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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Mark Edward Eakins, Kirkland, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 11/00 (2006.01); G05D 3/00 (2006.01); G05D 15/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 11/003 (2013.01); G05D 3/00 (2013.01); G05D 15/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing a closing force. The apparatus comprises a stowage bin, a number of sensors that measure a number of forces on the stowage bin, an assist mechanism that provides a closing force, a controller that compares data from the number of sensors, and an adjustment mechanism that adjusts the closing force based on the data from the number of sensors. The assist mechanism has a mechanical advantage that changes to provide the closing force.