US 11,939,070 B2
Engine-mounting links that have an adjustable inclination angle
Timothy Leo Schelfaut, Liberty Township, OH (US); Anthony Michael Metz, Harrison, OH (US); Jonathan Edward Coleman, Mason, OH (US); Thomas P. Joseph, West Chester, OH (US); Michael C. Borner, Fairfield, OH (US); Mahesh Khandeparker, Bengaluru (IN); and Kudum Shinde, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on Feb. 21, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/797,078.
Prior Publication US 2021/0261262 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
Int. Cl. B64D 27/26 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 27/26 (2013.01) [B64D 2027/268 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An engine-mounting linkage system, comprising:
a plurality of engine mounting-links configured to couple an engine frame to an engine support structure of an aircraft, wherein the plurality of engine-mounting links comprises a forward link that is connectable to a forward frame portion of the engine frame and the engine support structure, and an aft link that is connectable to an aft frame portion of the engine frame and the engine support structure, wherein force vectors extending from the forward link intersect at a forward focal point, and force vectors extending from the aft link intersect at an aft focal point; and
an actuator that is connectable to the engine support structure and one of the plurality of engine-mounting links, or to the engine support structure and the engine frame, wherein the actuator, when actuated, changes an inclination angle θ of at least one of the plurality of engine-mounting links from a first inclination angle θ to a second inclination angle θ such that a location of at least one of the forward focal point or the aft focal point is moved, and the engine frame shifts forward or aft with respect to the engine support structure such that the engine frame is substantially horizontal with respect to the engine support structure at the first inclination angle θ and at the second inclination angle θ.