Landing gear
CA 2830424 C · Owner: Messier-Dowty Limited · Inventors: Bennett, Ian; Lang, Richard Charles; Menezes, Robert Anthony
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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An auxiliary actuator mechanism includes a lever a spring unit and a control linkage. The lever is pivotally connected to the upper portion of a main shock absorber strut and pivotable between an upper position for take-off and a lower position. The spring unit is pivotally connected at an upper end to the lever and at a lower end to the bogie at an auxiliary pivot forward of the main pivot. The control linkage is connected between the lever and the upper portion of the main shock absorber strut to define the upper predetermined position of the lever. The control linkage is connectable to an anchor point that moves relative to the upper portion of the main shock absorber strut during …
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- Filed August 4, 2006 and granted February 18, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 4, 2026.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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