Aircraft flight control system comprising a connecting rod provided with a sensor
US8950706B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01L5/101
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control system, in particular an aircraft flight control system, having a linkage with a force-transmission link (3), the link having a body (5) having at least one end housing (8) slidably receiving a coupling rod (9) for coupling the link to an adjacent element of the linkage, the housing being closed by an elastically-deformable test member (10) through which the rod passes and that has an inner periphery fastened to the rod and an outer periphery fastened to a wall defining the end housing, and the end housing receiving at least one sensor (11) for sensing relative movement between the rod and the body.
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