Flight control surface assembly

US11338904B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventor

• Stefan Bensmann · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 21, 2019
• Grant date: May 24, 2022
• Expiry date: Jun 6, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64D2045/001
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A flight control surface assembly adapted to be mounted to a main wing of an aircraft includes a flight control surface having a first portion and a second portion spaced from each other, a connection assembly adapted for movably connecting the flight control surface to the main wing, such that the flight control surface is selectively movable in a predetermined movement between a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the main wing, and for each of the flight control surface, a first roller with a first axial face and a second roller with a second axial face facing the first axial face mounted rotatably and coaxially. with a gap between the first and second axial end faces. A biasing mechanism biasing the first and second rollers towards each other, and a transmission mechanism coupled between the flight control surface and the rollers are included.