Wing fold push-pin locking assembly
AssigneeMcDonnell Douglas Corporation
InventorJoseph R. Veile
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Abstract
An improved wing fold assembly for use in aircraft which provides relative rotational movement of a first wing tip about a second fixed wing including a plurality of wing tip flanges, and a plurality of fixed wing flanges wherein all of said flanges are rotatably mounted to a central shaft and wherein the improvement comprises means for selectively interlocking said wing tip flanges in relation to said fixed wing flanges to thereby lock said wing tip in position relative said fixed wing in either of a folded or faired position.
Claims22
In a wing fold assembly for use in aircraft which provides relative rotational movement of a first wing tip about a second fixed wing and includes a plurality of wing tip flanges, a plurality of fixed wing flanges and all of said flanges being rotatably mounted to a central shaft, the improvement comprising:
- means for selectively interlocking said wing tip flanges in relation to said fixed wing flanges to thereby lock said wing tip in position with respect to said fixed wing in either of a folded or faired position, said interlocking means including an alternating pin and ball bearing arrangement which slidably inserts into and out of alignable bores within respective body components integral with said flanges, said body components disposed to operatively receive said central shaft.
A wing fold assembly for use in an aircraft which provides relative rotational movement of a first wing tip about a second fixed wing by way of a plurality of wing tip flanges and a plurality of fixed wing flanges wherein:
- each of said wing tip flanges and said fixed wing flanges are, respectively, fixedly attachable on a first side to said wing tip and said fixed wing and rotatably mounted on a second side to a central shaft by way of respective body components;
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- including a locking assembly for selectively interlocking said wing tip flanges in relation to said fixed wing flanges in either of a folded or faired position, said locking assembly including a pin for retractable extension through the respective body component of at least one of said flanges.
A wing fold assembly for use in aircraft which provides relative rotational movement of a first wing section about a second wing section comprising:
- a plurality of adjacently disposed drums and plates arranged in series and having alignable bores disposed transversely therethrough, said drums being connected to one of said first or second wing sections and said plates being connected to the other of said wing sections;
- an alternating ball and pin arrangement transversely disposed through and between said alignable bores within said drums and plates;
- means for selectively reciprocating said ball and pin arrangement into and out of said alignable bores;
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- means for rotating said first wing section with respect to said second wing section to move said first wing section between folded and faired positions.
In an aircraft wing of the type having a gear actuated foldable wing assembly arranged in series and providing relative rotational movement of a first wing section about a second wing section, the improvement comprising in combination with the assembly:
- a substantially gearless, series-arranged assembly comprising:
- a plurality of adjacently disposed drums and plates having alignable bores disposed transversely therethrough, said drums being connected to one of said first or second wing sections and said plates being connected to the other of said wing sections;
- an alternating ball and pin arrangement transversely disposed through and between said alignable bores within said drums and plates;
- means for selectively reciprocating said ball and pin arrangement into and out of said alignable bores;
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- means for rotating said first wing section with respect to said second wing section to move said first wing section between folded and faired positions.
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