Patent ID: 8590835

Claim:
A lock linkage system for use with a landing gear system, the lock linkage system comprising: a lockable assembly having an upper landing gear brace defining a longitudinal axis, a lower landing gear brace, and a linkage coupled to the upper and lower braces for allowing movement of the upper and lower braces relative to one another between locked and unlocked positions; and a downlock actuator comprising an electric motor having a rotary output shaft; a connecting shaft having a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion coupled to the rotary output shaft of the electric motor; and a link having a proximal end pivotally coupled to the second end portion of the connecting shaft and a distal end coupled to the linkage of the lockable assembly, wherein the motor is mounted to the upper brace, and the link and braces are mounted for movement relative to one another in a common plane between the locked and unlocked positions.