Resilient aircraft engine mounts and aircraft engine mounting systems including the same
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsTim Daniel Barber, Timothy Hindle, Steven Hadden
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AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsTim Daniel Barber, Timothy Hindle, Steven Hadden
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Resilient aircraft engine mounts and mounting systems including the same are provided. A resilient aircraft engine mount comprises a base and a pair of opposed spiral springs in parallel forming a clevis with the base. A first spiral spring of the pair of opposed spiral springs has a first center opening extending therethrough. A second spiral spring of the pair of opposed spiral springs has a second center opening extending therethrough that is concentric with the first center opening for accepting a clevis pin. First and second spiral springs are each comprised of a rectangular cross section beam. The resilient aircraft engine mount is tunable in three translational axes to support three degrees of freedom vibration isolation. Two or more resilient aircraft engine mounts provide six degrees of freedom vibration isolation. Resilient aircraft engine mounts attach the aircraft engine to a pylon structure and help isolate vibratory forces.
A resilient aircraft engine mount comprising:
An aircraft engine mounting system comprising:
An aircraft engine mounting system for isolating aircraft engine-produced vibratory forces from a fuselage of an aircraft and for attaching an aircraft engine to a pylon structure comprising a yoke having a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion, each of the first and second mounting portions having a mount opening therethrough, the aircraft engine mounting system comprising:
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