IP Library Granted Patent US 11,577,824
Granted Patent B2
US 11,577,824 · App. 16/973,777 · Granted Feb 14, 2023

Landing gear for an aircraft weighing less than 5.7 tonnes

Inventor: Gilbert Beringer (Fouillouse, FR)
Assignee: Beringer Aero
B64C25/36B64C25/60B64C25/62
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,577,824
App. No.
16/973,777
Granted
Feb 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention concerns a landing gear ( 1 ) for a light aircraft, i.e. weighing less than 5.7 tonnes, the landing gear consisting of at least one wheel ( 3 ) attached to a chassis or to a fuselage of the aircraft by means of a connecting element ( 2 ). According to the invention, the wheel ( 3 ) is connected to the connecting element ( 2 ) via a system ( 4 ) of two damping cylinders arranged between the wheel ( 3 ) and the connecting element ( 2 ).

Claims (4)

1. A landing gear ( 1 ) for an aircraft weighing less than 5.7 tonnes, the landing gear consisting of at least one wheel ( 3 ) attached to a chassis or to a fuselage of the aircraft by means of a connecting element ( 2 ), wherein the wheel ( 3 ) is connected to the connecting element ( 2 ) via a system ( 4 ) of two damping cylinders arranged between the wheel ( 3 ) and the connecting element ( 2 ), the system ( 4 ) of two damping cylinders is composed of two rods ( 6 ) extending from a support part ( 5 ) attached to an axle ( 3 a ) of the wheel ( 3 ), and of two struts ( 8 ) mounted with the ability for damped sliding around the rods ( 6 ) and secured to the connecting element ( 2 ), the two struts ( 8 ) are secured to the connecting element ( 2 ) via a connecting part ( 9 ) attached to the connecting element ( 2 ) and connecting the two struts ( 8 ) to one another, wherein the connecting element is in the form of a strip and the connecting part comprises a mounting plate for attachment to the strip, located between the struts, and which is attached to holes that the strip originally has for attaching to the axle of the wheel.

2. The landing gear (I) according to claim 1 , wherein the support part ( 5 ) comprises a mounting plate ( 5 b ) for attachment to the axle ( 3 a ) of the wheel ( 3 ), located between the rods ( 6 ), and which is attached to holes that the axle ( 3 a ) originally has for attaching to the connecting element ( 2 ).

3. The landing gear ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the cylinders of the system ( 4 ) of two damping cylinders are spring, pneumatic or hydraulic cylinders.

4. The landing gear ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , herein the support part ( 5 ) is attached by crimping and bolting to the rods ( 6 ) of the system ( 4 ) of two damping cylinders.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2025
From: BERINGER AERO
To: BERINGER AERO USA
Reel/Frame 072307/0722 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2020
From: BERINGER, GILBERT
To: BERINGER AERO
Reel/Frame 054753/0718 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 1856454 · Jul 12, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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