Patent ID: 11921536
Assignee: WOODWARD, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A method of actuating a control apparatus, the method comprising:
providing a control apparatus comprising:
a first mounting member;
a pivot member defining an axis; and
an elongate member configured to pivot about the axis and comprising:
a first elongate portion configured as a first lever arm extending away from the pivot member in a first direction;
a second elongate portion extending away from the pivot member in a second direction opposite the first direction;
a retainer bracket affixed to the second elongate portion;
a gimbal moveably affixed to the first mounting member between the pivot member and the retainer bracket;
a force bracket moveably affixed to the second elongate portion by the retainer bracket; and
a bias member configured to urge movement of the force bracket in the second direction;

applying a first torque to the elongate member in the first direction;
pivoting the elongate member about the pivot member in the first direction based on the first torque;
contacting, based on the pivoting and at a predetermined angle, the force bracket to the gimbal; and
providing, by the bias member and the force bracket based on the contacting, a second torque to the elongate member in the second direction opposite the first direction.