Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Morphing trailing edge device for an airfoil
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Application No.: US14734381Application Date: 2015-06-09
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Publication No.: US09957802B2Publication Date: 2018-05-01
- Inventor: Piet-Christof Wölcken
- Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH
- Applicant Address: DE
- Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
- Current Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
- Current Assignee Address: DE
- Agency: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP
- Priority: EP14172149 20140612
- Main IPC: F01D5/14
- IPC: F01D5/14 ; B64C3/48 ; B64C3/44

Abstract:
A morphing trailing edge device for an airfoil includes a skin member, an actuator, and a torsion element. The skin member is configured to extend on a surface of a trailing edge region of an airfoil and includes a load introduction point within a reinforced area. The skin member further includes a stiffening member arranged essentially perpendicular to the load introduction point, wherein the load introduction point, the reinforced area and the stiffening member are integrated into the skin member. The actuator is configured to drive the torsion element with an actuation load. The torsion element is configured to translate the actuation load to the load introduction point, so that the actuation load morphs the trailing edge region up- or downwardly relative to a horizontal plane. A morphing airfoil for an aircraft, an aircraft with a morphing airfoil and a method for manufacturing a morphing airfoil are also described.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160047246A1 MORPHING TRAILING EDGE DEVICE FOR AN AIRFOIL Public/Granted day:2016-02-18
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