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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2024
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Samuel L. Block, Bothell, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
An aircraft apparatus comprises a flight control surface, an actuation assembly, a link, and an arm. The actuation assembly transitions the flight control surface between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. The link is pivotably coupled to a support and comprises a stop surface. The arm is connected to the flight control surface and is pivotally coupled to the link. The arm comprises a contact surface arranged to engage the stop surface to limit pivotal movement of the arm relative to the link and thus define the deployed configuration of the flight control surface. A method comprises translating an arm and a flight control surface in a first direction towards a deployed configuration while simultaneously rotating a link. The method further comprises bringing the arm and the stop surface of link into contact to stop translation of the arm at the deployed configuration of the flight control surface.