Connecting rod continuously adjustable in length and method for fitting the adjustable connecting rod
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsBenoît PEREZ, Vincent MAZARS
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Abstract
An adjustable connecting rod is disclosed including an adjustment device for adjusting the length of the adjustable connecting rod and a connecting rod body, the adjustment device includes at least one yoke for fixing the adjustable connecting rod to an element and an intermediate part linking the yoke to the connecting rod body between a pivot link and a helical link. The combination of the pivot link and of the helical link implemented by the intermediate part allows the length of the adjustable connecting rod to be adjusted continuously.
Claims9
A connecting rod that is adjustable in length extending along a longitudinal axis, comprising:
- an adjustment device configured to adjust the length of the adjustable connecting rod and articulate the adjustable connecting rod to a first element,
- a connecting rod body having a first end comprising the adjustment device and a second end configured to link the adjustable connecting rod to a second element,
- wherein the adjustment device further comprises at least one fixing yoke configured to fix the adjustable connecting rod to the first element and an intermediate part linking the yoke to the connecting rod body between a pivot link and a helical link,
- wherein the helical link is configured to allow a translation of the yoke along a pivot axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the adjustable connecting rod when the intermediate part is rotated by a user about the pivot axis, and
- wherein the pivot link is configured to allow an angular position of the yoke about the pivot axis to be maintained when the intermediate part is rotated about the pivot axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.