Wing for an aircraft

US11577819B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventor

• Stefan Bensmann · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 17, 2018
• Grant date: Feb 14, 2023
• Expiry date: Aug 23, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64C9/02
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A wing for an aircraft includes: a main wing having an outer skin defining an interior space of the main wing, a slat, and a connection assembly for movably connecting the slat to the main wing, such that the slat is movable in a predefined motion between a retracted position and at least one extended position. The connection assembly includes an elongate and curved slat track, wherein a first end section of the slat track is connected to the slat, a first bearing at least partly arranged outside the interior space of the main wing, a second bearing spaced apart from the first bearing and arranged within the interior space of the main wing. The slat track is movably and rotatably supported on the main wing by the first and second bearing, such that the first and second bearing support the predefined motion.