18947832. FLUID-FILLED THRUST LINK APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY)
FLUID-FILLED THRUST LINK APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Ryan T. Roehm of Evendale OH US
Brandon W. Miller of Evendale OH US
Robert Eugene Dyson of West Chester OH US
Arthur W. Sibbach of Boxford MA US
Donald S. Yeager of West Chester OH US
John C. Schilling of Evendale OH US
FLUID-FILLED THRUST LINK APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18947832 titled 'FLUID-FILLED THRUST LINK APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
Original Abstract Submitted
Fluid-filled thrust link apparatus and associated method are disclosed. A thrust link for an aircraft engine includes a first wall having a forward portion and an aft portion at opposite ends of the thrust link, the forward portion coupled to the aircraft engine, the aft portion coupled to the aircraft engine, a pylon, or an aircraft associated with the aircraft engine, and a second wall within an interior area surrounded by the first wall, the second wall spaced apart from the first wall, a space between the first wall and the second wall defining a channel within the interior area, the channel including a fluid, the fluid pressurized based on a damping ratio to withstand a resonant vibration frequency generated by the aircraft engine.
