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Rotational joint for an aircraft folding wing

US10597138B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Benjamin Bishop · Bristol, GB
Christoph Winkelmann · Hamburg, DE
Johannes Rupp · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 9, 2017
Grant date	Mar 24, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 3, 2038

Classification

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

Abstract

A wing (1) having a fixed wing (3) and a wing tip device (4) rotatable between a flight configuration and a ground configuration, a rotational joint (10) rotatably couples the wing tip device (4) to the fixed wing (3) and a locking mechanism (46) locks the wing tip device (4) in the flight and ground configurations. The locking mechanism (11) includes first and second locking members (51, 52) and first and second receiving members (53, 54), the locking mechanism (11) being configured to lock the wing tip device (4) in one of the flight configuration and ground configuration by receiving the first and second locking members (51, 52) in the first and second receiving members (53, 54) respectively, and to lock the wing tip device (4) in the other of the flight configuration and ground configuration by receiving the first locking member (51) in the second receiving member (54).

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