US 12,442,234 B2
Aircraft door with an adjustment system for adjusting the position of the door leaf relative to the door frame
Stefan Becker, Donauworth (DE); Thomas Tendyra, Schwenningen (DE); Christoph Merkel, Sontheim an der Brenz (DE); and Christian Ferber, Roegling (DE)
Assigned to AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, Donauwörth (DE)
Filed by AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, Donauworth (DE)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/368,382.
Claims priority of application No. 22214699 (EP), filed on Dec. 19, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0200378 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. E05D 15/00 (2006.01); B64C 1/14 (2006.01)
CPC E05D 15/00 (2013.01) [B64C 1/1461 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft door for closing an opening in a fuselage of an aircraft in a closed position and for providing access to the aircraft through the opening in the fuselage in a fully open position, comprising:
a door frame with a door frame bracket;
a door leaf with stiffening structures;
a support arm assembly, comprising:
a first fork-shaped end, and
a second fork-shaped end;
a first connecting element that connects the first fork-shaped end of the support arm assembly with the stiffening structures and comprises:
a first adjustment unit that is adapted for adjusting the position of the door leaf relative to the door frame along a first axis (x); and
a second connecting element that connects the second fork-shaped end of the support arm assembly with the door frame bracket and comprises:
a second adjustment unit that is adapted for adjusting the position of the door leaf relative to the door frame along a second axis (z) that is perpendicular to the first axis (x).