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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
May. 23, 2018
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Kevin Tsai, Seattle, WA (US);
Lisa Schleuter, Everett, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for positioning a control surface. An apparatus comprises an arm, first link, and second link. The arm has first and second ends, the first end of the arm rotatably coupled to a wing structure to define a first pivot point. The first link has first and second ends, the first end being rotatably coupled to the second end of the arm. The second link has first and second ends, the first end rotatably coupled to the first end of the arm. When the second end of the first link is rotatably coupled to a first control surface and the second end of the second link is rotatably coupled to a second control surface, movement of the first control surface away from the wing structure rotates the arm about the first pivot point such that the second control surface moves in coordination with the first control surface.