Airbus Ds Gmbh

David Reith

Thomas Maier

Stephan Kraus

A bending frame extends the travel of an actuator for a mechanically actuated component. The bending frame includes a plurality of bendable longitudinal struts, which are arranged about a longitudinal axis on which the travel of the actuator runs. The longitudinal struts each extend in the direction of the longitudinal axis, and an application of force enacted by the actuator long the actuation path on the longitudinal struts causes same to bend in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Respective cross struts extend out toward the longitudinal axis from each of the longitudinal struts, wherein a first end of a respective cross strut is articulated to a respective longitudinal strut and a second end of the respective cross strut opposite to the first end is provided in order to transmit force to the component in the direction of the longitudinal axis for the purpose of actuation thereof. The longitudinal struts and the cross struts interact with one another such that bending of the longitudinal struts causes the second ends of the cross struts to be displaced in the direction of the longitudinal axis, thereby extending the travel for mechanically actuating the component.

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Korntal, Germany

David Reith