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US 11,891,966 B2Granted
Deployable fairing for door reversers systems and methods
AssigneeRohr, Inc.
InventorTimothy Gormley
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Abstract
A thrust reverser may include a frame, an actuation arrangement, a reverser door pivotally coupled to the frame, and a deployable fairing pivotally coupled to the frame, wherein the deployable fairing is configured to move away from a central axis of the thrust reverser to provide clearance for one of more thrust reverser pivot doors to rotate into a deployed position.
Claims19
A thrust reverser, comprising;
- a frame;
- a first reverser door pivotally coupled to the frame;
- and
- a deployable fairing pivotally coupled to the frame, wherein the deployable fairing is configured to move away from a central axis of the thrust reverser by rotating about a first axis to provide clearance for the first reverser door to rotate about a second axis substantially orthogonal to the first axis and into a deployed position;
- wherein the deployable fairing extends along a peripheral edge of the first reverser door, the peripheral edge extending between and to a forward edge of the first reverser door and an aft edge of the first reverser door.
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A method for deploying a thrust reverser, comprising:
- rotating a deployable fairing about a first axis with respect to a frame;
- and
- rotating a first reverser door with respect to the frame from a stowed position to a deployed position about a second axis substantially orthogonal to the first axis, wherein the deployable fairing is configured to move away from a central axis of the thrust reverser to provide clearance for the first reverser door to rotate into a deployed position;
- wherein rotating the deployable fairing with respect to the frame comprises rotating the deployable fairing with respect to the frame from a first position, wherein the deployable fairing extends along a peripheral edge of the first reverser door, to a second position, wherein an aft edge of the deployable fairing moves away from the central axis of the thrust reverser to provide clearance for the first reverser door to rotate to the deployed position, and the peripheral edge extends between and to a forward edge of the first reverser door and an aft edge of the first reverser door.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.