Device for articulating a flap to an aircraft aerodynamic surface
US6729583B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 4, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/30
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An articulation device for articulating a flap to an aircraft aerodynamic surface, the flap having its front edge facing a rear edge of the aerodynamic surface and the articulation device including two fittings bearing the flap. The articulation device pivots about a common axle borne by the aerodynamic surface and arranged at the interior side thereof, in order to cause the flap to adopt either a retracted position or a deployed position. The portion of each fitting facing a corresponding cutout, when the flap is in the retracted position, is set back toward the inside with respect to the outer faces of the aerodynamic surface and the flap. A flat blanking piece, the shape of which corresponds to that of the cutout, is associated with each cutout. Each blanking piece is borne by a linkage articulated to the aerodynamic surface and to the flap.
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