IP Library Granted Patent US 9,458,794
Granted Patent B2
US 9,458,794 · App. 14/060,823 · Granted Oct 4, 2016

Tertiary locking assembly for a thrust reverser

Inventors: Corentin Hue (Le Havre, FR); Mathieu Lerouvreur (Le Havre, FR)
Assignee: AIRCELLE
F02K1/766F01D5/005H01H50/326F05D2230/80F05D2240/14F05D2270/52F05D2270/62H01H3/40H01H3/42
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Patent No.
US 9,458,794
App. No.
14/060,823
Granted
Oct 4, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tertiary locking assembly for a thrust reverser includes a tertiary lock, a primary control line associated with the tertiary lock, and a secondary control line. The primary control line includes a primary electromechanical valve and a primary power supply line connected to the primary electromechanical valve. In addition, the secondary control line has a secondary electromechanical control valve and a secondary power supply line connected to the secondary electromechanical control valve. In particular, the secondary control line is provided with at least one manually controlled switch.

Claims (17)

1. A thrust reverser in a nacelle of a turbojet engine comprising a tertiary locking assembly, said tertiary locking assembly comprising:

at least one tertiary lock;

at least one primary control line associated with the at least one tertiary lock, the at least one primary control line comprising at least one primary electromechanical control means and a primary power supply line connected to said at least one primary electromechanical control means;

and at least one secondary control line associated with the at least one tertiary lock, said at least one secondary control line comprising at least one secondary electromechanical control means and a secondary power supply line which is connected to the at least one secondary electromechanical control means and which is separate from the primary power supply line of the at least one primary control line,

wherein said at least one secondary control line is provided with at least one manually controlled switch.

2. The tertiary locking assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one secondary control line comprises at least one electronic switch receiving activation information for the at least one secondary control line.

3. The tertiary locking assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one secondary power supply line comes from an electrical power supply line dedicated to maintenance.

4. The tertiary locking assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one primary electromechanical control means and the at least one secondary electromechanical control means are of a solenoid type.

5. The tertiary locking assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one primary electromechanical control means and the at least one secondary electromechanical control means are shared by the at least one primary control line and the at least one secondary control line.

6. The tertiary locking assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one primary electromechanical control means and the at least one secondary electromechanical control means are distinct between the at least one primary control line and the at least one secondary control line.

7. The tertiary locking assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one tertiary lock is equipped with at least one manual control means.

8. The tertiary locking assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one manually controlled switch comprising a rotatable drive square designed to receive driving means and transmit movement to at least one drive shaft, said drive square being associated with at least one translatable element positioned such that, on the one hand, when a tool is inserted into the drive square, said at least one translatable element is pushed toward an engaged position in which it makes it possible to reestablish an electrical continuity of the secondary control line, and on the other hand, when the tool is removed from the drive square, the at least one translatable element is in a disengaged position in which the electrical continuity of the secondary power supply line is broken.

9. The tertiary locking assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one translatable element is mounted against at least one elastic return means tending to return the at least one translatable element to said disengaged position.

10. The tertiary locking assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one translatable element is positioned at least partially inside the drive square, inside which the at least one translatable element slides during insertion of the driving means.

11. The tertiary locking assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one translatable element is associated with at least one cam.

12. The tertiary locking assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one manually controlled switch further comprises at least one toggle, comprising a plunger intended to be actuated directly or indirectly by the translatable element.

13. The thrust reverser according to claim 8 , wherein said thrust reverser can be maneuvered during maintenance operations.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 9, 2016
From: AIRCELLE
To: SAFRAN NACELLES
Reel/Frame 040703/0311 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2013
From: HUE, CORENTIN; LEROUVREUR, MATHIEU
To: AIRCELLE
Reel/Frame 031470/0175 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 11 53583 · Apr 27, 2011 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTFR2012050870 · Apr 20, 2012
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