Thrust reverser sliding door assembly
A gas turbine engine assembly has a pylon with a first side and a second side. A first rail is mounted to the first side and a second rail is mounted to the second side. The assembly also has a thrust reverser with a first door assembly with a first upper portion and a first lower portion, and a second door assembly with a second upper portion and a second lower portion. A plurality of fasteners is part of the assembly. The first upper portion is connected with at least one of the plurality of fasteners to the first rail, and the second upper portion is connected with at least one of the plurality of fasteners to the second rail such that the thrust reverser is positionable between an engaged position and a disengaged position.
1. A thrust reverser comprising:
a plurality of door assemblies, each door assembly of the plurality of door assemblies configured to move between a first position and a second position, wherein each door assembly of the plurality of door assemblies includes cascade vanes and a translating outer door;
a plurality of rails; and
a plurality of attachment components, the plurality of attachment components including a first attachment component and a second attachment component, the first attachment component connecting a first door assembly of the plurality of door assemblies to a first rail of the plurality of rails via a first pivoting connection between the first door assembly and the first attachment component and via a first sliding connection between the first attachment component and the first rail, the second attachment component connecting a second door assembly of the plurality of door assemblies to a second rail of the plurality of rails via a second pivoting connection between the second door assembly and the second attachment component and via a second sliding connection between the second attachment component and the second rail;
wherein a portion of the first attachment component is configured to slide within the first rail via the first sliding connection to move the first door assembly between the first position and the second position, a portion of the second attachment component is configured to slide within the second rail via the second sliding connection to move the second door assembly between the first position and the second position, the first attachment component is configured to pivot at the first sliding connection about a first pivot axis perpendicular to a first longitudinal axis defined by the first rail, the first pivoting connection having a second pivot axis perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis and lateral to the first longitudinal axis, the second attachment component is configured to pivot at the second sliding connection about a third pivot axis perpendicular to a second longitudinal axis defined by the second rail, the second pivoting connection having a fourth pivot axis perpendicular to the second longitudinal axis and lateral to the second longitudinal axis.
2. The thrust reverser of claim 1 , further comprising: a disengagement actuator attached to the plurality of door assemblies and a pylon.
3. The thrust reverser of claim 1 , further comprising a mechanical hinge fastener extending between the first door assembly and the second door assembly.
4. The thrust reverser of claim 1 , further comprising a retractable bracket that extends between and secures the first door assembly with respect to the second door assembly in the second position.
5. A gas turbine engine assembly comprising:
a pylon with a first side and a second side;
a first rail mounted to the first side and a second rail mounted to the second side;
a thrust reverser including:
a first door assembly with a first upper portion and a first lower portion;
a second door assembly with a second upper portion and a second lower portion; and
a plurality of fasteners, the plurality of fasteners including at least one first fastener and at least one second fastener;
wherein the first upper portion is connected to the first rail via a first pivoting connection between the first upper portion and the at least one first fastener and via a first sliding connection between the at least one first fastener and the first rail, and the second upper portion is connected to the second rail via a second pivoting connection between the second upper portion and the at least one second fastener and via a second sliding connection between the at least one second fastener and the second rail,
wherein a portion of the at least one first fastener is configured to slide within the first rail via the first sliding connection, a portion of the at least one second fastener is configured to slide within the second rail via the second sliding connection, the at least one first fastener is configured to pivot at the first sliding connection about a first pivot axis perpendicular to a first longitudinal axis defined by the first rail, the first pivoting connection having a second pivot axis perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis and lateral to the first longitudinal axis, the at least one second fastener is configured to pivot at the second sliding connection about a third pivot axis perpendicular to a second longitudinal axis defined by the second rail, the second pivoting connection having a fourth pivot axis perpendicular to the second longitudinal axis and lateral to the second longitudinal axis,
wherein the first door assembly is configured to move laterally via rotation of the at least one first fastener about the first pivot axis and via relative rotation between the first upper portion and the at least one first fastener about the second pivot axis, the second door assembly is configured to move laterally via rotation of the at least one second fastener about the third pivot axis and via relative rotation between the second upper portion and the at least one second fastener about the fourth pivot axis, between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein the first upper portion and the second upper portion are positioned closer to the pylon in the engaged position than in the disengaged position.
6. The gas turbine engine assembly of claim 5 , further comprising: an actuator connected between the first door assembly and the second door assembly.
7. The gas turbine engine assembly of claim 5 , further comprising: a hasp configured to secure the first door assembly to the second door assembly.
8. The gas turbine engine assembly of claim 7 , further comprising: a bracket pivotally connected to the first lower portion, wherein the bracket contains an engagement end that secures the first lower portion with respect to the second lower portion when the first door assembly and the second door assembly are in the disengaged position.
9. The gas turbine engine assembly of claim 5 , wherein the first door assembly and the second door assembly each include cascade vanes.
10. The gas turbine engine assembly of claim 5 , wherein the first door assembly is C-shaped.
11. The gas turbine engine assembly of claim 10 , wherein the second door assembly is C-shaped.