Variable position airfoil
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12030612B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-09

    申请号:US17498088

    申请日:2021-10-11

    发明人: John Emil Johnson

    IPC分类号: B64C1/26 B64C3/54 B64C5/16

    CPC分类号: B64C1/26 B64C3/546 B64C5/16

    摘要: An aircraft includes an airfoil and a hinge member to rotatably couple the airfoil to a structure of an aircraft. The hinge member defines at least a portion of a rotational axis. The aircraft also includes an indexing mechanism coupled to the airfoil and configured to, in a first state, inhibit rotation of the airfoil about the rotational axis, and in a second state, to permit rotation of the airfoil about the rotational axis between a first position and a second position that is angularly indexed relative to the first position. The aircraft further includes an actuator to selectively change a state of the indexing mechanism from the first state to the second state, from the second state to the first state, or both.

    VARIABLE POSITION AIRFOIL
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230109822A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-13

    申请号:US17498088

    申请日:2021-10-11

    发明人: John Emil Johnson

    IPC分类号: B64C1/26 B64C3/54 B64C5/16

    摘要: An aircraft includes an airfoil and a hinge member to rotatably couple the airfoil to a structure of an aircraft. The hinge member defines at least a portion of a rotational axis. The aircraft also includes an indexing mechanism coupled to the airfoil and configured to, in a first state, inhibit rotation of the airfoil about the rotational axis, and in a second state, to permit rotation of the airfoil about the rotational axis between a first position and a second position that is angularly indexed relative to the first position. The aircraft further includes an actuator to selectively change a state of the indexing mechanism from the first state to the second state, from the second state to the first state, or both.