Flight surface actuator
AssigneeSmiths Wolverhampton Limited
InventorsJonathan Paul Davies, Brian Farley
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Abstract
An aircraft flight surface actuator has at least one eccentric cam mechanism, the eccentric cam mechanism imparting movement onto the flight surface.
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An aircraft flight surface actuator comprising at least one eccentric cam mechanism, the eccentric cam mechanism having an eccentric cam co-operating with a lever assembly, the lever assembly being arranged to be coupled to a flight surface, whereby rotation of the eccentric cam imparts movement of the flight surface.
An aircraft flight surface actuator system comprising a plurality of aircraft flight surface actuators and a power drive unit arranged to impart a rotational driving force to each of the plurality of aircraft flight surface actuators, wherein cach aircraft flight surface actuator comprises at least one eccentric cam mechanism, the eccentric cam mechanism having an eccentric cam co-operating with a lever assembly, the lever assembly being arranged to be coupled to a flight surface, whereby rotation of the eccentric cam imparts movement of the flight surface.
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