Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Morphing wing for an aircraft
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Application No.: US14408722Application Date: 2013-06-21
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Publication No.: US09856012B2Publication Date: 2018-01-02
- Inventor: Fengfeng Xi , Allan Daniel Finistauri , Amin Moosavian
- Applicant: BOMBARDIER INC.
- Applicant Address: CA Dorval, Quebec
- Assignee: BOMBARDIER INC.
- Current Assignee: BOMBARDIER INC.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Dorval, Quebec
- Agency: Karceski IP Law, PLLC
- International Application: PCT/US2013/046952 WO 20130621
- International Announcement: WO2013/192483 WO 20131227
- Main IPC: B64C3/38
- IPC: B64C3/38 ; B64C3/44 ; B64C3/54 ; B64C3/52 ; B64C3/40

Abstract:
A morphing wing for an aircraft includes first and second structural ribs with four active members and four passive members connected therebetween. First and second active members and third and fourth active members attach at first and second positions. The first and third active members and the second and fourth active members attach at third and fourth positions. A first passive member connects between third and fifth positions. A second passive member connects between second and seventh positions. A third passive member connects between fourth and sixth positions. A fourth passive member connects between first and eighth positions. Adjustment of the four active members morphs the wing from a first configuration to a second configuration. The first and second positions are at corners of a first quadrilateral diagonally opposite to one another. The four passive members attach to the first structural rib at the corners of the first quadrilateral.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150151830A1 MORPHING WING FOR AN AIRCRAFT Public/Granted day:2015-06-04
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