Patent ID: 11905025
Assignee: SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A mounting system for mounting an engine on an aerospace vehicle, the engine comprising a fan case, having one or more mounting lugs, an outer portion, and an outer periphery, and an engine core arranged along a centerline axis, the mounting system comprising:
a pylon;
a lower forward element to couple a forward portion of the engine core with a lower forward portion of the pylon, and including a support beam to connect to the one or more mounting lugs of the fan case and having a forward interface including a spherical bearing to movably engage the fan case, with the one or more mounting lugs resisting a lateral loading (Fy), and the support beam resisting a vertical loading (Fz), an engine torque (Mx), and a thrust force during operation of the engine, wherein the lower forward element comprises a ledge extending below the pylon and abutting a lower forward surface of the pylon;
one or more lateral linkages extending from the lower forward element to extend laterally between the lower forward element and the forward portion of the engine core;
an upper forward element spaced laterally apart from the lower forward element, extending from an upper portion of the pylon to couple the outer portion of the fan case with the upper portion of the pylon;
an aft element spaced aftwardly apart from the lower and upper forward elements, extending from an aft portion of the pylon to couple an aft portion of the engine core to the aft portion of the pylon; and
an interconnect structure extending from the lower forward element to the upper forward element and extending along a forward surface of the pylon,
wherein the pylon, the lower forward element, the one or more lateral linkages, the upper forward element, and the aft element do not extend vertically above the outer periphery of the fan case when coupled to the engine.