Patent ID: 11939070
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 14:
15. A method of changing an inclination angle θ of an engine-mounting link, the method comprising:
receiving an input from a sensor; and
outputting a control command responsive to the input from the sensor, the control command operable to actuate an actuator that, when actuated, causes a change to an inclination angle θ from a first inclination angle θ to a second inclination angle θ of at least one of a plurality of engine-mounting links that connect an engine frame of an aircraft engine to an engine support structure that defines a location for mounting the aircraft engine to an aircraft;
wherein the plurality of engine-mounting links comprises a forward link that is connected to a forward frame portion of the engine frame and the engine support structure, and an aft link that is connected to an aft frame portion of the engine frame and the engine support structure, wherein force vectors extending from the forward link intersect at a forward focal point, and force vectors extending from the aft link intersect at an aft focal point; and
wherein the actuator is connected to the engine support structure and one of and the plurality of engine-mounting links, or to the engine support structure and the engine frame, and changing the inclination angle of the at least one of the plurality of the engine-mounting links moves a location of at least one of the forward focal point or the aft focal point and shifts the engine frame forward or aft with respect to the engine support structure such that the engine frame is substantially horizontal with respect to the engine support structure at the first inclination angle θ and at the second inclination angle θ.