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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Derek M. Joseph, Saint Louis, MO (US);
Kevin B. Eck, Saint Peters, MO (US);
Christopher D. Feet, Snohomish, WA (US);
Yonas T. Meshesha, Lynwood, WA (US);
Timothy J. Soderquist, Marysville, WA (US);
Barry D. Hance, Woodinville, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/40 (2006.01); B64C 5/10 (2006.01); B64C 5/02 (2006.01); F15B 11/08 (2006.01); F15B 13/04 (2006.01); F15B 13/042 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/40 (2013.01); B64C 5/02 (2013.01); B64C 5/10 (2013.01); F15B 11/08 (2013.01); F15B 13/0402 (2013.01); F15B 13/042 (2013.01); F15B 2211/30565 (2013.01); F15B 2211/3111 (2013.01); F15B 2211/327 (2013.01); F15B 2211/329 (2013.01); F15B 2211/411 (2013.01); F15B 2211/41509 (2013.01); F15B 2211/428 (2013.01); F15B 2211/634 (2013.01); F15B 2211/7058 (2013.01); F15B 2211/715 (2013.01); F15B 2211/765 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle control surface, such as an aircraft horizontal stabilizer, is hydraulically controlled using solenoid operated valves (SOVs) controlling directional control valves and/or rate control valves with small numbers of ports, e.g. a four port three position directional control value and/or a four port two position rate control valve.