Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Foldable wing and actuating arrangement
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Application No.: US15619070Application Date: 2017-06-09
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Publication No.: US10549839B2Publication Date: 2020-02-04
- Inventor: Christoph Winkelmann , Johannes Rupp , David Brakes
- Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH , Airbus Operations Limited
- Applicant Address: DE Hamburg GB Bristol
- Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH,Airbus Operations Limited
- Current Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH,Airbus Operations Limited
- Current Assignee Address: DE Hamburg GB Bristol
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
- Priority: EP16173832 20160609
- Main IPC: B64C3/56
- IPC: B64C3/56 ; F15B15/02 ; F16H19/08 ; F16H48/20 ; F15B15/20

Abstract:
A wing (5) having a base section (5) and a tip section (13), the base section (7) having a first end portion (9) and a second end portion (11), the tip section (13) having a third end portion (15) and a fourth end portion (17), wherein the second end portion (11) and the third end portion (15) are coupled so that the tip section (13) is pivotable with respect to the base section (7) about a pivot axis (19, 19′), and an actuating arrangement having an actuator (21) which is coupled to the base section (7) and the tip section (13) and which is operable to effect a pivotal movement of the tip section (13) relative to the base section (7) between a stowed position and a deployed position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170355442A1 FOLDABLE WING AND ACTUATING ARRANGEMENT Public/Granted day:2017-12-14
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