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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 26, 2021
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Steven P. Walker, Arlington, WA (US);

Gregory M. Santini, Bothell, WA (US);

Clayton Prow, Seattle, WA (US);

Gary Wright, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/24 (2006.01); B64C 9/22 (2006.01); B64C 13/34 (2006.01); B64C 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/24 (2013.01); B64C 9/02 (2013.01); B64C 9/22 (2013.01); B64C 13/34 (2013.01);
Abstract

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for an aerodynamic surface actuation system, including: a plurality of outer tracks, wherein each outer track of the plurality of outer tracks includes: an inner outer roller channel; and an outer inner roller channel positioned above the inner outer roller channel; an aerodynamic surface connected to a carrier, wherein the carrier includes rollers configured to move within inboard inner roller channels of the plurality of outer tracks; and a plurality of fixed rollers mounted to one or more longitudinal structural elements in an aerodynamic structure, wherein the plurality of fixed rollers are disposed within the outer roller channels of the plurality of outer tracks.


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