Custom aircraft door mounting system
OwnerRandy L. Barton, Tracy L. Ogleinventors
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Abstract
Aspects of this disclosure relate to a custom aircraft door mounting system that employs a vertical rolling motion enabled assembly, comprising: a first fitting configured to be mounted to an overhead structure of an aircraft, the first fitting including a cam follower slot formed within the first fitting; an elastomeric bearing pivotally coupled to a second fitting; and a cam follower coupled to the elastomeric bearing, the cam follower being configured to slide vertically within the cam follower slot to accommodate relative motion between the second fitting and the overhead structure of the aircraft.
Claims20
An aircraft door mounting system, comprising:
- a vertical support frame;
- a horizontal support beam coupled to the vertical support frame;
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- a vertical rolling motion enabled assembly for mounting the horizontal support beam to an overhead structure of an aircraft, the vertical rolling motion enabled assembly comprising:
- a first fitting configured to be mounted to the overhead structure of the aircraft, the first fitting including a cam follower slot formed within the first fitting;
- an elastomeric bearing pivotally coupled to the horizontal support beam by a second fitting;
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- a cam follower coupled to the elastomeric bearing, the cam follower being configured to slide vertically within the cam follower slot to accommodate relative motion between the horizontal support beam and the overhead structure of the aircraft.
A vertical rolling motion enabled assembly, comprising:
- a first fitting configured to be mounted to an overhead structure of an aircraft, the first fitting including a cam follower slot formed within the first fitting;
- an elastomeric bearing pivotally coupled to a second fitting;
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- a cam follower coupled to the elastomeric bearing, the cam follower being configured to slide vertically within the cam follower slot to accommodate relative motion between the second fitting and the overhead structure of the aircraft.
An aircraft door mounting system, comprising:
- a door frame;
- a first fitting configured to be mounted to the overhead structure of the aircraft, the first fitting including a cam follower slot formed within the first fitting;
- an elastomeric bearing pivotally coupled to the door frame by a second fitting;
- and
- a cam follower coupled to the elastomeric bearing, the cam follower being configured to slide vertically within the cam follower slot to accommodate relative motion between the door frame and the overhead structure of the aircraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.