Patent ID: 7610828

Claim:
An actuator assembly, comprising: an actuation member adapted to receive a drive force and configured, upon receipt thereof, to rotate; a translation member disposed adjacent the actuation member and configured, upon rotation of the actuation member, to translate; two or more translation member lock pin openings extending at least partially through the translation member; an extension member configured to couple to a flight control surface, the extension member surrounding at least a portion of the translation member and configured to be selectively coupled to, and decoupled from, the translation member; two or more extension member lock pin openings extending through the extension member; two or more lock pins, each lock pin disposed within one of the extension member lock pin openings and movable between an engage position, in which each lock pin is further disposed within one of the translation member openings, and a disengage position, in which each lock pin is not further disposed within one of the translation member openings; two or more lock pin bias springs, each lock pin bias spring disposed within one of the extension member lock pin openings and configured to bias the lock pin toward the disengage position; and a locking member surrounding at least a portion of the extension member and rotatable between a lock position, in which the locking member moves the lock pins into the engage position, and a release position, in which the locking member allows the lock pin bias springs to move the lock pins into the disengage position.