Integrated failsafe engine mount
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJoe E. Ellis, Alan R. Stuart
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Abstract
An aircraft engine mount includes a mounting platform fixedly joinable to an aircraft pylon, and a cooperating mounting ring fixedly joinable to an aircraft engine. The platform includes four lugs arranged in forward and aft pairs. Four links are arranged in forward and aft pairs pivotally joined at opposite ends thereof to respective ones of the four lugs and to the mounting ring. The four links are symmetrically arranged both circumferentially and axially to carry both thrust loads and in-plane vertical and side loads between the mounting ring and mounting platform with failsafe redundancy.
Claims10
An aircraft engine mount for mounting a gas turbine engine to an aircraft pylon comprising:
- a mounting platform fixedly joinable to said pylon, and including four lugs arranged in forward and aft spaced apart pairs;
- a mounting ring fixedly joinable to said engine;
- four links arranged in forward and aft pairs pivotally joined at opposite ends thereof to respective ones of said four lugs and to said mounting ring;
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- said four links being symmetrically arranged both circumferentially and axially between said mounting ring and mounting platform to carry both thrust loads and in-plane vertical and side loads therebetween with failsafe redundancy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.