gland and the piston.
Claims2
A hydraulic piston actuator comprising:
- a housing concentrically disposed along an axis;
- a piston adapted to axially reciprocate within the housing;
- an end gland disposed radially between the housing and the piston;
- a bearing ring disposed radially between the end gland and the piston;
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- a scraper seal axially aligned to, and disposed radially between, the end gland and the piston, wherein the piston includes a cylindrical face facing radially outward, and the end gland includes a first cylindrical surface opposing the cylindrical face and disposed directly between the scraper seal and the bearing ring, wherein the bearing ring is made of a material that includes thermoplastic, and the piston is metallic, and wherein the thermoplastic is re-inforced with carbon fiber/graphite.
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