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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2021
Applicant:
Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited, Solihull, GB;
Inventors:
Graham James Burgess, Telford, GB;
Paul Smith, Broseley, GB;
Assignee:
GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITED, Solihull, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 15/16 (2006.01); B64D 15/20 (2006.01); F15B 15/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 15/261 (2013.01); B64D 15/16 (2013.01); B64D 15/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A locking system includes a locking element which is movable between a first, locking position and a second unlocking position and an unlocking actuator for moving the locking element (from the first position to the second position over an unlocking stroke length (Su). The system further comprises a control unit configured to command the unlocking actuator to move the locking element from the first position to a third position over an anti-icing stroke length (Sa) which is shorter than the unlocking stroke length (Su).