US 11,873,094 B2
Hinge mechanisms for coupling flight control members to aircraft components and associated methods
Kevin R. Tsai, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on May 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/661,588.
Prior Publication US 2023/0348040 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B64C 9/02 (2006.01); B64C 9/32 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 9/02 (2013.01) [B64C 9/323 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hinge mechanism for hingedly coupling a flight control member having a top surface to an aircraft component having a top surface, the hinge mechanism comprising:
a first hinge member pivotably coupled to the flight control member about a first axis and slidingly coupled to the aircraft component; and
a second hinge member pivotably coupled to the aircraft component about a second axis and slidingly coupled to the flight control member,
wherein the first hinge member is pivotably coupled to the second hinge member about a central axis,
wherein the first hinge member comprises a first extension and a second extension that radially extend from the central axis, and
wherein the first hinge member and the second hinge member are configured to cooperatively facilitate movement of the flight control member relative to the aircraft component between at least a stowed position and a deployed position.