Braking device
AssigneeGoodrich Actuation Systems Limited
InventorStephen Harlow DAVIES
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Abstract
A braking device for a flight control system includes a drive shaft for applying a drive torque to a flight control surface. The braking device comprises a housing component comprising a first braking surface. The system also includes a trolley having a second braking surface configured to contact the first braking surface to provide a braking torque. The trolley is configured to receive an input torque from the drive shaft, wherein the trolley is configured to apply a contact force between the first and second braking surfaces in response to the input torque. Also provided is a flight control system comprising the braking device and a drive shaft for applying a drive torque to a flight control surface, and an aircraft comprising the flight control system.
Claims15
A braking device for a flight control system, the flight control system comprising a drive shaft for applying a drive torque to a flight control surface, the braking device comprising:
- a housing component comprising a first braking surface;
- and
- a trolley comprising a second braking surface configured to contact the first braking surface to provide a braking torque,
- wherein the trolley is configured to receive an input torque from the drive shaft, and
- wherein the trolley is configured to apply a contact force between the first and second braking surfaces in response to the input torque.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.