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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2020
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Bret Alan Bowers, Langley, WA (US);
Scott Thomas Evoy, Stanwood, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An actuation system for a control surface of an aircraft includes a drive lever. The drive lever includes a coupling end configured to pivotably couple to a plurality of wing attach fittings and a lever end. The lever end includes a first actuator fitting configured to pivotably couple to a first actuator on a forward side of the drive lever; a second actuator fitting configured to pivotably couple to a second actuator on an aft side of the drive lever; a first drive link fitting configured to couple, via a first drive link, to a control surface of an aircraft; and a second drive link fitting configured to couple, via a second drive link, to the control surface of the aircraft.