Granted Patent B2

US 12,522,366 · App. 18/755,122 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Inventors: Michael Berjot (Toulouse, FR); Rémi Lansiaux (Toulouse, FR); Jean-Baptiste Vignes (Toulouse, FR)

Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS

B64D27/404B64D27/406

Abstract

Claims (15)

1 . A front engine attachment system for an engine of an aircraft, the front engine attachment system having a vertical median plane and comprising:

an engine pylon having, at a front part, a nose having a male clevis and a cylindrical stud that is cylindrical about a vertical axis and configured to be mounted so as to move, via an annular linear connection, about the vertical axis with respect to a front casing of the engine,

two links, which are configured to be fastened to the front casing by a second ball-joint connection about a second axis perpendicular to the vertical median plane, the two links being arranged on either side of the male clevis, and

a first shaft, which is perpendicular to the vertical median plane and forms a first ball-joint connection of the two links to the male clevis about a first axis,

wherein the first axis and the second axis are in the same vertical plane perpendicular to the vertical median plane.

2 . The front engine attachment system according to claim 1 , wherein the first axis is arranged towards a rear of the vertical axis.

3 . The front engine attachment system according to claim 1 , wherein each link comprises two adjoining links.

4 . The front engine attachment system according to claim 1 , wherein the nose comprises two fittings that are fastened to one another, and

wherein the cylindrical stud comprises two half-cylinders adjoining the vertical median plane, wherein each half-cylinder belongs to one of the fittings of the nose.

5 . The front engine attachment system according to claim 1 , wherein the first shaft comprises a first peripheral shaft, which is hollow, and a first inner shaft, fitted within the first peripheral shaft.

6 . An aircraft comprising:

an engine with a front casing and

the front engine attachment system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the links are fastened to the front casing by the second ball-joint connection, and

wherein the cylindrical stud is mounted to move, via the annular linear connection, about the vertical axis with respect to the front casing.

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