US 12,325,519 B2Granted

Air vehicle

AssigneeTusas- Turk Havacilik Ve Uzay Sanayii Anonim Sirketi

InventorsHasan Ibacoglu, Burhan Sahin

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Abstract

An air vehicle has a body, more than one wing located on the body creating a lifting force, at least one control surface located on the wing and movable along the direction in which the wing extends, an open position in which the control surface moves out of the wing in the direction in which the wing extends and increases the lifting force acting on the body, a closed position in which the control surface is moved from the open position and brought to the wing, a main actuator moving the control surface between the open and closed positions, at least one shaft enabling the control surface to be moved with the triggering of the main actuator and having one end connected to the control surface, and at least one additional actuator enabling the attack angle of the wings to be changed by rotating the wings on the body.

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Dependent claims

An air vehicle (1) comprising:

a body (2),
a wing (3) located on the body (2) and creating a lifting force for flight of the body (2),
a control surface (4) located on the wing (3) and movable along a direction in which the wing (3) extends, the control surface (4) having an open position (O) in which the control surface (4) moves out of the wing (3) along the direction in which the wing (3) extends and increases the lifting force acting on the body (2) and a closed position (C) in which the control surface (4) is moved from the open position (O) and brought into the wing (3),
a main actuator (5) moving the control surface (4) between the open position (O) and the closed position (C),
at least one shaft (6) enabling the control surface (4) to be moved with triggering of the main actuator (5) and having one end connected to the control surface (4), and
an additional actuator (7) enabling an attack angle of the wing (3) to be changed by rotating the wing (3) on the body (2),
a support element (8) located on the wing (3) and enabling the wing (3) to be movably connected onto the body (2), an opening (9) extending thoroughly within the support element (8) and enabling the shaft (6) to trigger the control surface (4), and
wherein the additional actuator (7) is located in connection with the support element (8) and enables the wing (3) to be rotated around the shaft (6) located within the opening (9) by triggering the support element (8), the shaft (6) rotating around an axis thereof along a direction in which the shaft (6) extends within the support element (8) and extending from the opening (9) towards the control surface (4), enabling the control surface (4) to be extended telescopically outward from the wing (3) with the main actuator (5) triggering the control surface (4) and thus enabling the control surface (4) to be moved between the open position (O) and the closed position (C) irrespective of the additional actuator (7) triggering the wing (3).

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An air vehicle (1) comprising:

a body (2),
a first wing (3) and a second wing 3 located on the body (2), the first wing (3) and the second wing (3) each creating a lifting force for flight of the body (2),
a first control surface (4) located on the first wing (3) and a second control surface (4) located on the second wing (3), the first control surface (4) movable along a direction in which the first wing (3) extends, the first control surface (4) having a first open position (O) in which the first control surface (4) moves out of the first wing (3) along the direction in which the first wing (3) extends and increases the lifting force acting on the body (2) and a first closed position (C) in which the first control surface (4) is moved from the first open position (O) and brought into the first wing (3), the second control surface (4) movable along a direction in which the second wing (3) extends and having a second open position (O) in which the second control surface (4) moves out of the second wing (3) along the direction in which the second wing (3) extends and increases the lifting force acting on the body (2) and a second closed position (C) in which the second control surface (4) is moved from the second open position (O) and brought into the second wing (3),
a main actuator (5) moving the first and second control surfaces (4) between the respective first and second open positions (O) and the respective first and second closed positions (C),
a shaft (6) enabling the first control surface (4) to be moved with triggering of the main actuator (5) and having one end connected to the first control surface (4),
a first additional actuator (7) enabling an attack angle of the first wing (3) to be changed by rotating the first wing (3) on the body (2),
a second additional actuator (7) enabling an attack angle of the second wing (3) to be changed by rotating the second wing (3) on the body (2),
a first support element (8) located on the first wing (3) and enabling the first wing (3) to be movably connected onto the body (2), a first opening (9) extending thoroughly within the first support element (8) and enabling the shaft (6) to trigger the first control surface (4),
a second support element (8) located on the second wing (3) and enabling the second wing (3) to be movably connected onto the body (2), a second opening (9) extending thoroughly within the second support element (8) and enabling the shaft (6) to trigger the second control surface (4),
wherein the first additional actuator (7) is located in connection with the first support element (8) and enables the first wing (3) to be rotated around the shaft (6) located within the first opening (9) by triggering the first support element (8), the shaft (6) rotating around an axis thereof along a direction in which the shaft (6) extends within the first support element (8) and extending from the first opening (9) towards the first control surface (4), enabling the first control surface (4) to be extended telescopically outward from the first wing (3) with the main actuator (5) triggering the first control surface (4) and thus enabling the first control surface (4) to be moved between the first open position (O) and the first closed position (C) irrespective of the additional actuator (7) triggering the wing (3);
and
wherein the shaft (6) has a second end connected to the second control surface (4) to enable the second control surface (4) to be moved with triggering of the main actuator (5), wherein the first and second wings (3) are mutually located on the body (2), the shaft (6) rotating in the first and second openings (9) and triggering the first and second control surfaces (4), thereby enabling the first and second control surfaces (4) to perform a simultaneous telescopic motion and enabling respective attack angles of the first and second wings (3) to be changed around the axis of the shaft within the first and second openings (9) and the first and second wings (3) to be triggered independently of each other.

