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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
May. 19, 2011
Applicant:
Harris Butler, Towanda, KS (US);
Inventor:
Harris Butler, Towanda, KS (US);
Assignee:
LEARJET INC., Wichita, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/30 (2006.01); F16C 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/30 (2013.01); F16C 1/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cable support apparatus for an aircraft cable control system comprises at least one cable support unit. The cable support unit includes a pulley adapted to carry a cable of the aircraft cable control system, a support link with a first joint between the pulley and the support link and a second joint between the support link and the structure of the aircraft, and a compensation link connected with the structure of the aircraft. The thermal expansion of the compensation link causes a displacement of the support link. An aircraft and a method for maintaining a tension of a cable of a cable control system of an aircraft are also provided.