Patent ID: 11964766
Assignee: BOMBARDIER INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A coupler for movably coupling a trailing edge flap of an aircraft wing to an elongated track member, the coupler comprising:
a carriage configured to be movably coupled to the elongated track member for movement along the elongated track member, the carriage being configured to be movably coupled to the elongated track member by a plurality of rollers on opposite sides of the elongated track member; and
an articulated link coupled to the carriage and configured to be coupled to a portion of the trailing edge flap, the articulated link accommodating transverse movement of the portion of the trailing edge flap relative to the elongated track member,
wherein:
the articulated link is coupled to the carriage via a pivot beam;
the articulated link is configured to be pivotally coupled to a first coupling point on the trailing edge flap;
the articulated link is pivotally coupled to the pivot beam;
the pivot beam is pivotally coupled to the carriage;
the articulated link is a first articulated link and the coupler comprises a second articulated link configured to be pivotally coupled to a second coupling point on the trailing edge flap where the first coupling point and the second coupling point are disposed on opposite sides of the elongated track member;
the first articulated link is pivotally coupled to a first end of the pivot beam;
the second articulated link is pivotally coupled to a second end of the pivot beam; and
an intermediate portion of the pivot beam is pivotally coupled to the carriage, the intermediate portion being disposed between the first end and the second end of the pivot beam.