Variable alignment mechanism

Details Variable alignment mechanism Variable alignment mechanism

1990-05-07

1991-07-30

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft sustentation

Sustaining airfoils

244 46, 74105, B64C 3038, F16H 21044

Patent

active

050353780

ABSTRACT:
An alignment mechanism for independently adjusting the deployable aerosurfaces of an aerospace vehicle in both the stowed and deployed positions. The alignment mechanism includes a guide means having a slot with both a constant width portion and a variable width portion. A slide, interconnected to the deployable aerosurfaces, is pivotally engaged to the guide means so that it travels along the length of the slot. The slide is capable of pivotal movement when the slide is engaged in the slot's variable width portion and incapable of pivotal movement when it is engaged in the slot's constant width portion. An actuator is employed to selectively position the slide along the slot.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2750132 (1956-06-01), Palmer et al.
patent: 3550855 (1970-12-01), Feld et al.

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