Patents Assigned to Latecoere
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DEVICE FOR OPENING AN AIRCRAFT DOOR IN EMERGENCIES, SAID DEVICE HAVING A LEVER-TYPE RETENTION MEMBER
Publication number: 20210348430Abstract: Device for opening an aircraft door in emergencies, said door being provided with an opening mechanism, including a device (2, 5) for actuating the opening mechanism, having: a tubular maneuvering member (2), and a second locking end (4) which has a stop surface (43); resilient compression device (5); a member for holding the second locking end (4), the holding member including a rotary lock (9) and a lever (44) which is suitable for cooperating with the stop surface (43), the rotary lock (9) being rotatable about the displacement axis of the maneuvering member (2); device (31) for activating the actuation device (2, 5) which are suitable for driving the rotary lock (9).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2019Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: LATECOEREInventor: Didier Molinari -
Publication number: 20210348431Abstract: An emergency opening device for an aircraft door provided with an opening mechanism includes an actuation device (2, 5) for actuating the opening mechanism, having: a tubular operating member (2) equipped with a second locking end (4) that includes a radial retaining finger (19); flexible compression device (5); a retaining member (9) for the second locking end (4), the retaining member (9) including a hook (28) which has a stop surface, the retaining member (9) being rotatable about the movement axis of the operating member (2); activation device (31) for the actuation device (2, 5), adapted to cause the retaining member (9) to open.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2019Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: LATECOEREInventor: Nicolas Capron
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Publication number: 20210323654Abstract: Aircraft door (1) including an opening (4), a frame (3), a hinge structure (5) and a circular translation guide device designed to maintain the orientation of the opening (4) during the opening or closing thereof. The hinge structure (5) is connected to the opening (4) by a lifting arm (8) allowing a lifting movement of the opening (4) relative to the hinge structure (5). The circular translation guide device includes a single link (11) connected to the frame (3) by one of the ends thereof and by the other of the ends thereof to a lever (13) which is attached to the hinge structure (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2019Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: LATECOEREInventor: Martin Gildas
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Publication number: 20210323655Abstract: Aircraft door (1) having: an opening panel (2) provided with engagement abutments (26); a frame (3) intended to be attached to the fuselage (4) of the aircraft and including engagement counter-abutments (27); a hinge arm (5); a lifting lever (10); and a rotary control lever (20) which can be operated in a disengagement direction in order to unlock the opening panel (2). The door includes a one-way operating rod (18) which connects the control lever (20) to the lifting lever (10) and is designed to drive the lifting lever (10) only when the control lever (20) is actuated in the direction of disengagement.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2019Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: LATECOEREInventor: Martin Gildas
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Publication number: 20210261233Abstract: An emergency opening device for an aircraft door provided with an opening mechanism including an actuating device (2, 5) for the opening mechanism, which includes a tubular operating member (2); elastic compression device (5); an activation device (31) for the actuation device (2,5); the operating member (2) includes a first end element (10) and a second end element (11) which are freely translatable movable relative to each other along the movement axis (X).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2019Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: LATECOEREInventor: Didier Molinari
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Publication number: 20210214065Abstract: Aircraft pressurized cabin door (1) including an outer panel (2) and a door structure (3). The door structure (3) includes two circumferential beams (4) fastened to the lateral edges of the door (1); a plurality of longitudinal beams (5) arranged substantially perpendicularly between the circumferential beams (4) and fastened to the outer panel (2), each longitudinal beam (5) extending from one circumferential beam (4) to the other. Each longitudinal beam (5) is an open profile of which the opening (18) is directed toward the outer panel (2), this opening (18) being closed by the internal face of the outer panel (2) to which the longitudinal beam (5) is fastened. Each beam includes a structural redundancy element.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: LATECOEREInventor: Sabastien DEVILLEZ
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Publication number: 20210206465Abstract: An emergency exit door (2) for an aircraft cabin, the door includes an opening-assist mechanism and an opening/closing device having a control lever (7), which can selectively be actuated to either unlock the door (2) and permit the action of the door (2) opening assist mechanism or to lock the door (2). The control lever (7) includes an adaptation mechanism (10) for adjusting the lever arm, the adaptation mechanism (10) being moveable between at least two positions: an opening-action position and a closing-action position, the lever arm (LO) of the control lever (7) in the opening-action position being shorter than the lever arm (LF1, LF2) of the control lever (7) in the closing-action position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: LATECOEREInventor: Fabien LOUVEL
