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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Nathanial C. Cuddy, Snohomish, WA (US);
Samuel Alexander Mori, Everett, WA (US);
Jonah Gary Hanson, Arlington, WA (US);
Allyssa Katherine Young, Sumner, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An adjustable tie rod includes a first end defined by a screw rod, wherein the screw rod includes a threaded portion, and a second end opposite the first end, wherein an overall length of the adjustable tie rod is defined as a distance between the first end and the second end along a longitudinal axis of the adjustable tie rod. A tie rod shaft extends between and couples the first end and the second end, and a gearbox is fixed with respect to the tie rod shaft. An adjustment actuator is operatively coupled to the gearbox such that selective actuation of the adjustment actuator causes translation of the screw rod along the longitudinal axis and with respect to the gearbox when the first end is prevented from rotating about the longitudinal axis, thereby adjusting the overall length of the adjustable tie rod.