Skew detection system
US6466141B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D2045/001
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A skew detection system for use in sensing the occurrence of a skew condition in a system having a plurality of control surfaces located adjacent one another and which, in use, are driven to move simultaneously and at the same speed as one another, the skew detection system comprising a detector arrangement extending over and movable with the surfaces, between a first location on one of the surfaces and a second location on another of the surfaces, at least part of the detector arrangement being arranged to move in the event that one or more of the surfaces becomes skewed, and a sensor arranged to permit a change in the position of the said part of the detector arrangement to be detected. In one embodiment, a skew condition can be sensed using two sensors.
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