Aircraft landing gear assembly
AssigneeSafran Landing Systems UK LTD
InventorIan Bennett
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Abstract
An aircraft landing gear assembly having a main strut and a bogie beam pivotally coupled to the main strut via a coupling assembly. The coupling assembly is arranged to define a bogie beam pivot axis which is spaced from the landing gear assembly. The coupling assembly includes an arcuate handle portion defined by a first one of the bogie beam and the main strut, and an arcuate passage defined by the other one of the bogie beam and main strut. The arcuate handle portion is slidably housed within the arcuate passage, and the arcuate handle portion and the arcuate passage each define a respective centre point, the respective centre points being coaxial to define the bogie beam pivot axis.
Claims8
An aircraft landing gear assembly comprising:
- a main strut;
- a bogie beam pivotally coupled to the main strut via a coupling assembly that defines a bogie beam pivot axis that is spaced from the landing gear assembly, wherein the coupling assembly comprises:
- an arcuate handle portion defined by a first one of the bogie beam and the main strut, and
- an arcuate passage defined by the other one of the bogie beam and main strut,
- wherein the arcuate handle portion is slidably housed within the arcuate passage, and
- wherein the arcuate handle portion and the arcuate passage each define a respective pivot point, the respective pivot points being coaxial to define the bogie beam pivot axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.