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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2018
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Eric S. Kamila, Edmonds, WA (US);
Warren H. Steyaert, Snohomish, WA (US);
David D. Boes, Bellevue, WA (US);
Daniel E. McGinty, Snohomish, WA (US);
Ryan A. Fear, Kirkland, WA (US);
Renato Felicio, Mulkilteo, WA (US);
Eric G. Gruner, Seattle, WA (US);
Matthew S. Elenbaas, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Ian C. Burford, Duvall, WA (US);
Eric D. Blohm, Bellevue, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Hinge pins for foldable aircraft wings are described. An example apparatus includes a hinge pin to rotatably couple a foldable tip of an aircraft wing to a fixed structure of the aircraft wing. The hinge pin includes a first flange, a second flange spaced apart from the first flange along a central axis of the hinge pin, and a through hole oriented along the central axis.