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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2001
Joe E. Sternberger, Wichita, KS (US);
Gregory S. Hills, Derby, KS (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A synchronization cross-feed system for a thrust reverser having at least first and second sides. Each side of the thrust reverser has a thrust reverser actuation system having a plurality of actuators. The actuators in each thrust reverser actuation system are synchronized by a synchronization system. A synchronization cross-feed system couples the synchronization systems of the thrust reverser actuation system of the first and second sides of the thrust reverser allowing an anti-deployment mechanisms of each thrust reverser actuation system to serve as one or more of the redundant anti-deployment mechanism for other the thrust reverser actuation system.