US 12,188,264 B2
Wing lock and deployment mechanism
Keith Ryan Hollen, Saint Charles, MO (US); Nathan Matthew Knibb, Manchester, MO (US); Perry T. Horst, Tacoma, WA (US); Jonathan David Gettinger, Imperial, MO (US); Alexander McGregor, St. Louis, MO (US); Everett Ryan Eaton, Saint Charles, MO (US); Michael L Oleshchuk, Saint Charles, MO (US); Sean Craig Sundberg, Saint Charles, MO (US); and Angel Rodriguez, Saint Charles, MO (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/936,079.
Prior Publication US 2024/0102320 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. E05B 65/00 (2006.01); B64C 3/38 (2006.01); B64C 3/56 (2006.01); B64D 5/00 (2006.01); B64U 20/50 (2023.01); F42B 10/14 (2006.01)
CPC E05B 65/00 (2013.01) [B64C 3/56 (2013.01); B64D 5/00 (2013.01); B64U 20/50 (2023.01); F42B 10/14 (2013.01); B64C 3/38 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wing lock and deployment apparatus, comprising:
a driver configured to be moved linearly;
a slot formed in the driver;
a linkage comprising a first end and a second end, the first end of the linkage pivotably connected to the driver and slidable within the slot, the second end of the linkage pivotably connected to a deployable wing;
a lock rod engaged with the driver;
a shoe clip mounted to the lock rod and shaped to engage the deployable wing; and
a bias on the lock rod, the bias configured to force the shoe clip into engagement with the deployable wing.