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Leveling device

a leveling device and leveling technology, applied in the direction of instruments, transportation and packaging, aircraft maintenance, etc., can solve problems such as human error pron

Active Publication Date: 2022-01-27
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP
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The solution provides a reliable, easy-to-use, and objective method for maintaining the aircraft's level, reducing human error and ensuring safe jacking operations by magnetically coupling the leveling device to the aircraft, thus preventing potential damage.

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In a typical jacking operation, several service technicians are used to gauge the level of the aircraft wings manually (i.e., by eye), which can be prone to human error.

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[0014]As used herein, the word “exemplary” means “serving as an example, instance, or illustration.” The following detailed description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit application and uses. Any embodiment described herein as “exemplary” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments. All of the embodiments described in this Detailed Description are exemplary embodiments provided to enable persons skilled in the art to make or use the embodiment and not to limit the scope that is defined by the claims. Furthermore, there is no intention to be bound by any expressed or implied theory presented in the preceding Technical Field, Background, Drawings Summary or the following Detailed Description.

[0015]A leveling device for use in elevating (or jacking) a vehicle is described herein. While the leveling device of the present disclosure is described as affording an advantage in an aircraft maintenance applications, it will b...

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Abstract

A leveling device is disclosed herein. The leveling device includes a body having a body having front surface, bottom surface, side surface and a rear mounting support, the side surface having an aperture configurated to receive a spirt level and a front surface having an aperture therein for viewing the sprit level in the body and the rear mounting support having a first mounting surface configured to be at an angle relative to a plane of the bottom surface, and a second mounting surface orthogonal to the first mounting surface, each of the first and second mounting surfaces having at least one aperture formed therein to receive a magnetic coupling element, whereby, the body containing the sprit level may be magnetically coupled to a vehicle to indicate whether the vehicle remains level during a jacking operation.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention generally relates to leveling devices that are used in connection with assuring an object is level relative to a surface, and more particularly relates to a leveling device that facilitates aircraft maintenance.BACKGROUND[0002]Contemporary business aircraft require regular maintenance in order to retain flight certification. During some aircraft maintenance operations (e.g., landing gear service), the aircraft must be elevated (commonly referred to as jacked) from the service facility floor in order to access, remove or otherwise service the aircraft. Typically, hydraulic jacks are installed in the floor of the service facility for elevating the aircraft. It is common on typical business aircraft to have three jacking points; one under each wing and a third just aft of the front landing gear. When elevating (or jacking) an aircraft, the aircraft wings should be kept substantially level from the service facility floor so that the aircraft do...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G01C9/28B64F1/22
CPCG01C9/28B64F1/22B64F5/40B66F7/20B66F7/28
Inventor BAGO, TIMOTHY A.PERDUE, JAMESLEONARD, PATRICK
Owner GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP