Piloting device for piloting an aircraft having a protected force sensor
US8991771B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05G9/047
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A piloting device for piloting an aircraft includes a piloting member (11), a mechanism (13) for mounting and guiding in rotation the piloting member about at least one rotation axis with respect to a frame (12), stops (25, 26, 35) arranged so as to cooperate with bearing surfaces (32) integral with the piloting member upstream of the mechanism in order to limit the rotation amplitude thereof, and at least one force sensor (19), these being arranged with respect to one another so that each contact of a bearing surface (32) with a stop (25, 26, 35) generates an abutment reaction, the orientation of which with respect to each deformable sensing element of each force sensor is such that it stresses this deformable sensing element at least substantially outside its deformation modes.
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