Seal for sealing a component opening in a component
AssigneeAirbus Deutschland GmbH
InventorAlexander Schulz
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Abstract
A seal for sealing component openings in components of a means of transport, in particular for sealing openings in aircraft airfoils and tail units, comprising an inner cover connected to an outer cover via connecting members. An insert may be arranged in the component opening the outer cover being at least locally adjacent to an insert outer surface, and the inner cover being at least locally adjacent to an insert inner surface. Due to the insert arranged in the component opening, manufacturing of the seal, e.g., by an injection molding technique, may be possible, producing already at manufacturing level a high surface quality of the resulting sealing surfaces between the insert, the inner cover, as well as the outer cover.
Claims11
A seal for sealing a component opening in an aircraft airfoil, wing or aircraft tail unit, the seal comprising:
- an inner cover;
- an outer cover;
- a plurality of connecting members;
- an insert having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- wherein the plurality of connecting members connect the inner cover to the outer cover;
- wherein the insert is arrangeable in the component opening;
- wherein the outer cover abuts against at least a first region of the outer surface of the insert;
- and
- wherein the inner cover abuts against at least a second region of the inner surface of the insert.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.