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Varying a cross section of a ram air passage

US10427795B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Jens Telgkamp · Buxtehude, DE
Dirk Elbracht · Buxtehude, DE
Wolfgang Eilken · Hamburg, DE
Bruno Stefes · Hamburg, DE
Christian Bartels · Eindhoven, NL

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 2015
Grant date	Oct 1, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 7, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64D2241/00
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Inter alia, an apparatus including a ramp, the ramp configured to enable variation of a cross section of a ram air passage of the apparatus. The ramp includes a first rigid member, a second rigid member and a flexible member coupled to the first rigid member and the second rigid member. The ramp is movably mounted at two ends. Moreover, a method of varying the cross section of the ram air passage of such an apparatus by moving the ramp of the apparatus is disclosed. Further, an arrangement including such an apparatus and a ram air channel communicating with the ram air passage is disclosed.

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