Vented leading-edge assembly and method for manufacturing a vented leading-edge assembly
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsStefan Bensmann, Marcus Erban
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Abstract
A vented leading-edge assembly is provided, the assembly including: a slat having a bay and a top skin delimiting a portion of the bay; a spar being arranged in the slat, the spar dividing the bay in a front bay and an aft bay; and a plurality of channel sidewalls being arranged between the top skin and the spar, the plurality of channel sidewalls defining a plurality of channels between the front bay and the aft bay, wherein at least a portion of the spar defines lower channel walls for the plurality of channels.
Claims10
A vented leading-edge assembly comprising:
- a slat comprising a bay and a top skin delimiting a portion of the bay;
- a spar arranged in the slat, the spar dividing the bay in a front bay and an aft bay;
- and
- a plurality of channel sidewalls arranged between the top skin and the spar, the plurality of channel sidewalls defining a plurality of channels between the front bay and the aft bay,
- wherein at least a portion of the spar defines lower channel walls for the plurality of channels, and
- wherein the plurality of channel sidewalls is provided by a perforated strip arranged between the top skin and the spar.
A method for manufacturing a vented leading-edge assembly, the method comprising:
- providing a slat comprising a bay and a top skin delimiting a portion of the bay;
- arranging a spar in the bay such that the spar divides the bay into a front bay and an aft bay;
- providing a strip comprising a row of channel sidewalls that define a plurality of perforations;
- and
- connecting the strip between the spar and the top skin such that each perforation of the plurality of perforations is in fluid communication with the front bay and the aft bay, thereby providing a plurality of channels between the front bay and the aft bay,
- wherein at least a portion of the spar defines lower channel walls for the plurality of channels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.