Aircraft engine attachment pylon having a rear engine attachment provided with a self-locking nut
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsJean-Marc Martinou, Michael Berjot
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Abstract
An aircraft engine attachment pylon including a rigid structure forming a caisson, and a rear engine attachment including an attachment body and at least one lateral fitting arranged on either side of the caisson. Each fitting includes a first portion pierced by first assembly holes enabling it to be fixed to the caisson, and a second portion defining a fixing surface of the body. The second portion includes a housing orifice receiving a self-locking nut cooperating with a screw supported against the body and, in transversal section, an axis of the screw passes through the first holes.
Claims11
1-10. (canceled)
An attachment pylon for an aircraft engine, the pylon comprising:
- a rigid structure forming a caisson;
- and
- a mounting system of the engine mounted fixed on the rigid structure and comprising a rear engine attachment comprising an attachment body on which is articulated at least one shackle, the rear engine attachment also comprising at least one lateral fitting arranged on either side of the caisson, each lateral fitting comprising a first portion pierced by first assembly holes to enable the lateral fitting to be fixed to the caisson, and comprising a second portion defining a fixing surface in contact with a fixing surface provided on the rear engine attachment body,
- wherein the second portion includes a housing orifice receiving a self-locking nut cooperating with a fixing screw supported against the rear engine attachment body, and in any transversal section passing through the housing orifice, an axis of the fixing screw passes through the first assembly holes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.