US Patent Application 17829249. FLAPERON ACTUATION SYSTEMS FOR AIRCRAFT simplified abstract

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FLAPERON ACTUATION SYSTEMS FOR AIRCRAFT

Organization Name

The Boeing Company

Inventor(s)

Kevin Raylin Tsai of Seattle WA (US)

FLAPERON ACTUATION SYSTEMS FOR AIRCRAFT - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17829249 titled 'FLAPERON ACTUATION SYSTEMS FOR AIRCRAFT

Simplified Explanation

- The patent application is about flaperon actuation systems for aircraft. - The aircraft described in the application has a wing with a fixed wing portion and a flaperon. - The actuation system of the aircraft includes a first actuator that can move the flaperon along a first degree of freedom. - The first actuator can move the flaperon between a stowed position, where it is aligned with the fixed wing portion, and a deployed position, where it is moved downward relative to the fixed wing portion. - The actuation system also includes a linkage assembly that connects the fixed wing portion and the flaperon. - The linkage assembly includes a second actuator that can move the flaperon along a second degree of freedom. - The second actuator can pitch the flaperon between an upward position and a downward position.


Original Abstract Submitted

Flaperon actuation systems for aircraft are disclosed herein. An example aircraft includes a wing including, a fixed wing portion, a flaperon, and an actuation system. The actuation system includes a first actuator coupled to the fixed wing portion. The first actuator is operable to move the flaperon along a first degree of freedom between a stowed position in which the flaperon is aligned with the fixed wing portion and a deployed position in which the flaperon is moved downward relative to the fixed wing portion. The actuation system also includes a linkage assembly coupled between the fixed wing portion and the flaperon. The linkage assembly includes a second actuator operable to move the flaperon along a second degree of freedom to pitch the flaperon between an upward position and a downward position.

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