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An air vehicle (1) comprising:

a body (2),
a first wing (3) and a second wing 3 located on the body (2), the first wing (3) and the second wing (3) each creating a lifting force for flight of the body (2),
a first control surface (4) located on the first wing (3) and a second control surface (4) located on the second wing (3), the first control surface (4) movable along a direction in which the first wing (3) extends, the first control surface (4) having a first open position (O) in which the first control surface (4) moves out of the first wing (3) along the direction in which the first wing (3) extends and increases the lifting force acting on the body (2) and a first closed position (C) in which the first control surface (4) is moved from the first open position (O) and brought into the first wing (3), the second control surface (4) movable along a direction in which the second wing (3) extends and having a second open position (O) in which the second control surface (4) moves out of the second wing (3) along the direction in which the second wing (3) extends and increases the lifting force acting on the body (2) and a second closed position (C) in which the second control surface (4) is moved from the second open position (O) and brought into the second wing (3),
a main actuator (5) moving the first and second control surfaces (4) between the respective first and second open positions (O) and the respective first and second closed positions (C),
a shaft (6) enabling the first control surface (4) to be moved with triggering of the main actuator (5) and having one end connected to the first control surface (4),
a first additional actuator (7) enabling an attack angle of the first wing (3) to be changed by rotating the first wing (3) on the body (2),
a second additional actuator (7) enabling an attack angle of the second wing (3) to be changed by rotating the second wing (3) on the body (2),
a first support element (8) located on the first wing (3) and enabling the first wing (3) to be movably connected onto the body (2), a first opening (9) extending thoroughly within the first support element (8) and enabling the shaft (6) to trigger the first control surface (4),
a second support element (8) located on the second wing (3) and enabling the second wing (3) to be movably connected onto the body (2), a second opening (9) extending thoroughly within the second support element (8) and enabling the shaft (6) to trigger the second control surface (4),
wherein the first additional actuator (7) is located in connection with the first support element (8) and enables the first wing (3) to be rotated around the shaft (6) located within the first opening (9) by triggering the first support element (8), the shaft (6) rotating around an axis thereof along a direction in which the shaft (6) extends within the first support element (8) and extending from the first opening (9) towards the first control surface (4), enabling the first control surface (4) to be extended telescopically outward from the first wing (3) with the main actuator (5) triggering the first control surface (4) and thus enabling the first control surface (4) to be moved between the first open position (O) and the first closed position (C) irrespective of the first additional actuator (7) triggering the wing (3),
a first worm gear (10) and a second worm gear (10) each located on the shaft (6),
a first threaded channel (11) located in the first control surface (4) in a form fitting manner with the first worm gear (10) and a second threaded channel (11) located in the second control surface (4) in a form fitting manner with the second worm gear (10),
wherein the first control surface (4) moves to the first open position (O) or the first closed position (C) by moving along the direction in which the first control surface (4) extends on the first wing (3) with the first worm gear (10) moving in the first threaded channel (11) as a result of the shaft (6) being triggered by the main actuator (5),
wherein the second control surface (4) moves to the second open position (O) or the second closed position (C) by moving along the direction in which the second control surface (4) extends on the second wing (3) with the second worm gear (10) moving in the second threaded channel (11) as a result of the shaft (6) being triggered by the main actuator (5), and
wherein the first and second worm gears (10) trigger the respective first and second control surfaces (4) mutually located on the body (2) and thereby enable the first and second control surfaces (4) to simultaneously switch only to the respective first and second open positions (O) or only to the respective first and second closed positions (C) and being located in an opposite direction with respect to each other on the shaft (6) for the first and second control surfaces (4).

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.