Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aircraft wing flap support
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Application No.: US16711995Application Date: 2019-12-12
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Publication No.: US11254415B2Publication Date: 2022-02-22
- Inventor: Kevin Tsai , Kyle Johnson
- 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: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: B64C9/02
- IPC: B64C9/02 ; B64C3/50

Abstract:
An aircraft including a flap support assembly for a flap support. An aircraft includes a fuselage comprising a pressure deck, where at least a portion the pressure deck is substantially horizontal. The aircraft further includes a wing extending from the fuselage, where the wing includes a leading edge and a trailing edge. The wing additionally includes a flap assembly on the trailing edge of the wing, where the flap assembly is configured to move between an extended position and a retracted position. The aircraft further includes a flap support coupled to the flap assembly comprising a plurality of load-bearing connection points, where at least one of the load-bearing connection points is coupled to the pressure deck.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210179257A1 Aircraft Wing Flap Support Public/Granted day:2021-06-17
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