Patent ID: 7946106
Filing Date: 2011-05-24
Classification: F02K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for actuating at least two cowls equipping a thrust reverser, comprising: for each of the cowls, at least two actuators that are capable of opening and closing the cowl, for each of the cowls, at least one slave flexible transmission shaft establishing a mechanical connection between the at least two actuators of the cowl, for each of the cowls, at least one mechanical coupling device to connected to at least one slave flexible transmission shaft, a single motor, and at least two master flexible transmission shafts, each master flexible transmission shaft establishing a mechanical connection between the single motor and each of the least two cowls by one of the least one mechanical coupling device, wherein the single motor is directly connected to the at least two master flexible transmission shafts, wherein rotation of the single motor causes actuation of the master flexible transmission shafts, which causes actuation of the mechanical coupling devices, which causes actuation the slave flexible transmission shafts and thereby extends or retracts the actuators.