Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wing for an aircraft
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Application No.: US15852099Application Date: 2017-12-22
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Publication No.: US10589839B2Publication Date: 2020-03-17
- Inventor: Bernhard Schlipf , Florian Lorenz
- Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH
- Applicant Address: DE Hamburg
- Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
- Current Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
- Current Assignee Address: DE Hamburg
- Agency: Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.
- Priority: EP16206508 20161222
- Main IPC: B64C9/24
- IPC: B64C9/24 ; B64C13/28 ; B64C9/22 ; B64C13/30 ; B64C13/34

Abstract:
A wing for an aircraft, comprising a main wing, a slat, and a connection assembly for movably connecting the slat to the main wing. The connection assembly comprises first and second link elements. The first link element has a first link end rotatably mounted to the slat via a first joint, and a second link end rotatably mounted to the main wing via a second joint. The second link element has a first element end rotatably mounted to the slat via a third joint, and a second element end rotatably mounted to the main wing via a fourth joint. The first joint, the second joint and the third joint are formed as spherical joints or as universal joints, while the fourth joint is formed as a hinged joint, wherein the hinge axis is inclined between a wing thickness direction and a wing span direction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180178901A1 Wing for an aircraft Public/Granted day:2018-06-28
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