Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aircraft shock strut having a fluid level monitor
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Application No.: US12569699Application Date: 2009-09-29
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Publication No.: US08528400B2Publication Date: 2013-09-10
- Inventor: William E. Luce
- Applicant: William E. Luce
- Applicant Address: US NC Charlotte
- Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
- Current Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Charlotte
- Agency: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
- Main IPC: G01F23/22
- IPC: G01F23/22

Abstract:
A system for monitoring a liquid level in an aircraft shock strut includes a cylinder having an internal chamber sealed by a piston telescopically movable within the cylinder. The chamber contains a gas and a liquid, and a sensor assembly is provided for monitoring a condition of a level of the liquid in the chamber. The sensor assembly includes at least one probe within the chamber, and a fitting assembly allows one or more leads from the probe to pass through the wall of the strut while maintaining pressure in the chamber. The fitting assembly includes a plug molded to the one or more leads extending from the probe. The fitting assembly also includes a retainer for holding the plug in sealed relationship with a through passage in the strut.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100017052A1 AIRCRAFT SHOCK STRUT HAVING A FLUID LEVEL MONITOR Public/Granted day:2010-01-21
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