Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Camber adjustment systems and methods for aircraft wings
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Application No.: US16047094Application Date: 2018-07-27
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Publication No.: US10926864B2Publication Date: 2021-02-23
- Inventor: Kevin R. Tsai , Bret Alan Bowers
- Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: The Small Patent Law Group LLC
- Agent Joseph M. Butscher
- Main IPC: B64C9/02
- IPC: B64C9/02 ; B64C9/12 ; B64C9/16

Abstract:
A camber adjustment system for a wing of an aircraft includes a droop panel that is configured to moveably couple to a portion of the wing, a flap, a cam rod moveably coupled to the droop panel, a bell crank cam arm moveably coupled to the flap, and a jackscrew interface between the cam rod and the bell crank cam arm. The droop panel is configured to move in response to movement of the flap via the jackscrew interface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200031453A1 CAMBER ADJUSTMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIRCRAFT WINGS Public/Granted day:2020-01-30
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