Patent ID: 9573694
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: B64D,F16C

Claim:
1. An engine fastener for an aircraft, configured to secure an engine to a pylon, the engine fastener comprising: a fastener body configured to be secured to the pylon and having a cylindrical extension, and a fixing assembly comprising a paddle configured to be secured to the engine and a connection arrangement joined to the paddle and arranged on the cylindrical extension so as to form a ball-and-socket joint between said cylindrical extension and the paddle, the connection arrangement comprising: a ball, which is formed in one piece, which has a central bore in which the cylindrical extension fits, and of which the outer surface is a spherical portion, a securing element configured so as to fix the ball on the cylindrical extension, two cages, each cage having an inner surface assuming the form of a spherical portion, the two inner surfaces being arranged opposite one another so as to define a housing in which the ball is accommodated, and for each cage, a joining element configured so as to join said cage to the paddle.