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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey C. Coffman, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
David E. Blanding, Hawthorne, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/00 (2006.01); B64C 13/36 (2006.01); F15B 15/19 (2006.01); F15B 15/14 (2006.01); B64C 13/42 (2006.01); F15B 11/064 (2006.01); F15B 15/08 (2006.01); F15B 20/00 (2006.01); B64C 13/48 (2006.01); B64C 13/50 (2006.01); F15B 11/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/36 (2013.01); B64C 13/42 (2013.01); B64C 13/48 (2013.01); B64C 13/50 (2013.01); F15B 11/064 (2013.01); F15B 15/088 (2013.01); F15B 15/149 (2013.01); F15B 15/19 (2013.01); F15B 20/002 (2013.01); F15B 11/123 (2013.01); F15B 2211/21 (2013.01); F15B 2211/8752 (2013.01); F15B 2211/8757 (2013.01); F15B 2211/8855 (2013.01); Y02T 50/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are mechanisms and processes for a pneumatic shaft positioning system. According to various examples, the pneumatic shaft positioning system includes a pyrotechnic valve that is configured to control the flow of gas from a pressurized gas source into a pressure chamber. The pressure chamber includes a first piston that is slidably coupled to the pressure chamber. When gas from the pressurized gas source fills the pressure chamber, the piston is configured to slide through the pressure chamber and force a shaft into a predetermined position.