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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Goodrich Actuation Systems Sas, Buc, FR;
Inventor:
Laurent Schwartz, Orsay, FR;
Assignee:
GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS SAS, Buc, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/28 (2006.01); F16H 35/10 (2006.01); F16H 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/28 (2013.01); F16H 35/10 (2013.01); F16H 2035/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotary actuator for controlling a flight control surface and a flight control surface actuation assembly including the rotary actuator. The actuator comprises a rotary output shaft for driving a flight control surface, a locking mechanism for selectively preventing rotation of the rotary output shaft and a torque limiter for allowing the locking mechanism to be bypassed upon the locking mechanism experiencing a torque above a predetermined limit.