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Wing leading edge device and a wing having such a wing leading edge device

US11453477B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Stefan Bensmann · Hamburg, DE
Marcus Erban · Hamburg, DE
Martin Fees · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 20, 2020
Grant date	Sep 27, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 24, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64F5/10
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A wing leading edge device includes a flow body having a front side, which is delimited by a first spanwise edge and a second spanwise edge, a back side, which is delimited by the first spanwise edge and the second spanwise edge, a front skin arranged on the front side, a back skin arranged on the back side, and at least one stiffening arrangement between the front skin and the back skin in the region of the first spanwise edge, wherein the front skin extends continuously and free from interruptions between the first spanwise edge and the second spanwise edge and covers the at least one stiffening arrangement.

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