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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
May. 10, 2022
Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Shawn Alstad, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Laurence Liston, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Andrew Appleby, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Jeffrey Aitchison, Phoenix, AZ (US);
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
An actuator for a thrust reverser includes a ball screw, a ball nut coupled to the ball screw, and a gerotor coupled to the ball screw. The gerotor includes an inner rotor coupled to the ball screw and an outer rotor. The outer rotor includes a plurality of bores. The actuator includes a lock system coupled to the outer rotor. The lock system is to enable the gerotor to rotate the ball screw in an unlocked state and to inhibit a rotation of the ball screw in a lock state. The lock system includes a piston coupled to a piston housing and a grippable member coupled to the piston housing. The piston is received in one of the bores in the lock state, and the grippable member is to move the piston housing relative to the gerotor to move the lock system to the unlocked state.