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US 10,479,502 B2Granted
Aircraft provided with a winch device
AssigneeAirbus Helicopters
InventorAndre Barbieri
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Abstract
An aircraft provided with a wing and a winch device. The winch device is provided with a hoist device that includes a storage drum and a motor member for winding a suspension member around the storage drum and for unwinding said suspension member off the storage drum. The hoist device is surrounded at least in part by a fairing of the winning, said hoist device being arranged in an inside volume of the wing at least in a position referred to as the “streamlined” position.
Claims20
An aircraft comprising:
- a wing extending longitudinally from a streamlined leading edge towards a streamlined trailing edge,
- the aircraft being provided with a winch device,
- the winch device being provided with a hoist device including a storage drum,
- the winch device being provided with a suspension member extending from a first end to a second end that is free and that projects from the hoist device,
- the hoist device including a motor member for winding the suspension member around the storage drum and for unwinding the suspension member off the storage drum,
- the hoist device being at least partially surrounded by a fairing of the wing,
- the hoist device being arranged in an inside volume of the wing in a streamlined position,
- wherein the winch device includes a movable arm carried by a hinge,
- the hinge giving the movable arm at least one degree of freedom to move in rotation about an axis of rotation relative to the wing,
- the hoist device being carried by the movable arm, and
- the movable arm and the fairing being movable together between the streamlined position and an extended position.
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An aircraft comprising:
- a wing extending longitudinally from a streamlined leading edge towards a streamlined trailing edge,
- a winch provided with a hoist including a storage drum,
- the winch provided with a suspension member extending from a first end to a second end that is free and that projects from the hoist,
- the hoist including a motor for winding the suspension member around the storage drum and for unwinding the suspension member off the storage drum,
- the hoist being at least partially surrounded by a fairing of the wing,
- the hoist disposed in an inside volume of the wing in a streamlined position,
- wherein the winch includes a movable arm carried by a hinge,
- the hinge giving the movable arm at least one degree of freedom to move in rotation about an axis of rotation relative to the wing,
- the hoist being carried by the movable arm, and
- the movable arm and the fairing being movable together between the streamlined position and an extended position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.