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Foldable wing and actuating arrangement

US10549839B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Christoph Winkelmann · Hamburg, DE
Johannes Rupp · Hamburg, DE
David Brakes · Bristol, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 9, 2017
Grant date	Feb 4, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 10, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T50/10
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A wing (5) having a base section (5) and a tip section (13), the base section (7) having a first end portion (9) and a second end portion (11), the tip section (13) having a third end portion (15) and a fourth end portion (17), wherein the second end portion (11) and the third end portion (15) are coupled so that the tip section (13) is pivotable with respect to the base section (7) about a pivot axis (19, 19′), and an actuating arrangement having an actuator (21) which is coupled to the base section (7) and the tip section (13) and which is operable to effect a pivotal movement of the tip section (13) relative to the base section (7) between a stowed position and a deployed position.

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