Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Folding wing root mechanism
- Patent Title (中): 折翼机构
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Application No.: US12177862Application Date: 2008-07-22
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Publication No.: US08210473B2Publication Date: 2012-07-03
- Inventor: Samuel Adam Schweighart , Carl Curtis Dietrich , Andrew Heafitz
- Applicant: Samuel Adam Schweighart , Carl Curtis Dietrich , Andrew Heafitz
- Applicant Address: US MA Woburn
- Assignee: Terrafugia, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Terrafugia, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Woburn
- Agency: Goodwin Procter LLP
- Main IPC: B64C3/56
- IPC: B64C3/56
Abstract:
Improvements to the hinge of a folding aircraft wing including a load bearing hinge mechanism with multiple locking mechanisms. The mechanism includes rigid panels that cover the hinge area when the wing is deployed, and the wing itself covers the hinge area when the wing is retracted. A control lever is used to actuate the wing and incorporates safety features to prevent unwanted actuation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100019080A1 Folding Wing Root Mechanism Public/Granted day:2010-01-28
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