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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2019
Safran Electronics & Defense, Paris, FR;
Corentin Le Roux, Moissy-Cramayel, FR;
Mickael Werquin, Moissy-Cramayel, FR;
Yannick Attrazic, Moissy-Cramayel, FR;
SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE, Paris, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a force application device for a control stick of an aircraft, said stick comprising a control lever that is connected to a motor comprising a drive shaft, said device having: a first pin connected to the drive shaft, a housing, a second pin secured to the housing, an electromagnet secured in relation to the housing, a movable actuator which comprises a magnetic material such that said actuator can be displaced depending on a supply of current of the electromagnet, and means for clamping the first pin and the second pin which comprise a first tooth and a second tooth, said device having an operating configuration in which the electromagnet is active and the actuator separates the teeth away from the first pin and the second pin, and a blocking configuration in which the electromagnet is inactive, with the first tooth and the second tooth coming into contact with the first pin and the second pin.