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US 8,894,012 B2Granted
Aircraft nacelle incorporating a hood closure device that is independent of the locking mechanism
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsPhilippe Hemeury, Christian Gerri
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Abstract
An aircraft nacelle includes, on its outside surface, at least one opening that is blocked by at least one movable part (16) that is kept in closed position by at least one locking mechanism that connects the movable part (16) to another part of the nacelle (16′), characterized in that it includes an anchoring point (32) on one of the two parts (16′) that are to be connected, and a detachable link (34) that is connected to a traction element (36) that is integral with the other part (16) that is to be connected.
Claims10
An aircraft nacelle, comprising:
- an outside surface with at least one opening that is blocked by at least one movable first part (16) and a second part (16′), said first and second parts (16, 16′) configured to be connected in a closed position by at least one locking mechanism (20) that connects said first part (16) to said second part (16′);
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- a closure device (30), comprising
- an anchoring point (32) on one of the first and second parts to be connected, and
- a detachable link (34) that is detachably connectable to a traction means (36) that is integral with the other of the first and second parts,
- wherein the detachable link (34) comprises a strap (42), a first end (44) of the strap being attached to the traction means (36), and a second end (46) of the strap connectable in a detachable manner to the traction means (36) via a hooking means located at the second end, whereby the strap (42), when connected via the hooking means to the traction means, forms a loop in which the anchoring point (32) can be arranged.
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