Patent ID: 8393570

Claim:
A device for moving a trailing edge flap of an aircraft wing, in which the device form moving the trailing edge flap comprises: a first flap segment movably mounted to the wing, a first actuator mechanism, including: (i) a first toothed movement element that is movably coupled to the wing and moved by a first pinion, and (ii) a first push rod coupled at a first end to the first toothed movement element and at a second end to the first flap, wherein rotation of the first pinion causes movement of the first toothed movement element relative to the wing, translational movement of the first push rod, and movement of the first flap via the first push rod, a second flap segment rotationally coupled to the first flap segment by a flap hinge, and a second actuator mechanism, including: (i) a second toothed movement element that is movably coupled to one of the wing and the first flap segment and moved by a second pinion, and (ii) a second push rod coupled at a first end to the second toothed movement element and at a second end to the second flap, wherein rotation of the second pinion causes movement of the second toothed movement element relative to the one of the wing and the first flap segment, translational movement of the second push rod, and rotational movement, via the second push rod, of the second flap about the flap hinge relative to the first flap segment.