Patents by Inventor Stefan Benischke

Stefan Benischke has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Drive system for control surfaces of an aircraft
    Patent number: 9434469
    Abstract: A drive system for driving control surfaces of an aircraft includes at least one drive unit, at least one main shaft connectable to the at least one drive unit and at least two adjusting units for each control surface to be driven. Each adjusting unit includes a differential, two rotary actuators and an adjustment lever. The differential has at least one input means and two output means and is adapted to transfer torque from the at least one input means to the two output means. The input means is connectable to the main shaft, the two rotary actuators each have a rotation input means and a motion output means. The rotation input means is connectable to one of the output means of the differential each and the adjustment lever is connected to the motion output means of both rotary actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignees: Airbus Operations GmbH, Technische Universitaet Hamburg-Harburg
    Inventors: Tanno Zantz, David Arriola, Stefan Benischke, Frank Thielecke
  • DRIVE SYSTEM FOR CONTROL SURFACES OF AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20140042269
    Abstract: A drive system for driving control surfaces of an aircraft includes at least one drive unit, at least one main shaft connectable to the at least one drive unit and at least two adjusting units for each control surface to be driven. Each adjusting unit includes a differential, two rotary actuators and an adjustment lever. The differential has at least one input means and two output means and is adapted to transfer torque from the at least one input means to the two output means. The input means is connectable to the main shaft, the two rotary actuators each have a rotation input means and a motion output means. The rotation input means is connectable to one of the output means of the differential each and the adjustment lever is connected to the motion output means of both rotary actuators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicants: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET HAMBURG-HARBURG, AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Tanno Zantz, David Arriola, Stefan Benischke, Frank Thielecke