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Publication number: 20210179253Abstract: The invention relates to an opening system (10) for an auxiliary door (20) of an airplane in a fuselage (30), the door and the fuselage having skins in the extension of one another. In one exemplary embodiment, the system (10) includes a framing lintel (11) integrated into the fuselage, an upper beam (2S) of the door structure arranged opposite the lintel (11), and a set of three lever links (4A, 4B, 4C). Each link is connected, on the one hand, to the lintel (11) by a lever articulation (5a, 6a) fixed relative to the fuselage (30) and, on the other hand, to the upper beam (2S) by a lever articulation (5b, 6b) mobile with the door (20), the articulations (5a, 5b; 6a, 6b) being connected respectively to the lintel (11) and to the upper beam (2S) by fittings (41, 43; 42, 44).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: LATECOEREInventors: Christian ROMEC, Renaud OTHOMENE
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Patent number: 10969492Abstract: The aim of the invention is to provide an architecture of a laser imager having high spatial resolution, compatible with an application installed on board a vehicle, in particular on board an aircraft. For this purpose, the invention proposes the generation of a piece of wide-field laser ranging information by a suitable remote optical system. An example of a piece of equipment (1) according to the invention installed on board an aircraft moving in an environment that is likely to contain obstacles (4), in particular an aircraft on the ground, includes a laser range finder (11) coupled to an optical fibre (F1) emitting laser pulses (I), which is itself coupled to an optical system providing an interface with the environment (12) via an optical cross-connect (13) coupled to a covered optical fibre bundle, in the form of laser illuminations (Fi).Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignees: Latecoere, Office National d'Etudes et Recherches AerospatialesInventors: Gerard Boucourt, Nicolas Riviere
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Publication number: 20200398499Abstract: This invention relates to an assembly of regions (10a, 10b) of composite parts (2a, 2b) with thermoplastic matrix, including a plurality of riveting points along regions (10a, 10) of the parts that overlap through the superposition of two faces (12a, 12b) of these regions (10a, 10b) which are positioned facing one another, each region (10a, 10b) having another, opposite, face (11a, 11b) which remains visible with the part (2a, 2b). The riveting is performed using assembly ties (6) made of thermoplastic resin-based composite material compatible with the material of the parts (2a, 2b). These ties (6), which are made up at least in part of a stitch of backstitch produced using a filament of a material selected from a fiber coated with aramid resin, a carbon fiber and a glass fiber, are embedded in said regions (10a, 10b) and passing right through the same with an orientation comprised between 30° and 90° with respect to their faces (11a, 11b; 12a, 12b).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2018Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: LATECOEREInventors: Christophe PERRIER, Jean Michel BORLOT
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Publication number: 20200346768Abstract: An assembly for arming/disarming a slide of an airplane door according to the invention comprises a system with two releasable connection mechanisms (2) linked with the door (1) and a cabin floor of the airplane, each mechanism (2) comprising a releasable connector (21b) secured to the door (1), extending at right angles to the floor on each side of a door bottom, and an anchor fitting (22b) fixed to the cabin floor. Each connector (21b) is equipped with an elastic centering element (70) and a locking/unlocking grab (25b) on the corresponding anchor fitting (22b), the connectors (21b) being linked by a girt bar (5). Each grab (25b) being rotationally mobile, one of the grabs (25b) is driven by a single command (5; 25b) which drives the other grab in rotation via the girt bar (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2018Publication date: November 5, 2020Applicant: LATECOEREInventor: Christian ROMEC
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Patent number: 10819955Abstract: An aircraft (11) includes an enclosure and a system for surveilling areas of interest inside the enclosure. The enclosure includes a transverse aisle (13) and a longitudinal aisle (15) that intersect at an intersection zone (19), a first access door (14) being located at one end of the transverse aisle (13) and a second access door (22) being located at one end of the longitudinal aisle. In addition, the surveillance system includes a panoramic camera (17) with a panoramic field of view, the camera being positioned at the intersection zone (19) such that an area of interest associated with the first access door (14) and an area of interest associated with the second access door is located within the field of view of the panoramic camera.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2017Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: LATECOEREInventors: Gerard Boucourt, Xavier Carrier, Laurent Groux
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Patent number: 10752331Abstract: An aircraft emergency exit door (10) with opening mechanisms integrated by a grouping of the mechanisms into a door beam (3) located on a given side of a window (16) of standard dimensions. In the beam, an inner handle (1) is mounted on a main shaft (102) connected with a locking shaft (8A) on which there is mounted, against return springs (83), a door blocking/locking mechanism (8) comprising a lock (81). A mechanism for conditionally opening the door (100) includes a vent flap (110), a pivot connection (12) for coupling the flap (110) to the inner handle (1), and a blocking shaft (120) that has, at each end, a pressure lever (121) equipped with supports for blocking (122) and unblocking (123) the flap (110). Return springs (32) mounted against the conditional opening mechanism (100) are calibrated to allow the opening of the flap (110) by exerting reduced pressure in residual pressure variation conditions, and to prevent it from opening in overpressure conditions.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2016Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: LatecoereInventors: Cyrille Bessettes, Damien Buchet
