Wing for an aircraft

US11731753B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

• Dennis Krey · Hamburg, DE
• Alexander Huber · Menomonee Falls, US
• Bernhard Schlipf · Hamburg, DE
• Florian Lorenz · Hamburg, DE
• Dustin Shapi · Hamburg, DE
• Robert Grahs · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 22, 2021
• Grant date: Aug 22, 2023
• Expiry date: Sep 16, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64C9/22
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A wing for an aircraft, including a main wing, a slat, and a connection assembly movably connecting the slat to the main wing. The connection assembly includes an elongate slat track with a front end mounted to the slat and a rear end and an intermediate portion mounted to the main wing by a roller bearing, and includes a guide rail mounted to the main wing and a first roller unit mounted to the slat track rear end and engaging the guide rail. The roller bearing includes a second roller unit mounted to the main wing and engaging a slat track intermediate portion engagement surface. The slat track has an upper and lower flange and at least one web. The second roller unit is arranged in a recess between the upper and lower flanges and engages the engagement surface provided at the upper and/or lower flange.