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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2018
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Mark Meyer, Edmonds, WA (US);
Maxim Popov, Zhukovsky, RU;
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/38 (2006.01); B64C 9/16 (2006.01); B64C 9/22 (2006.01); F16D 1/108 (2006.01); B64C 13/28 (2006.01); F16D 3/06 (2006.01); B64C 9/02 (2006.01); F16C 3/02 (2006.01); F16D 3/32 (2006.01); F16D 1/10 (2006.01); F16D 3/41 (2006.01); F16D 3/84 (2006.01); B64C 13/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/387 (2013.01); B64C 9/02 (2013.01); B64C 9/16 (2013.01); B64C 9/22 (2013.01); B64C 13/28 (2013.01); F16C 3/02 (2013.01); F16D 1/108 (2013.01); F16D 3/06 (2013.01); F16D 3/32 (2013.01); B64C 13/34 (2013.01); F16D 3/41 (2013.01); F16D 3/848 (2013.01); F16D 2001/103 (2013.01); F16D 2300/06 (2013.01); Y10T 403/32508 (2015.01);
Abstract
A torque tube assembly includes a torque tube and a spline coupling coupled to an end of the torque tube. The spline coupling has an opening to receive a spline gear on a drive shaft of an aircraft high lift device. The torque tube assembly also includes a retainer coupled to the spline coupling. The retainer blocks at least a portion of the opening in the spline coupling to prevent the spline coupling from being moved off of the spline gear on the drive shaft.