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Apparatus for driving and adjusting flaps hinged to an aircraft

US7226020B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26References

5Claims

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Assignee

AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH · DE

Inventors

Ulrich Pohl · Bremen, DE
Carsten Thomas · Gottow, DE
Christian Lulla · Bremen, DE
Martin Kloenne · Bremen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 22, 2004
Grant date	Jun 5, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 6, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64D2045/001
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Flaps, for example leading edge flaps and/or trailing edge flaps of an aircraft wing, are driven and adjusted by respective drive units. Drive shafts of neighboring flaps are coupled to each other by a differential gear. The differential gear is thus coupled to a main drive shaft which is driven by a main drive unit. Additionally, the differential gear is coupled to a secondary drive unit. The main drive power and the secondary drive power and thus the respective flap motions are super-imposable on each other, which permits operating the flaps independently of each other or in synchronism with each other.

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