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Leading-edge arrangement for a flow body of a vehicle

US11319052B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Anthony Warren · Edmonton, CA
Marco Biondini · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 21, 2018
Grant date	May 3, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 20, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64C2003/146
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A leading-edge arrangement for a flow body has a curved skin panel having outer and inner sides, and a three-dimensional reinforcing lattice. The curvature of the outer side of the lattice corresponds to the curvature of the inner side of the skin panel. The outer side of the lattice has attachment points connected to the inner side of the skin panel. The lattice is constructed as a three-dimensional framework having a interconnected framework members that form at least one layer of interconnected three-dimensional bodies.

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