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US 2021/0140539 A1Published application
Electromechanical actuator pump
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorJason Bradley Allen
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Abstract
A nose landing gear system is disclosed. In various embodiments, the nose landing gear system includes an electric motor; a hydraulic pump connected to the electric motor; a gearbox connected to the electric motor; and a clutch configured to mechanically couple the gearbox to a steering collar.
Claims20
A nose landing gear system, comprising:
- an electric motor;
- a hydraulic pump connected to the electric motor;
- a gearbox connected to the electric motor;
- and
- a clutch configured to mechanically couple the gearbox to a steering collar.
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A method of operating a nose landing gear system, comprising:
- driving an electric motor connected to a hydraulic pump and to a gearbox;
- circulating a hydraulic fluid within a recirculation hydraulic circuit via the hydraulic pump;
- and
- steering a nose landing gear assembly via the gearbox and a clutch.
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An electromechanical actuator for steering a nose landing gear system, comprising:
- an electric motor;
- a gearbox connected to the electric motor;
- a clutch configured to mechanically couple the gearbox to a steering collar;
- and
- a clutch control valve fluidly coupled to the clutch and configured to receive a pressurized hydraulic fluid from an accumulator to engage or disengage the clutch with or from the steering collar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.