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US 5,595,359 AGranted
Landing gear axle steering
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorMichael J. Meneghetti
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Abstract
A steerable landing gear for an aircraft having a six wheel, three axle truck has a steerable axle on either the rear or both forward and rear axles of the truck. A set of wheels driven about a vertical shaft utilizes a single actuator and a walking beam. The present invention relates to multi-wheel landing gear trucks or bogies for large aircraft and particularly to a method and apparatus for steering a set of wheels.
Claims3
In combination in an aircraft:
- a steerable axle for a six wheel three axel truck actuated by a walking beam mechanism powered by a single hydraulic actuator locked at mid-stroke for takeoff and landing of said aircraft.
In combination in an aircraft:
- a six wheel three axle truck assembly having steerable forward and aft wheel axles, and including in combination therewith;
- a walking beam;
- and, a center-locked steering actuator for steering a wheel axle;
- said center-locked steering actuator disposed between the center and forward axles of said six wheel truck.
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In combination in an aircraft:
- a six wheel three axle truck assembly having steerable forward and aft wheel axles;
- and including in combination therewith;
- a walking beam;
- and, a center locked steering actuator for steering a wheel axle;
- said center locked steering actuator disposed between the center and aft axles of said six wheel truck.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.