Aircraft wing
US12157565B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/10
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wing having a wing box (20) defining a first wing profile with a first leading edge, a first trailing edge, a first top surface and a first bottom surface; a first appendage hinged on the wing box and defining a second wing profile, in turn comprising an end wall and a second trailing edge, a second top surface and a second bottom surface; the first appendage is movable between: a first position, in which the first and the second wing profiles are contiguous with each other and a second position, in which the second bottom surface and second top surface are respectively separated from the first bottom surface and first top surface; the wing box comprises a first spar having a curved section in a plane orthogonal to the associated first axis; the end wall is curved and arranged abutting against the first spar at least along the second top surface and the second bottom surface when the first movable appendage is in the first position.
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