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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
May. 14, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Ian Miles Gunter, Burien, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 25/12 (2006.01); F16B 39/00 (2006.01); F16H 25/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 25/12 (2013.01); Y10T 74/18688 (2015.01); F16B 39/00 (2013.01); F16H 25/2015 (2013.01); F16H 25/2025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for locking an externally threaded member in place. An apparatus comprises a number of internally threaded members and a shape memory element associated with the number of internally threaded members. The number of internally threaded members is configured to engage the externally threaded member. Changing a baseline shape of the shape memory element to a modified shape either prevents or allows movement of the number of internally threaded members relative to the externally threaded member.