Emergency opening system of an aircraft cabin door
View Patent ↗An emergency opening system ( 1 ) of an aircraft cabin door ( 3 ) mounted in an aircraft fuselage structure ( 4 ) by means of a hinge arm ( 2 ). An actuator ( 7 ), designed to assist the opening of the aircraft cabin door ( 3 ) against the force of gravity by means of a gas operated actuating rod ( 8 ) is mounted with its fix end ( 9 ) to said hinge arm ( 2 ) and said actuating rod ( 8 ) is connected to an actuator joint ( 10 ). A fork lever ( 24 ) is linked to said actuator joint ( 10 ). A bell crank ( 13 ) is respectively pivotable mounted to said hinge arm ( 2 ) and to said actuator joint ( 10 ) for the fork lever ( 24 ). At least one coupling lever ( 12 ) is pivotable joint to said fork lever ( 24 ) at at least one coupling joint ( 14 ). Said at least one coupling lever ( 12 ) is mounted in at least one hinge ( 18 ) of the hinge arm ( 2 ) by means of a respective bolt ( 26 ), said bolt ( 26 ) being drivingly connected to said aircraft cabin door ( 3 ) for rotation of said aircraft cabin door ( 3 ).
1. An emergency opening system of an aircraft cabin door mounted in an aircraft fuselage structure comprising
a stiff hinge arm being at a fuselage flank pivotable supported in said aircraft fuselage structure, said aircraft cabin door being pivotable supported by said hinge arm at a door flank of the hinge arm,
an actuator, designed to assist the opening of the aircraft cabin door against the force of gravity by means of a gas operated actuating rod, said actuator being mounted with its fix end to said hinge arm and said actuating rod being connected to an actuator joint of a four joint gear,
a drivable fork lever of said four joint gear linked to said actuator joint, and
a bell crank of said four joint gear being respectively pivotable mounted to said stiff hinge arm and to said actuator joint, wherein
the four joint gear is provided with at least one coupling lever and at least one coupling joint, said at least one coupling lever being rotatable joint to said fork lever at said at least one coupling joint and said at least one coupling lever being mounted in at least one hinge of the stiff hinge arm by means of at least one torsion bolt of said four joint gear, said at least one torsion bolt being drivingly connected to said aircraft cabin door for rotation of said aircraft cabin door.
2. The emergency opening system according to claim 1 , wherein the fork lever is provided with two brackets and the respective coupling levers are rotatable joint to one of the two brackets of said fork lever at the respective coupling joints and said respective coupling levers are mounted in respective hinges of the hinge arm by means of two torsion bolts.
3. The emergency opening system according to claim 2 , wherein the fork lever is provided with two free rotational DOF.