Wing for an aircraft

US12269589B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventor

• Stefan Bensmann · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 5, 2023
• Grant date: Apr 8, 2025
• Expiry date: Aug 16, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64D37/04
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A wing for an aircraft includes a leading edge as a first chordwise edge, a trailing edge as a second chordwise edge, an upper skin extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge, a lower skin extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge, at least one spar extending between the upper skin and the lower skin in a spanwise direction to create wing box with the upper skin and the lower skin, and at least one of a fluid line, an electrical line, and a mechanical power transfer device attached inside or reaching into the wing box at least partially.