Patent ID: 9540097
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: B64C,Y02T

Claim:
1. A multifunction device for an undercarriage, the multifunction device comprising at least: a first shaft rotatably mounted on an aircraft to rotate about an axis of rotation that is substantially parallel to a hinge axis hinging the undercarriage to the aircraft; a telescopic second shaft rotatably mounted on the undercarriage and extending along a member of the undercarriage; first transmission equipment for transmitting rotary motion from the first shaft to the telescopic second shaft; second transmission equipment for transmitting rotary motion from the telescopic second shaft to at least one wheel of a plurality of wheels carried by the undercarriage; a brake for selectively braking said at least one wheel; and a motor adapted to cause the first shaft to rotate; the multifunction device being characterized in that the telescopic second shaft is a single shaft and it extends inside the member of the undercarriage in direction of an axle carrying said wheels of the undercarriage, the second transmission equipment including a differential connected to the wheels carried by the axle via drive shafts extending inside the axle.