Patent ID: 9581108
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B23P,B64D,F02K,F05D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A pivot thrust reverser for use in a gas turbine engine assembly, the pivot thrust reverser comprising: a first pivot door with an upper linkage and a lower linkage; a second pivot door spaced from the first pivot door with an upper linkage and a lower linkage; a first actuator located on a first side of an attachment location to drive the upper linkage of the first pivot door; a second actuator located on a second side of the attachment location to drive the upper linkage of the second pivot door; and a third actuator located substantially radially opposite the attachment location to drive both the lower linkage of the first pivot door and the lower linkage of the second pivot door, wherein the first pivot door is configured to be pivoted from a stowed position to a deployed position by both the first actuator and the third actuator, and wherein the second pivot door is configured to be pivoted from the stowed position to the deployed position by both the second actuator and the third actuator.