System comprising an air intake of an aircraft engine and an inflatable protection item for said air intake
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsJean-Marc Cantin, Olivier Dubois
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Abstract
A system comprising a trolley which comprises a platform and wheels attached beneath the platform, an air intake of an aircraft engine, where the air intake rests on the platform so as to have its narrowest part at the top and its widest part at the bottom, and an inflatable protection item in the form of a closed envelope which is placed around the widest part of the air intake. A system of this kind makes it possible to protect the air intake from collisions that it might experience during movement of the trolley, and to increase safety by avoiding collisions between operators and the air intake.
Claims6
A system comprising:
- a trolley comprising a horizontal platform and wheels attached beneath the horizontal platform, an air intake of an aircraft engine, where the air intake rests horizontally on the horizontal platform so as to have a narrowest part of the air intake oriented upwardly and at least two opposite ends of a widest part of the air intake oriented downwardly and resting on the horizontal platform, and an inflatable protection item formed as a closed envelope which is placed around the widest part of the air intake, two ends of the closed envelope being attached to one another by an attachment element that is adjustable in length.
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