Flap deploying device and aircraft
US9963220B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C13/30
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The flap deploying device for a flap disposed at a leading edge or a trailing edge of a main wing of the aircraft, the deploying device including: a drive source; a moving mechanism with a moving body advancing and retracting by power of the drive source; a carriage mechanism that carries advancing and retracting motion of the moving body to the flap so as to deploy the flap between a retracted position and a deployed position; and a rail that guides the carriage mechanism. Since the moving mechanism is arranged lateral to the rail in the wingspan direction of the main wing, the dimension of the wing in a thickness direction can be reduced at least by a dimension corresponding to the moving mechanism. Therefore, the wing can be made thinner, or the projecting height of a flap track fairing can be reduced.
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