Mechanism for changing the shape of a control surface
US8418968B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C9/16
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a structure having a first side, a second side substantially opposite to the first side, a flexible skin, and a plurality of deformable assemblies. The flexible skin is attached to the first side and the second side of the structure. The plurality of deformable assemblies is moveably connected to the structure, in which each deformable assembly in the plurality of deformable assemblies has a vertex and a base. The each deformable assembly in the plurality of deformable assemblies has a height that is capable of changing to change a shape of the structure and a shape of the flexible skin.
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