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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2022
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Vinod Kumar Shivalinga, Bangalore, IN;
Vasantha Kumara Jnanegowda, Bangalore, IN;
GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A release system for an evacuation slide assembly of an aircraft includes a first actuator and in various embodiments a second actuator. The first actuator and the second actuator each comprise an SMA spring configured to be electrically energized for actuating the first and second actuators in response to an evacuation event. In various embodiments, the first actuator is configured to release a blowout panel of the evacuation slide assembly in response to the first SMA spring being electrically energized. In various embodiments, the second actuator is configured to release a soft cover of the evacuation slide assembly in response to the second SMA spring being electrically energized.