Patent ID: 6598386
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: B64D,F02K,F05D,F15B

Abstract:
A control system for moving a thrust reverser, comprising:first and a second drive motor, each drive motor operable to supply a drive force; a first actuator operably coupled to receive the drive force from the first drive motor to thereby move a first thrust reverser component between a stowed position and a deployed position; a second actuator operably coupled to receive the drive force from the second drive motor to thereby move a second thrust reverser component between a stowed position and a deployed position; two synchronization mechanisms mechanically coupling the first and second actuators and configured to drive the actuators in substantial synchronization with one another upon receipt, by the actuators, of the driving force; and a torque limiter separate from any actuator operably coupled between the two synchronization mechanisms, the torque limiter being activated upon a predetermined torque value being reached between the operably coupled synchronization mechanisms.