Patent ID: 8322651

Claim:
A mounting structure for an aircraft engine comprising: a rigid structure; and means to mount the engine on the rigid structure, the mounting means comprising a thrust load device to transmit thrust generated by the engine, the thrust load device comprising a bracket fixed to said rigid structure, an evener bar connected to said bracket via a hinge pin, and two side thrust links each including an aft end mounted on said evener bar, via a mechanical connection, the thrust load device further comprising a horseshoe-shaped abutment bracket having a central part receiving the hinge pin, wherein each said mechanical connection includes a lug provided on the evener bar and passing through an orifice made in the aft end of the associated thrust link, the lug configured to extend substantially cross-wise relative to the mounting structure, wherein each said mechanical connection further comprises a ball joint in said orifice and between said aft end of said associated thrust link and said lug, said ball joint including an inner ring and an outer ring, said lug passing through said inner ring and said outer ring being housed fixedly in said orifice, and wherein said evener bar is configured to rotate relative to said rigid structure about said hinge pin upon failure of one of the mechanical connections.