Tool for assisting with the adjustment of a maneuvering mechanism of a main landing gear
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsAntoine ROUILLER, Jérémy BONJEAN, Alain SEGART
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Abstract
An adjustment tool for adjusting a maneuvering mechanism of a main landing gear of an aircraft, the landing gear having a plurality of wheels. The tool includes a telemeter, a locking system for locking the telemeter on the external face of a wheel, a wireless communication unit that is connected to the telemeter and makes it possible, when the tool is being used, to connect the telemeter with a control device provided with a display screen.
Claims2
An adjustment tool for adjusting a maneuvering mechanism of a retractable main landing gear of an aircraft, the landing gear having a plurality of wheels, wherein the tool comprises:
- a telemeter,
- a locking system for locking the telemeter on the external face of one of said plurality of wheels, and
- a wireless communication unit connected to the telemeter and allowing, when the tool is being used, a connection of the telemeter with a control device provided with a display screen,
- the locking system for locking the telemeter comprising:
- a shoe,
- an attachment system that is secured to the shoe so as to, when it is locked, fasten the shoe to a hub of the wheel,
- wherein the shoe is shaped as a hollow cylinder with an inner diameter that is slightly larger than an outer diameter of the hub of the wheel, the shoe comprising an open face so that the shoe can cover the hub,
- the attachment system being arranged at the open face of the shoe,
- the telemeter and the communication unit being incorporated in a chassis, the chassis having a cylindrical shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.