Leading edge structure
US11247766B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C2003/146
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A leading edge structure for providing an aerodynamic surface of an aircraft is disclosed having a skin structure, the skin structure providing an outer aerodynamic surface and an inner surface, both surfaces extending in a chordwise and spanwise direction of the structure, and a plurality of structural members, each structural member being connected to the inner surface of the skin structure and extending in the chordwise direction along the inner surface, wherein the structural members are integrally formed with the inner surface of the skin structure. The disclosure is also related to an aircraft wing, aircraft tailplane, wing box structure, wing or wing structure and an aircraft including the leading edge structure.
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