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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2016
David Harrington, Roscoe, IL (US);
Paul M. Reinhard, Marengo, IL (US);
David Harrington, Roscoe, IL (US);
Paul M. Reinhard, Marengo, IL (US);
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Chrlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A ram air turbine (RAT) actuator can include an actuator housing, an actuator rod configured to move relative to the actuator housing through several positions, and a first biasing member, a second biasing member, and a third biasing member positioned and configured to bias the actuator rod relative to the actuator housing. The first biasing member biases the actuator rod from a first position through a second position, the second biasing member biases the actuator rod from the first position through a third position, and the third biasing member biases the actuator rod from the first position through a fourth position. The three biasing members can be configured to bias a ram air turbine against an uplock hook with sufficient force to eliminate vibrational damage to the uplock hook while in the first position.