Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Lock mechanism for rotary component control
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Application No.: US16380268Application Date: 2019-04-10
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Publication No.: US10994644B2Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: Ryan J. Suhre
- Applicant: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NC Winston-Salem
- Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
- Current Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Winston-Salem
- Agency: Suiter Swantz pc llo
- Main IPC: B64D11/06
- IPC: B64D11/06 ; B60N2/22 ; F16B2/16 ; B60N2/90 ; B60N2/75 ; B60N2/62

Abstract:
A lock mechanism for controlling a rotating component including an outer shaft attachable to a stationary component and having a slotted ring defining capture slots and an interior annular space, a control ring having a first end disposed in the annular space, an inner shaft attachable to a rotating component configured to rotate relative to the stationary component, and the inner shaft engaged with a second end of the control ring, a first collar rotatably disposed around the slotted ring, the first collar having a plurality of release recesses, and a plurality of first bearings respectively retained within the capture slots beneath the first collar. In a first rotational position of the first collar, the plurality of release recesses align with the capture slots to rotationally disengage the rotating and stationary components. In a second rotational position of the first collar, the plurality of release recesses misalign with the capture slots to rotationally engage the rotating and stationary components.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200324676A1 LOCK MECHANISM FOR ROTARY COMPONENT CONTROL Public/Granted day:2020-10-15
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