COMBINED DAMPER AND TRUCK POSITIONER FOR LANDING GEAR

摘要

A combine hydraulic damper and truck positioner mechanism (20) for a landing gear (22) of an airplane. The landing gear being swingingly attached to the airplane for reciprocating movement of the landing gear between an extended position and a retracted position. The landing gear including an elongate main strut (24) having one end swingingly attached to the airplane and a longitudinally spaced second end (36). The landing gear futher including a truck beam assembly (26) pivotally attached to the strut second end. The truck beam assembly having at least two wheels (30) journaled thereto. The combined damper and truck positioner mechanism including a housing (60) having one end (68) adapted to be fastened to the strut. The housing having an interior bore (66) with a predetermined cross-sectional area. The combined damper and truck positioner mechanism further including a piston (64) having a first piston head end (90) and a longitudinally spaced second end (112) adapted to be fastened to the truck beam assembly. The piston head being slidably received within the bore for sliding movement of the piston in response to pivoting movement of the truck beam assembly when the piston second end is attached to the truck beam assembly. The combined damper and truck positioner mechanism also including a damping assembly (54) in fluid communication with the housing. The damping assembly maintaining a substantially constant fluid pressure withint the housing to dampen loads associated with the sliding movement of the piston when the landing gear is in the extended position.