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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2019
Safran Landing Systems, Velizy Villacoublay, FR;
Nicolas Antoni, Moissy-Cramayel, FR;
Vincent Raimbault, Moissy-Cramayel, FR;
SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS, Velizy Villacoublay, FR;
Abstract
An aircraft undercarriage carrying at least two wheels () and for mounting on an aircraft structure to be movable between a deployed position and a retracted position, the undercarriage being characterized in that the wheels are rotatably mounted on axles () carried by arms () hinged to a bottom portion of a strut-leg () of the undercarriage, each arm being associated with a shock absorber () coupled firstly to the arm and secondly to a collar () that extends around the strut-leg and that is mounted to slide on the strut-leg between a high position in which the collar bears against an abutment () of the strut-leg when the undercarriage is in the deployed position and a low position into which the collar is taken when the undercarriage is moved from the deployed position to the retracted position, so as to bring the wheels closer together.