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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2018
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Kevin Tsai, Seattle, WA (US);
Donald Drew Reinhart, Snohomish, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A spoiler mechanism for an aircraft includes a spoiler fore-section and a spoiler aft-section. The spoiler fore-section includes a forward end configured to couple to a wing structure of an aircraft and a hinge end. The hinge end includes a first hinge coupling and a first retainer portion. The spoiler aft-section includes a second retainer portion and a second hinge coupling coupled to the first hinge coupling of the spoiler fore-section. The first retainer portion and the second retainer portion are configured to engage one another when the spoiler aft-section is aligned with the spoiler fore-section, and the first retainer portion and the second retainer portion are configured to disengage from one another responsive to the spoiler aft-section pivoting upward relative to the spoiler fore-section.