ADJUSTABLE SERVOMECHANISM ASSEMBLIES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. An unmanned aircraft system, comprising:
- a movable mechanism;
a servomechanism assembly operably coupled to the movable mechanism, wherein the servomechanism assembly includes a servo motor and an output shaft operably coupled to the motor, and wherein the output shaft has a first non-round surface; and
an interface assembly operably coupled to the output shaft and the movable mechanism, wherein the interface assembly includes—
an adapter portion carried by the output shaft, wherein the adapter portion includes (a) a first aperture having a second non-round surface mated with the first non-round surface of the output shaft, and (b) a generally smooth, non-splined, engagement surface; and
an output arm releasably engaged with the adapter portion, wherein the output arm includes a second aperture sized to receive at least a portion of the engagement surface of the adapter portion, and wherein the second aperture includes a non-splined, generally smooth inner surface in contact with and rotatable through 360 degrees relative to the engagement surface of the adapter portion.
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Abstract
Adjustable servomechanism assemblies and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. An unmanned aircraft system in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes a movable mechanism and a servomechanism assembly operably coupled to the movable mechanism. The system also includes an interface assembly operably coupled to an output shaft of the servo and the movable mechanism. The interface assembly includes an adapter portion carried by the output shaft and an output arm releasably engaged with the adapter portion. The adapter portion includes a first aperture having a non-round surface mated with a non-round surface of the output shaft, and a generally smooth, non-splined, engagement surface. The output arm includes a second aperture sized to receive at least a portion of the outer surface of the adapter portion. The second aperture includes generally smooth inner surface in contact with and rotatable through 360 degrees relative to the engagement surface of the adapter portion.
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33 Claims
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1. An unmanned aircraft system, comprising:
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a movable mechanism; a servomechanism assembly operably coupled to the movable mechanism, wherein the servomechanism assembly includes a servo motor and an output shaft operably coupled to the motor, and wherein the output shaft has a first non-round surface; and an interface assembly operably coupled to the output shaft and the movable mechanism, wherein the interface assembly includes— an adapter portion carried by the output shaft, wherein the adapter portion includes (a) a first aperture having a second non-round surface mated with the first non-round surface of the output shaft, and (b) a generally smooth, non-splined, engagement surface; and an output arm releasably engaged with the adapter portion, wherein the output arm includes a second aperture sized to receive at least a portion of the engagement surface of the adapter portion, and wherein the second aperture includes a non-splined, generally smooth inner surface in contact with and rotatable through 360 degrees relative to the engagement surface of the adapter portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An interface assembly operably coupled to a servo and a movable control surface, wherein the interface assembly is positioned to provide actuation from the servo to the control surface, the interface assembly comprising:
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a barrel-shaped adapter component carried by a splined output shaft of the servo, wherein the adapter includes an inner splined surface mated with the splined output shaft and generally smooth outer surface; an output arm releasably secured to the adapter, wherein the output arm includes a body portion and an opening extending completely through the body portion and sized to receive at least a portion of the adapter, wherein the opening has a generally smooth surface pivotably movable through 360 degrees relative to the outer surface of the adapter; a retaining member positioned to engage an outboard side of the output arm; and a fastener positioned to extend through the retaining member, the output arm, and the adapter and releasably secure the retaining member, output arm, and adapter to the output shaft. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for operating an unmanned aircraft, the method comprising:
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coupling a movable mechanism of the aircraft to a servomechanism carried by the aircraft with an interface assembly operably coupled to a linkage between the movable mechanism and the servomechanism, wherein the interface assembly includes— an adapter portion mated with a non-round surface of an output shaft of the servomechanism, wherein the adapter portion includes a generally smooth, non-splined, engagement surface; and an output arm having an aperture sized to receive at least a portion of the engagement surface of the adapter portion; inserting at least a portion of the adapter through the aperture in the output arm, wherein the output arm is rotatably movable through 360 degrees relative to the engagement surface of the adapter portion; and rotating at least one of the output arm and the adapter portion relative to each other until the output arm is at a desired orientation relative to the output shaft. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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