Patent ID: 7051977
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: B64C

Abstract:
1. An aircraft wheel support mechanism comprising: a suspension mechanism for rotatably supporting a wheel by the lower end of a support member connected to a fuselage, wherein the suspension mechanism has a crank shaft assembly, and the crank shaft assembly comprises a horizontal support shaft that is rotatably supported by the lower end of the support member, an axle for rotatably supporting the wheel and having a longitudinal axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the horizontal support shaft, and an arm which is positioned at right angles with the horizontal support shaft and axle, wherein the arm connects one end of the horizontal support shaft to one end of the axle and wherein the arm is shorter than a radius of the wheel, and the axle is capable of making an angular shift around the horizontal support shaft and is capable of being located perpendicularly below and above the horizontal support shaft in such a way that the longitudinal axes of the axle and the horizontal support shaft are perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the arm.