Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rotary drive assembly for wing tip
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Application No.: US14282595Application Date: 2014-05-20
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Publication No.: US09783284B2Publication Date: 2017-10-10
- Inventor: Keith Townsend , Stephen J. Fox
- 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: Armstrong Teasdale LLP
- Main IPC: B64C3/56
- IPC: B64C3/56

Abstract:
A rotary drive assembly is provided. The assembly includes a tip hinge box, a body hinge box pivotably coupled to the tip hinge box, a rotary actuator positioned within the body hinge box, and a linkage mechanism coupled between the rotary actuator and the tip hinge box, the linkage mechanism including a first linkage fixedly coupled to the rotary actuator, and a second linkage coupled between the first linkage and the tip hinge box, wherein rotation of the rotary actuator causes the tip hinge box to rotate relative to the body hinge box.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150336657A1 ROTARY DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR WING TIP Public/Granted day:2015-11-26
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