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Electric-powered transfer cylinder for landing gear system

  • US 8,556,209 B2
  • Filed: 05/12/2010
  • Issued: 10/15/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A transfer cylinder for a shock strut of an aircraft landing gear system, the transfer cylinder comprising:

  • a cylinder body having a transfer fluid chamber in fluid communication with the shock strut;

    a piston sealably movable within the cylinder body;

    a non-hydraulically actuated device coupled to the piston, the device operable to move the piston between a first position and a second position within the cylinder body;

    a motor operably coupled to the device, wherein the motor is energizable by an electric system of the aircraft.

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