Arrangement for avoiding clashing between an actuation assembly and an upper cover of a folding wing tip
US11845542B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 21, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/10
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aircraft wing having a fixed wing and a wing tip device rotatable about a hinge at the tip of the fixed wing is disclosed. The wing further includes an actuation assembly for rotating the wing tip device about the hinge. The upper cover of the wing tip device includes an offset region extending inboard of the hinge axis, such that when the wing tip device is rotated to the ground configuration, the offset region extends into a space previously-occupied by the actuation assembly, but is outside the space occupied by the actuation assembly in the ground configuration.
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