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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2004
Applicants:
Mitchell L. Mellor, Bothell, WA (US);
Christopher A. Reitz, Kirkland, WA (US);
Inventors:
Mitchell L. Mellor, Bothell, WA (US);
Christopher A. Reitz, Kirkland, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 25/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method is provided for directing a separation sequence of structural components, such as, for example, aircraft landing gear components, during an overload condition. This system and method may be used to stop a component in rotation and thereby allow the component to fail in a predictable and controllable manner. This system and method may be used on any type of device that utilizes components that rotate relative to one another and/or that has components that rotate during an overload condition.