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Leading-edge component for an aircraft

US11230365B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventor

Stefan Bensmann · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 20, 2020
Grant date	Jan 25, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 20, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T50/30
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A leading-edge component for an aircraft includes at least a part of a flow body having a front skin and at least one rib, wherein the front skin includes a top section, a bottom section and a leading edge arranged therebetween, wherein the rib extends from the bottom section to the top section, wherein the rib includes at least one kink separating the rib into a first section and at least one second section, and wherein main extension planes of the first section and the at least one second section enclose an angle of at least 10°.

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