Patent ID: 7578476
Filing Date: 2009-08-25
Classification: B64C

Abstract:
1. An aircraft door arrangement, comprising: a door; a door frame; a support arm having a door side pivoting axis defined by two articulated joints disposed at a distance from each other in a vertical direction of the support arm and a frame side pivoting axis, the door disposed on the support arm and pivotable about the door side pivoting axis and the support arm disposed on the frame and pivotable about the frame side pivoting axis, wherein at least one of the articulated joints includes two bearings disposed at a distance from each other in the vertical direction, one of the two bearings configured as a pivoting drive mounting; a pivoting drive fixedly mounted to the pivoting drive mounting, and wholly supported by the pivoting drive mounting; and a driven element non-rotatably coupled to the pivoting drive and to the door, wherein an actuating movement of the pivoting drive rotates the pivoting drive element relative to the pivoting drive mounting so as to pivot the door relative to the support arm.