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Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023

Filed:

May. 21, 2020
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Michael S. Karapetian, Huntington Beach, CA (US);

Hao Lee, Huntington Beach, CA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 25/14 (2006.01); B64C 25/20 (2006.01); F16B 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B 5/06 (2013.01); B64C 25/14 (2013.01); B64C 25/20 (2013.01); Y10T 74/20 (2015.01);
Abstract

A folding assembly is movable between a collapsed configuration and an extended configuration includes a first rotating link having a first end pivotably coupled to a structural member/frame and a second end. The folding assembly also includes a second rotating link having a first end pivotably coupled to the structural member/frame and a second end. A first connecting link is pivotably coupled between the first rotating link and the second rotating link. A first end of a second connecting link is pivotably coupled to the first rotating link second end. The folding assembly further includes a support link having a first end pivotably coupled to the first rotating link second end and a second end configured to couple to a component to be moved. The support link is configured to selectively move the component between, inclusively, a retracted position and a deployed position.


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