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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2009
Applicant:
Kevin Richard Hadley, Much Wenlock, GB;
Inventor:
Kevin Richard Hadley, Much Wenlock, GB;
Assignee:
Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited, Solihull, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A torque limiter device for an aircraft wing-mounted flap includes a drive input, an output rotatable in response to rotation of the drive input, and a roller-jammer operable in the event that the torque transmitted between the drive input and the output exceeds a predetermined level to apply a braking load to the drive input and/or the output, and a brake device operable to apply a braking load to the roller-jammer device to cause activation thereof.