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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2023
Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited, Solihull, GB;
Stephen Harlow Davies, Shrewsbury, GB;
Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited, Solihull, GB;
Abstract
A braking device for a flight control system includes a drive shaft for applying a drive torque to a flight control surface. The braking device comprises a housing component comprising a first braking surface. The system also includes a trolley having a second braking surface configured to contact the first braking surface to provide a braking torque. The trolley is configured to receive an input torque from the drive shaft, wherein the trolley is configured to apply a contact force between the first and second braking surfaces in response to the input torque. Also provided is a flight control system comprising the braking device and a drive shaft for applying a drive torque to a flight control surface, and an aircraft comprising the flight control system.
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