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US 12,173,668 B2Granted
Articulating slider for nacelle
AssigneeRohr, Inc.
InventorJihad Ramlaoui
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Abstract
A thrust reverser may comprise translating sleeve panel. A first articulating slider and a second articulating slider may be located at a circumferential end of the translating sleeve panel. Each of the first articulating slider and the second articulating slider may include a slider bar and a slider ball. The slider ball may be attached to the translating sleeve panel and located in a spherical opening defined by the slider bar.
Claims7
An actuation arrangement for a thrust reverser, comprising:
- a carrier configured to translate relative to a frame of the thrust reverser and move a reverser door between a stowed position and a deployed position;
- a first articulating slider attached to a first end of the carrier, the first articulating slider including a first slider bar and a first slider ball, wherein the first slider ball is attached to the carrier and is located in a first spherical opening defined by the first slider bar;
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- a second articulating slider attached to the first end of the carrier, the second articulating slider including a second slider bar and a second slider ball, wherein the second slider ball is attached to the carrier and is located in a second spherical opening defined by the second slider bar;
- an upper slider coupled to a second end of the carrier, the upper slider located between the first articulating slider and the second articulating slider in a Z-direction.
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