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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1987
Filed:
May. 25, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
George D Mourani, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Western Gear Corporation, Lynwood, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
244213 ; 244214 ; 244 / ;
Abstract
An actuator is positioned at the tip of an aircraft wing, preferably adjacent to a store, and operatively connected by a torque shaft to a motor mounted at the fuselage. A return shaft extends back along the wing from the actuator toward the fuselage and is attached to a pivotably movable wing section. The actuator, which includes a speed reduction gear set, drives the movable wing section through the return shaft. The wing profile extending outwardly to the actuator can be smooth and aerodynamic, the only enlargement of the profile being at the actuator itself which is adjacent to the store where the airflow is necessarily disrupted.