Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Auxiliary support system for a flap of an aircraft wing
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Application No.: US15922626Application Date: 2018-03-15
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Publication No.: US10889365B2Publication Date: 2021-01-12
- Inventor: Bret A. Bowers , Mirela Isic
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Kunzler Bean & Adamson
- Main IPC: B64C9/02
- IPC: B64C9/02 ; B64C9/16 ; B64C9/14 ; B64C13/30 ; B64C9/22

Abstract:
Described herein is an auxiliary support system for a flap coupled to a wing of an aircraft. The auxiliary support system comprises a base fixable relative to the wing. The auxiliary support system also comprises a first track engagement assembly fixed to the base. The auxiliary support system further comprises a second track engagement assembly fixed to the base. The auxiliary support system additionally comprises a track arm attachable to the flap and comprising a first rail, movably engaged with the first track engagement assembly, and a second rail, movably engaged with the second track engagement assembly. The first rail is spaced apart from and non-parallel to the second rail.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190283863A1 AUXILIARY SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR A FLAP OF AN AIRCRAFT WING Public/Granted day:2019-09-19
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