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US 2012/0051679 A1Published application
Aircraft bearing assembly
AssigneeAirbus Operatioms Limited
InventorRobert BRIDGEWATER
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Abstract
An aircraft spherical bearing assembly (100, 200) comprises a first part (102, 202) which is in sliding contact with an intermediate part (104, 106, 204, 206) for sliding therebetween to form a spherical joint. A second slip path is provided between the intermediate component (104, 106, 204, 206) and an outer component (110, 112, 208) which can be selectively actuated when the force through the first slip path exceeds a predetermined level.
Claims13
An aircraft spherical bearing assembly comprising:
- a first part, a second part and an intermediate part,
- in which the first part is coupled to the intermediate part to form a first spherical joint about a first centre point, and
- the intermediate part is coupled to the second part to form a second spherical joint about a second centre point,
- wherein the first and second centre points are substantially coincident.
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