US 12,486,019 B2
Three-dimensional extension linkage for aircraft
Joeben Bevirt, Santa Cruz, CA (US); Gregor Veble Mikic, Santa Cruz, CA (US); Joachim Grenestedt, Hellertown, PA (US); Robert Thodal, Santa Cruz, CA (US); Edward Stilson, Santa Cruz, CA (US); Baixi Pei, Newark, CA (US); and Drew Boggio, Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Assigned to Joby Aero, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Filed by Joby Aero, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/607,424.
Application 18/607,424 is a continuation of application No. 17/710,919, filed on Mar. 31, 2022, granted, now 11,932,400.
Application 17/710,919 is a continuation of application No. 17/033,178, filed on Sep. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,292,581, issued on Apr. 5, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/906,407, filed on Sep. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2025/0066012 A1, Feb. 27, 2025
Int. Cl. B64C 9/02 (2006.01); B64C 9/00 (2006.01); B64C 9/18 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 9/02 (2013.01) [B64C 9/18 (2013.01); B64C 2009/005 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, said system comprising:
a wing, said wing comprising:
an upper surface; and
a lower surface;
a wing flap;
a plurality of flap extension linkages structurally coupled to said wing on a forward side of said linkage and structurally coupled to said flap on a rearward side of said linkage, wherein said flap extension linkages are configured to transform the wing flap between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration, where said flap extension linkages comprise:
a first arm element on said forward side of said linkage; and
a second arm element on said rearward side of said linkage, said second arm element movable coupled to said first arm element, wherein one of said first arm element and said second arm element nests into the other of said first arm element and said second arm element while in a retracted configuration.