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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Tony Di Carlo, Long Beach, CA (US);
Raul Tomuta, Stanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/56 (2006.01); B64C 25/26 (2006.01); B64D 37/04 (2006.01); B64D 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/56 (2013.01); B64C 25/26 (2013.01); B64D 37/005 (2013.01); B64D 37/04 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0189 (2013.01);
Abstract
A passive lockable strut is presented. The passive lockable strut comprises a first end; a second end; a fluid chamber between and connected to the first end and the second end; and a fluid within the fluid chamber, wherein the fluid is configured to activate the passive lockable strut to place the passive lockable strut in a locked condition in response to a change in an operating condition applied to the passive lockable strut.