Patent ID: 9108723
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: B64C

Abstract:
1. A shuttle for use with an aircraft wing, the shuttle comprising: a body; a roller connected to the body, the roller being configured to slide along a length of a flap track; a locking arm connected to the body of the shuttle, the locking arm being configured to selectively engage a flap panel, wherein, when the locking arm is engaged to the flap panel, the flap panel cannot move with respect to the shuttle, and when the locking arm is not engaged to the flap panel, the flap panel is not prevented from moving with respect to the shuttle; a brace pivotally connected to the locking arm, the brace including a notch; a bell crank pivotally connected to the body of the shuttle, the bell crank including a detent configured to selectively engage with the notch of the brace, the detent inhibiting movement of the locking arm and the brace with respect to the body of the shuttle when the detent is positioned within the notch of the brace; a spring connected to the bell crank and the body and being configured to bias the detent of the bell crank against a surface of the brace; and a bumper hook pivotally connected to the body of the shuttle, the bumper hook being configured to selectively engage the aircraft wing when the shuttle is in a stowed position to prevent the shuttle from moving out of the stowed position.