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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019

Filed:

Jan. 30, 2015
Applicants:

Bombardier Inc., Dorval, CA;

Universite DE Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, CA;

Inventors:

Gustave Nfonguem, Montreal, CA;

Patrick Chouinard, Sherbrooke, CA;

Jean-Sebastien Plante, Sherbrooke, CA;

Assignees:

BOMBARDIER INC., Dorval, CA;

UNIVERSITE DE SHERBROOKE, Sherbrooke, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/36 (2006.01); B64C 13/28 (2006.01); F16D 37/00 (2006.01); F16D 37/02 (2006.01); B64C 13/34 (2006.01); F16H 1/22 (2006.01); F16D 23/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/36 (2013.01); B64C 13/28 (2013.01); B64C 13/34 (2013.01); F16D 37/008 (2013.01); F16D 37/02 (2013.01); F16H 1/222 (2013.01); F16D 2023/123 (2013.01); F16D 2037/004 (2013.01);
Abstract

An exemplary apparatus includes a common movable driving member for actuating a plurality of flight control surfaces; a first power transfer device configured to variably adjust power transfer from the common movable driving member to a first of the plurality of flight control surfaces; and a second power transfer device configured to variably adjust power transfer from the common movable driving member to a second of the plurality of flight control surfaces. The power transferred to the second flight control surface may be adjusted independently of the power transferred to the first flight control surface. Apparatus and methods for actuating flight control surfaces using magneto-rheological fluid or electro-rheological fluid are also disclosed.


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