Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Adjustable tie rods and related methods
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Application No.: US16555416Application Date: 2019-08-29
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Publication No.: US11242889B2Publication Date: 2022-02-08
- Inventor: Nathanial C. Cuddy , Samuel Alexander Mori , Jonah Gary Hanson , Allyssa Katherine Young
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Dascenzo Gates Intellectual Property Law, P.C.
- Main IPC: F16C7/06
- IPC: F16C7/06 ; B64C19/00

Abstract:
An adjustable tie rod includes a first end defined by a screw rod, wherein the screw rod includes a threaded portion, and a second end opposite the first end, wherein an overall length of the adjustable tie rod is defined as a distance between the first end and the second end along a longitudinal axis of the adjustable tie rod. A tie rod shaft extends between and couples the first end and the second end, and a gearbox is fixed with respect to the tie rod shaft. An adjustment actuator is operatively coupled to the gearbox such that selective actuation of the adjustment actuator causes translation of the screw rod along the longitudinal axis and with respect to the gearbox when the first end is prevented from rotating about the longitudinal axis, thereby adjusting the overall length of the adjustable tie rod.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210062861A1 ADJUSTABLE TIE RODS AND RELATED METHODS Public/Granted day:2021-03-04
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