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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Goodrich Actuation Systems Sas, Buc, FR;
Inventors:
Pierre M. Turpin, Saint Malo, FR;
Thomas M. Moulon, Ermont, FR;
Assignee:
GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS SAS, Buc, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 25/24 (2006.01); B64C 13/28 (2006.01); F16H 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 25/2454 (2013.01); B64C 13/28 (2013.01); F16H 2035/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is an actuator for varying the position of a flight control surface on an aircraft, wherein the actuator comprises a no-back device including a backlash adjuster, which is arranged to select a plurality of different backlash lengths. The backlash adjuster may be a nut which moves relative a housing of the no-back device by rotating the nut. Also disclosed is a method of adjusting the backlash (B) in a flight control surface actuator, by moving the backlash adjuster axially to adjust the backlash (B) to a desired value.