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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2016
Applicant:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas L. Barnes, North Canton, OH (US);
Ryan M. Alderfer, Binghamton, NY (US);
Timothy J. Marley, Liverpool, NY (US);
Stephen J. Schober, Ithica, NY (US);
Assignee:
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Bethesda, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/38 (2006.01); B64C 5/10 (2006.01); B64C 9/00 (2006.01); B64C 13/00 (2006.01); B64C 3/56 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/56 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/102 (2013.01); B64C 2201/201 (2013.01); F16C 2326/43 (2013.01);
Abstract
A deployment or hinge mechanism and, more particularly, a compact unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) wing deployment mechanism is provided. The deployment mechanism includes a hinged mechanism that stows in a stacked configuration and deploys in a level configuration.