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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
May. 08, 2015
Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited, Solihull, GB;
Tony Jones, Birmingham, GB;
GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITED, West Midlands, GB;
Abstract
A hydraulically actuated mechanical lock assembly, including a lock actuator comprising a lock housing and a moveable element mounted in the lock housing, wherein the housing is arranged to receive hydraulic fluid at a first end (Chamber A) from a source of high pressure fluid via a return line, and at a second end (Chamber B) from a source of high pressure fluid via a control line, whereby the relative pressures in Chambers A and B are controlled, via the control line, to cause movement of the moveable element between a locked position and an unlocked position; and a lock valve arranged between the return line and the control line to control the flow of hydraulic fluid into Chambers A and B; wherein the return line is configured to be connected between the source of high pressure fluid and the lock valve via chamber A of the lock actuator.