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US 9,803,547 B2Granted
Aircraft nacelle comprising a deformable connection between an air intake and a power plant
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsAlain Porte, Franck Le Flem
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Abstract
An aircraft nacelle comprising a first duct secured to an air intake and a second duct secured to a power plant. The two ducts are arranged end-to-end and connected by a connection. The connection comprises a bracket which extends between a first region for connecting to the power plant and a second region for connecting to the air intake, and which comprises a J-shaped profile in longitudinal planes, having at least one curved portion offset towards the outside of the nacelle with respect to the connecting regions.
Claims15
An aircraft nacelle comprising:
- a first duct secured to an air intake and
- a second duct secured to a power plant,
- the two ducts being arranged end-to-end and abutting at a junction plane and connected by a connection,
- the connection comprising a bracket which extends between a first region for connecting to the power plant and a second region for connecting to the air intake, and having, in a longitudinal plane, at least one curved portion offset towards the outside of the nacelle with respect to the connecting regions and a first branch comprising a plurality of first orifices, the first branch being parallel to the junction plane which is secured to an annular flange extending along the junction plane of the power plant by means of connecting elements distributed along a circumference of said annular flange, wherein the connecting elements pass through the junction plane at a first orifice in the first branch, and, wherein the bracket further comprises a plurality of second orifices arranged to allow the connecting elements to be installed in the first orifices.
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An aircraft nacelle comprising:
- a first duct secured to an air intake and
- a second duct secured to a power plant having an annular flange, wherein the two ducts abut at a junction plane and wherein the annular flange extends along the junction plane, and,
- a bracket which extends between a first branch connected to the annular flange and a second branch secured to the air intake, and having, in a longitudinal plane, at least one curved portion offset towards the outside of the nacelle with respect to the branches such that the branches can move with respect to each other in both a radial direction and a horizontal direction,
- wherein the first branch comprises a plurality of first orifices, and
- wherein the bracket further comprises a plurality of second orifices arranged to allow the connecting elements to be installed in the first orifices.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.