US 12,434,811 B2
Flap support systems and methods for a wing of an aircraft
Samuel Block, Bothell, WA (US); Ryan Joseph Cazin, Lynnwood, WA (US); and Kevin Tsai, Redmond, WA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on Aug. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/364,652.
Prior Publication US 2025/0042535 A1, Feb. 6, 2025
Int. Cl. B64C 9/02 (2006.01); B64C 9/18 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 9/02 (2013.01) [B64C 9/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
an actuator;
a shaft coupled to the actuator;
a carriage configured to ride along the shaft;
a crank pivotally coupled to a bracket of a main body of a wing of an aircraft, the crank further coupled to the shaft, wherein the crank includes an extension beam having a first end pivotally coupled to the bracket, and a second end coupled to the carriage, wherein the first end of the extension beam connects to an angled beam that extends to a link beam that is parallel to the extension beam, and wherein the link beam connects to an end beam that connects to the second end of the extension beam;
a drive link pivotally coupled to the crank, wherein the drive link is pivotally coupled to the angled beam;
a flap link pivotally coupled to a carrier beam extending from a flap moveably coupled to the main body of the wing; and
a rocker bracket pivotally coupled to the flap link and the drive link.