Locking system for a movable nacelle cowl
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to a locking system ( 20 ) for a movable lateral cowl ( 8 ) of a turbine engine nacelle intended to be connected to a pylon ( 4 ) of an aircraft, comprising, on the one hand, a clevis ( 21 ) intended to be connected to the pylon, and, on the other hand, a rod ( 22 ) intended to be mounted on the movable cowl and capable of engaging with the clevis when the movable cowl is in the closed position, characterized in that the rod is mounted so that it can move translationally along a substantially longitudinal axis of the movable cowl so as to form a slider which can shift between a locked position, in which it is engaged with the clevis and provides a structural connection between the pylon and the movable cowl, and an unlocked position, in which it is disengaged from the clevis and allows the movable cowl to be opened.
1. An assembly comprising a nacelle of a turbojet engine connected to a pylon of an aircraft, said nacelle comprising at least one lateral movable cowl having at least one locking system, the movable cowl pivotable about an axis substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the nacelle, said locking system comprising, a clevis connected to the pylon, and a rod mounted on the movable cowl and able to engage with the clevis when the movable cowl is in the closed position, wherein the rod is mounted translationally mobile relative to said movable cowl along a substantially longitudinal axis of the movable cowl so as to form a slider that can move between a locked position in which the rod is engaged with the clevis and provides a structural connection between the pylon and the movable cowl, and an unlocked position in which the rod is disengaged from the clevis and allows the movable cowl to open.
2. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the clevis of the locking system has a tapered opening.
3. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the locking system includes a driving means of the rod.
4. The assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the locking system includes a mechanical means for remote control of the rod.
5. The assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the driving means of the connecting rod of the locking system includes at least one power component.
6. The assembly according to claim 5 , wherein the locking system includes an electric means for remote control of the rod.
7. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the locking system includes at least one position sensor of the rod configured to be connected to at least one associated signaling means.
8. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the locking system includes an eyelet secured to the movable cowl and able to receive an end of the rod when the latter is in the locked position and has passed through the clevis.
9. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the clevis is associated with a centering pin able to cooperate with a corresponding bore in the movable cowl, preferably having a tapered inlet.
10. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the movable cowl of the nacelle belongs to a thrust reverser structure.
11. A propulsion assembly, further including an assembly according to claim 1 housing a turbojet engine.
12. The assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the clevis is connected to the pylon via a floating connection configured to allow a displacement of functional play in at least one direction.
13. The assembly according to claim 12 , wherein the maximum allowed functional play in a direction transverse to the direction of movement of the floating connection is smaller than the inlet diameter of the clevis.