Wing for an aircraft

US10589839B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

• Bernhard Schlipf · Hamburg, DE
• Florian Lorenz · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 22, 2017
• Grant date: Mar 17, 2020
• Expiry date: Nov 28, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64C13/34
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A wing for an aircraft, comprising a main wing, a slat, and a connection assembly for movably connecting the slat to the main wing. The connection assembly comprises first and second link elements. The first link element has a first link end rotatably mounted to the slat via a first joint, and a second link end rotatably mounted to the main wing via a second joint. The second link element has a first element end rotatably mounted to the slat via a third joint, and a second element end rotatably mounted to the main wing via a fourth joint. The first joint, the second joint and the third joint are formed as spherical joints or as universal joints, while the fourth joint is formed as a hinged joint, wherein the hinge axis is inclined between a wing thickness direction and a wing span direction.