Patent ID: 10730610

Abstract:
An aircraft is provided. The aircraft includes fuselage, an aerodynamic element extending from the fuselage and including a main section and an adjustable section which is adjustable relative to the main section, a power distribution unit (PDU) configured to generate torque to drive an adjustment of the adjustable section, an actuator, torque tubes and elastomeric couplings. The PDU is disposed proximate to a fuselage-aerodynamic interface. The actuator is disposed along the aerodynamic element and is receptive of the torque for driving the adjustment of the adjustable section. The torque tubes transmit the torque from the PDU to the actuator and are arranged between the PDU and the actuator such that adjacent torque tubes define an obtuse angle. The elastomeric couplings are disposed at respective ends of each of the torque tubes to enable torque transmission between at least the adjacent torque tubes defining the obtuse angle.