Patent ID: 8226029

Claim:
An engine mounting structure for an engine aircraft, comprising: a rigid structure forming a caisson, together with an engine mounting system mounted on the rigid structure, and comprising a rear engine attachment, comprising an attachment strut to which is connected at least one shackle, to be connected to the engine; a system for transmitting thrust efforts generated by the engine, comprising two lateral connecting rods connected at their rear end to a spreader beam mounted in articulated fashion relative to the caisson, wherein the attachment strut of the rear engine attachment constitutes the spreader beam on to which the two lateral connecting rods are connected, the attachment strut is mounted in articulated fashion relative to the caisson using an articulated shaft system, the attachment strut is mounted in articulated fashion on to a support bracket mounted in fixed fashion on to the caisson, and the support bracket incorporates a slug belonging to the articulated shaft system, housed in a corresponding orifice of the attachment strut; and a brace system enabling the attachment strut to be retained relative to the support bracket in a direction of a hinge line of the spreader beam defined by the articulated shaft system, in which the brace system traverses each of the attachment strut and support bracket, and also the slug forming a hollow slug.