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US 2013/0200211 A1Published application
Gas turbine engine mounting structure with secondary load paths
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsZhijun Zheng, David F. Sandy
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Abstract
A connection for mounting an aircraft engine to an aircraft pylon includes a plate to be connected to a portion of an engine, and a body that extends rearward from the plate. A back-up connection, including a pin positioned within a slotted hole, is provided between the portion of the engine and the body. When there is a normal connection between the plate and the body, there is clearance between the pin and the slotted hole.
Claims15
A connection for mounting an aircraft engine to an aircraft pylon comprising:
- a plate to be connected to a portion of an aircraft engine, and a body extending rearward from said plate;
- a back-up connection between said portion of said aircraft engine and said body, said back-up connection including a pin positioned within a slotted hole, there being clearance between said pin and said slotted hole when there is a normal connection between said plate and said body.
An aircraft comprising:
- an engine mounted to an aircraft pylon;
- a connection mounting said engine to said pylon, said connection including a plate connected to a portion of said engine, and a body extending rearward from said plate;
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- a back-up connection between said portion of said aircraft engine and said body, said back-up connection including a pin positioned within a slotted hole, there being clearance between said pin and said slotted hole when there is a normal connection between said plate and said body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.