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Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023

Filed:

May. 10, 2021
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Kevin R. Tsai, Seattle, WA (US);

Michael Chih-Huan Wang, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/28 (2006.01); B64C 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/28 (2013.01); B64C 9/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A flap support mechanism includes a carrier beam on which a flap is mounted. The carrier beam is rotatably mounted to a flap support for rotation relative to a wing. A crankshaft assembly is rotatable about an axis and has a crankshaft eccentrically extending between an inboard cylindrical support and an outboard cylindrical support. A coupler link is rotatably engaged to the crankshaft and pivotally connected to the carrier beam. Rotation of the crankshaft from a first eccentric position to a second eccentric position translates the coupler link between a retracted position and a deployed position.


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