Moveable wing tip device, an outer end of a wing, and interface therebetween
US11192630B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C23/072
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aircraft having a wing, including a fixed wing with a wing tip device movably mounted at the outer end thereof is disclosed. The wing tip device is movable between: a flight configuration; and a ground configuration. The wing tip device and the fixed wing are separated along an oblique primary cut plane. The wing tip device and the fixed wing meet along an interfacing cut line. The wing tip device and fixed wing comprise a wing skin with a thickness, and end faces extending across the thickness of the wing skin provide interfacing surfaces corresponding to the interfacing cut line, wherein the interfacing surfaces are angled at a first orientation towards the front of the wing and a second, opposite, orientation towards the rear of the wing.
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