Title:
熱相変化による駆動を利用した着陸装置のアップロックメカニズム
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2011506181
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
An uplock assembly for retaining and releasing landing gear systems, said uplock assembly comprising: a thermal actuator comprising: a chamber configured to contain expansible material therein; a heating mechanism coupled to said chamber for heating said expansible material and causing volumetric expansion thereof; a piston slidably coupled to said chamber and adapted to extend in response to said volumetric expansion; and an uplock release mechanism releasably engaged by said piston when extended such that said engaged uplock release mechanism causes the release of said landing gear.
Inventors:
Schmidt, Earl Kyle
Sinclair, Michael
Chan, Edward Chun Kay
Sinclair, Michael
Chan, Edward Chun Kay
Application Number:
JP2010538302A
Publication Date:
March 03, 2011
Filing Date:
December 19, 2008
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Messier-Doughty Incorporated
International Classes:
B64C25/18; H10N10/10
Domestic Patent References:
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Foreign References:
| US5025627A | 1991-06-25 | |||
| US20060163426A1 | 2006-07-27 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kurata Masatoshi
Satoshi Kono
Makoto Nakamura
Yoshihiro Fukuhara
Takashi Mine
Toshio Shirane
Sadao Muramatsu
Nobuhisa Nogawa
Katsu Sunagawa
Satoshi Kono
Makoto Nakamura
Yoshihiro Fukuhara
Takashi Mine
Toshio Shirane
Sadao Muramatsu
Nobuhisa Nogawa
Katsu Sunagawa