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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Inventor:
Philip Jaggard, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 7/12 (2006.01); B64C 25/60 (2006.01); B64F 5/60 (2017.01); F16F 7/00 (2006.01); B64C 25/00 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 25/60 (2013.01); B64F 5/60 (2017.01); F16F 7/003 (2013.01); F16F 7/125 (2013.01); B64C 2025/008 (2013.01); B64D 2045/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A shock absorber for an aircraft landing gear is disclosed. The shock absorber includes a stop surface arranged to limit extension of the shock absorber and a crumple element configured to deform in the event that the extension load on the stop surface exceeds a predetermined threshold. The crumple element may form part of the out-stop tube of the shock absorber. Deformation of the crumple element may be identified by measuring the length of the fully extending landing gear, through non-destructive testing or by measuring the change in conductance of the crumple element.