Control surface deployment and actuation
US12287181B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 2024 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B10/64
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for deployment and actuation of a control surface for a maneuverable object, including an actuation shaft arranged for rotation about a longitudinal axis of the device; an output gear arranged concentric with the actuation shaft and configured to unlock the control surface when rotated about the longitudinal axis; and a pin integral with, or attached to, the actuation shaft and protruding through an opening in the output gear, wherein the output gear is operable to rotate about the longitudinal axis independent of the actuation shaft when the pin is in a circumferentially extending portion of the opening, and the output gear and actuation shaft are operable to rotate together about the longitudinal axis when the pin is in a longitudinally extending portion of the opening.
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