Patent ID: 11873094
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B

Claim 19:
20. A method for actuating a flight control member having a top surface relative to an aircraft component having a top surface between at least a stowed position to a deployed position with an actuator, the method comprising:
coupling a hinge mechanism to the flight control member;
coupling the hinge mechanism to the aircraft component; and
actuating the hinge mechanism between at least the stowed position and the deployed position, the hinge mechanism comprising:
a first hinge member pivotably coupled to the flight control member about a first axis and slidingly coupled to the aircraft component;
a second hinge member pivotably coupled to the aircraft component about a second axis and slidingly coupled to the flight control member;
a first sliding track coupled to the aircraft component; and
a second sliding track coupled to the flight control member,

wherein the first hinge member is pivotably coupled to the second hinge member about a central axis,
wherein the first hinge member comprises a first extension and a second extension that radially extend from the central axis, and
wherein the first hinge member and the second hinge member are configured to cooperatively facilitate movement of the flight control member relative to the aircraft component between at least a stowed position and a deployed position.