US 11,591,072 B2 · Linkage assemblies for moving tabs on control surfaces of aircraft

Abstract

Linkage assemblies for moving tabs on control surfaces of aircraft are disclosed herein. An example aircraft includes a wing including a fixed wing portion and a trailing edge control surface. The trailing edge control surface includes a fore panel rotatably coupled to the fixed wing portion and an aft panel rotatably coupled to the fore panel. The wing also includes a linkage assembly including a rocking lever rotatably coupled to a bottom side of the fore panel, a trailing edge link having a first end rotatably coupled to the fixed wing portion and a second end rotatably coupled to the rocking lever, and an aft panel link having a first end rotatably coupled to the rocking lever and a second end rotatably coupled to a bottom side of the aft panel.

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Dependent claims

An aircraft comprising:

a wing including:
a fixed wing portion;
a trailing edge control surface including:
a fore panel rotatably coupled to the fixed wing portion;
and
an aft panel rotatably coupled to the fore panel;
and
a linkage assembly including:
a rocking lever rotatably coupled to a bottom side of the fore panel;
a trailing edge link having a first end rotatably coupled to the fixed wing portion and a second end rotatably coupled to the rocking lever;
and
an aft panel link having a first end rotatably coupled to the rocking lever and a second end rotatably coupled to a bottom side of the aft panel.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Linkage assemblies for moving tabs on control surfaces of aircraft

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Linkage assemblies for moving tabs on control surfaces of aircraft

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Abstract

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