ACTUATION DEVICE POSITIONING SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS, INCLUDING AIRCRAFT SPOILER DROOP SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A positioning system, comprising:
- an eccentric cam;
a drive mechanism coupled to the eccentric cam to rotate the eccentric cam between a first cam position and a second cam position; and
an actuation device having an anchor portion and a movable portion that is movable relative to the anchor portion, the anchor portion operatively coupled to the eccentric cam, the eccentric cam being positioned to move the anchor portion to a first anchor position when the eccentric cam is rotated to the first cam position and to move the anchor portion to a second anchor position when the eccentric cam is rotated to the second cam position, the ecentric cam being positioned to rotate within at least part of the anchor portion of the actuation device.
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Abstract
Actuation device positioning systems and associated methods, including aircraft spoiler droop systems are generally disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a positioning system that includes an eccentric cam and a drive mechanism coupled to the eccentric cam to rotate the eccentric cam between a first cam position and a second cam position. The system can further include an actuation device having an anchor portion and a movable portion that is movable relative to the anchor portion, the anchor portion operatively coupled to the eccentric cam. The eccentric cam can be positioned to move the anchor portion to a first anchor position when the eccentric cam is rotated to the first cam position and to move the anchor portion to a second anchor position when the eccentric cam is rotated to the second cam position.
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25 Claims
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1. A positioning system, comprising:
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an eccentric cam;
a drive mechanism coupled to the eccentric cam to rotate the eccentric cam between a first cam position and a second cam position; and
an actuation device having an anchor portion and a movable portion that is movable relative to the anchor portion, the anchor portion operatively coupled to the eccentric cam, the eccentric cam being positioned to move the anchor portion to a first anchor position when the eccentric cam is rotated to the first cam position and to move the anchor portion to a second anchor position when the eccentric cam is rotated to the second cam position, the ecentric cam being positioned to rotate within at least part of the anchor portion of the actuation device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for making a positioning system comprising:
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coupling a drive mechanism to an eccentric cam to rotate the eccentric cam between a first cam position and a second cam position; and
coupling an anchor portion of an actuation device to the eccentric cam, the eccentric cam being positioned to move the anchor portion to a first anchor position when the eccentric cam is rotated to the first cam position and to move the anchor portion to a second anchor position when the eccentric cam is rotated to the second cam position, the actuation device having a movable portion that is movable relative to the anchor portion, the ecentric cam being positioned to rotate within at least part of the anchor portion of the actuation device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for positioning an actuation device, comprising:
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rotating an eccentric cam with a drive mechanism between a first cam position and a second cam position, an anchor portion of the actuation device being coupled to the eccentric cam so that the anchor portion of the actuation device moves to a first anchor position when the eccentric cam is rotated to the first cam position and the anchor portion of the actuation device moves to a second anchor position when the eccentric cam is rotated to the second cam position, the ecentric cam being positioned to rotate within at least part of the anchor portion of the actuation device; and
moving a movable portion of the actuation device relative to the anchor portion. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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