Hinge pins for foldable aircraft wings

US10793251B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• Eric Sean Kamila · Edmonds, US
• Warren H. Steyaert · Snohomish, US
• David Douglas Boes · Bellevue, US
• Daniel E. McGinty · Snohomish, US
• Ryan A. Fear · Kirkland, US
• Renato Felicio · Mukilteo, US
• Eric G. Gruner · Seattle, US
• Matthew S. Elenbaas · Mukilteo, US
• Ian C. Burford · Duvall, US
• Eric D. Blohm · Bellevue, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 22, 2018
• Grant date: Oct 6, 2020
• Expiry date: Oct 24, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64C3/56
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Hinge pins for foldable aircraft wings are described. An example apparatus includes a hinge pin to rotatably couple a foldable tip of an aircraft wing to a fixed structure of the aircraft wing. The hinge pin includes a first flange, a second flange spaced apart from the first flange along a central axis of the hinge pin, and a through hole oriented along the central axis.