US 12,252,238 B2
Machine and process for activation of flow control device
Kevin Raylin Tsai, Redmond, WA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on Mar. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/177,310.
Prior Publication US 2024/0294249 A1, Sep. 5, 2024
Int. Cl. B64C 21/08 (2023.01); B64C 9/02 (2006.01); B64C 9/04 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01)
CPC B64C 21/08 (2013.01) [B64C 9/02 (2013.01); B64C 9/04 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A machine that comprises:
a foil that comprises an upper surface, a lower surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, an inboard edge, an outboard edge, and a track housing within the foil, wherein the track housing is defined by:
the upper surface;
the lower surface; and
an opening at the leading edge that terminates before the trailing edge in an exit hole in the lower surface;
a track housing lug;
a foil clevis that extends below the lower surface;
a track that comprises:
a forward end;
an aft end;
a curved shape; and
a bracket portion that comprises:
a track clevis at the forward end of the track; and
a set of strut pins;
an anchor plate that comprises lugs that extend from a foil side of the anchor plate; and
an actuator connected to the foil clevis and to an anchor clevis.