Device and method for twisting and clamping moveable flaps
AssigneeEADS Deutschland GmbH
InventorsHelmut Thanhofer, Helmut Janker, Manfred Palik
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for twisting and clamping a second flap moveable about a rotational axis with respect to a first flap. A device includes a twisting device arranged on the first flap including a drivable shaft rotatable about the rotational axis and a catch connected to the second flap. The device also includes a clamping device including a clamping sleeve arranged along the rotational axis.
Claims21
A device for twisting and clamping a second flap moveable about a rotational axis with respect to a first flap, comprising:
- a twisting device arranged on the first flap comprising a drivable shaft rotatable about the rotational axis and a catch connected to the second flap;
- and
- a clamping device comprising a clamping sleeve arranged along the rotational axis.
A method for twisting and clamping a second flap moveable about a rotational axis with respect to a first flap, comprising:
- pivoting the second flap relative to the first flap about the rotational axis using a drivable shaft rotatable about the rotational axis and a catch connected to the second flap;
- and
- clamping the second flap relative to the first flap using a clamping sleeve arranged along the rotational axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.