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Patent number: 10733858Abstract: The monitoring and security of at least one enclosure, allowing a constant and complete view of the enclosure, and a modulated assessment of the state of security of same. The invention proposes to transmit images of the enclosure wirelessly to a mobile medium for helping the flight crew assess the situation and the measures to take in case of a sensitive security situation.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2015Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: LatecoereInventor: Boucourt Gerard
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Publication number: 20190169915Abstract: The invention aims to integrate the activation of the opening/closing phases around a single electric motor, including the treatment of the external window that may be present. An airplane electric door according to the invention has a locking system provided with means for locking a safety catch and a system (200) for coordinating door movements having a single actuating electric motor (2), a cylindrical support (501) having a vertical rotation axis (Z?Z), said support (501) being intended to be rotated by the motor (2), and a fixed guide (91). The support (501) has at least one guideway (511) connected to the arm (6), this guideway (511) being at least partially helical along the vertical axis (Z?Z) of the support (501).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: LATECOEREInventors: Cyrille BESSETTES, Damien BUCHET, Nicolas LUTZI, Renaud OTHOMENE
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Patent number: 10240383Abstract: An aircraft electric door including a locking system for actuating a safety catch for locking the door, a system for moving the door between open and closed positions, and a single electric motor for actuating both the locking system and the system for moving the door.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: LATECOEREInventors: Cyrille Bessettes, Damien Buchet, Nicolas Lutzi, Renaud Othomene
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Patent number: 10207818Abstract: A system and method for displaying the external environment of the airplane. The system includes a camera mounted on the door of the airplane. The camera having lens for capturing the external environment illuminated by a illumination source in order to provide a video signal, and at least one display screen connected with the camera for receiving the video signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2014Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: LATECOEREInventors: Cyrille Besettes, Laurent Groux, Christophe Perrier
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Publication number: 20180319479Abstract: An aircraft emergency exit door (10) with opening mechanisms integrated by a grouping of the mechanisms into a door beam (3) located on a given side of a window (16) of standard dimensions. In the beam, an inner handle (1) is mounted on a main shaft (102) connected with a locking shaft (8A) on which there is mounted, against return springs (83), a door blocking/locking mechanism (8) comprising a lock (81). A mechanism for conditionally opening the door (100) includes a vent flap (110), a pivot connection (12) for coupling the flap (110) to the inner handle (1), and a blocking shaft (120) that has, at each end, a pressure lever (121) equipped with supports for blocking (122) and unblocking (123) the flap (110). Return springs (32) mounted against the conditional opening mechanism (100) are calibrated to allow the opening of the flap (110) by exerting reduced pressure in residual pressure variation conditions, and to prevent it from opening in overpressure conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: LATECOEREInventors: Cyrille BESSETTES, Damien BUCHET
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Publication number: 20180284283Abstract: The aim of the invention is to provide an architecture of a laser imager having high spatial resolution, compatible with an application installed on board a vehicle, in particular on board an aircraft. For this purpose, the invention proposes the generation of a piece of wide-field laser ranging information by a suitable remote optical system. An example of a piece of equipment (1) according to the invention installed on board an aircraft moving in an environment that is likely to contain obstacles (4), in particular an aircraft on the ground, includes a laser range finder (11) coupled to an optical fibre (F1) emitting laser pulses (I), which is itself coupled to an optical system providing an interface with the environment (12) via an optical cross-connect (13) coupled to a covered optical fibre bundle, in the form of laser illuminations (Fi).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2016Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicants: LATECOERE, OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALESInventors: Gerard BOUCOURT, Nicolas RIVIERE
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Publication number: 20180273156Abstract: The invention proposes a simple system, with small space requirement, without hinge arms or sealing skirt, while providing secure and effective opening. To achieve this, the invention provides a door opening by a lateral guidance defining an integrated doubling-back kinematics, towards the interior then the exterior of the fuselage. An opening system of an emergency door (1) is positioned in an aircraft fuselage (2), the door and the fuselage comprising respective frameworks (11, 21) extending opposite each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2016Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: LATECOEREInventors: Patrick VERGNOT, Christian ROMEC