Patent ID: 11945586
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A system comprising:
a roller assembly on a control surface of a wing, the roller assembly including:
an inner roller on an intermediate portion of the control surface,
an outer roller on a spanwise end of the control surface, and
mounts to support and position the inner and outer rollers on the control surface;

a track assembly on a support structure of the wing, the track assembly including:
a first track to guide the inner roller along a first movement pathway, and
a second track to guide the outer roller along a second movement pathway that is shaped differently from the first movement pathway;

a first linkage rotatably coupled to the first track and the support structure; and
a second linkage rotatably coupled to the second track and the support structure, wherein the first linkage has a different length from the second linkage.