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US 7,841,814 B2Granted
Trailer and method of transporting an engine
AssigneeStandard Aero (San Antonio), Inc.
InventorRonald Coleman Miller
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Abstract
In a particular embodiment, a trailer is disclosed that includes a base, a frame extending from the base, and mounting structures coupled to the frame. The mounting structures are adapted to releasably secure an engine, such as an aircraft engine, to the frame such that the engine is secured to the frame and suspended above the base without contacting the base.
Claims27
A trailer comprising:
- a base;
- a frame extending from the base;
- and
- at least two mounting structures coupled to the frame and adapted to releasably secure an engine to the frame such that the engine is secured to the frame and suspended above the base without contacting the base, wherein a first mounting structure of the at least two mounting structures includes a conical portion sized to fit a corresponding mounting structure associated with the engine, the conical portion including an opening sized to receive a fastener associated with the engine, and a side opening adapted to provide access to tighten or loosen a nut to secure the fastener.
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A trailer comprising:
- a base;
- a frame extending from the base, said frame including a pair of A-shaped frames extending in a direction that is substantially normal to the base, a top member coupled to distal ends of the pair of A-shaped frames, and a cross member coupled between the pair of A-shaped frames;
- and
- at least two mounting structures coupled to the frame and adapted to releasably secure an engine to the frame such that the engine is secured to the frame and suspended above the base without contacting the base, wherein a distance between the top member and the cross member is at least partially determined by a pre-defined spacing between the at least two mounting structures.
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A trailer comprising:
- a base;
- a frame extending from the base, wherein the frame comprises:
- a first A-shaped frame extending substantially normal to the base on a first side;
- a second A-shaped frame extending substantially normal to the base on a second side;
- a top member coupling the first A-shaped frame to the second A-shaped frame at their respective apexes;
- and
- a cross member coupling the first A-shaped frame to the second A-shaped frame at a location along the A-shaped frames that is below the respective apexes;
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- at least two mounting structures coupled to the frame and adapted to releasably secure an engine to the frame such that the engine is secured to the frame and suspended above the base without contacting the base, in which said engine is an aircraft engine, said base includes a front axle having a pair of wheels and a rear axle having a pair of wheels, said frame extends from the base at a location along the base that is proximate to the rear axle, and the aircraft engine is supported by the frame without contacting the base.
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A trailer comprising:
- a base;
- a frame extending from the base;
- and
- at least two mounting structures coupled to the frame and adapted to releasably secure an engine to the frame such that the engine is secured to the frame and suspended above the base without contacting the base, in which said at least two mounting structures include a first mounting structure and a second mounting structure, and said engine is an aircraft engine, said first mounting structure being coupled to the frame at a first height and adapted to mate with a first corresponding engine mounting structure of the aircraft engine, the first mounting structure comprising a first opening sized to receive a first fastener associated with the aircraft engine and a second opening to provide access to a nut to secure the first fastener;
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- said second mounting structure being coupled to the frame at a second height and adapted to mate with a second corresponding engine mounting structure of the aircraft engine, the second mounting structure comprising a third opening sized to hold a second fastener to mate with a corresponding recess of a mount structure associated with the aircraft engine;
- wherein the first mounting structure and the second mounting structure cooperate to secure and support the aircraft engine such that the aircraft engine does not contact the base.
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A method of transporting an aircraft engine, the method comprising:
- coupling an aircraft engine to a trailer, said trailer including a base, a frame extending from the base, and at least two mounting structures coupled to the frame and adapted to releasably secure the aircraft engine to the frame such that the aircraft engine is secured to the frame and suspended above the base without contacting the base;
- positioning the trailer that is securing the aircraft engine at a location apart from a wing of an aircraft;
- extending a support structure associated with the trailer to elevate an end of the base;
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- rotating a propeller coupled to the aircraft engine to provide oil flow to bearings within the aircraft engine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.