Wing for an aircraft
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsBernhard Schlipf, Florian Lorenz
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Abstract
A wing for an aircraft, including a main wing, a slat, and a connection assembly movably connecting the slat to the main wing, such that the slat is movable between a retracted position and at least one extended position. The connection assembly includes a first connection station and a second connection station spaced apart from the first connection station in a wing span direction. The object, to prevent the slat from skewing, is achieved in that the connection assembly includes a sync shaft coupling the first connection station to the second connection station for sync movement of the first and second connection stations.
Claims15
A wing for an aircraft, comprising
- a main wing;
- a slat;
- and
- a connection assembly movably connecting the slat to the main wing, such that the slat is movable between a retracted position and at least one extended position;
- the connection assembly comprising a first connection station and a second connection station spaced apart from the first connection station in a wing span direction;
- the first connection station comprising:
- a first linkage pivotally mounted to the main wing via a first joint and pivotally mounted to the slat via a second joint;
- a first slat track that is guided at the main wing for movement along a predefined path, and that is pivotally mounted to the slat via a third joint;
- and
- a first drive station including a first input section coupled to a drive shaft, a first gear unit, and a first output section drivingly coupled to the first slat track;
- the second connection station comprising:
- a second linkage pivotally mounted to the main wing via a fourth joint and pivotally mounted to the slat via a fifth joint;
- a second slat track that is guided at the main wing for movement along a predefined path, and that is pivotally mounted to the slat via a sixth joint;
- and
- a second drive station including a second input section coupled to the drive shaft, a second gear unit, and a second output section drivingly coupled to the second slat track;
- and
- the connection assembly comprising a sync shaft coupling the first connection station to the second connection station for sync movement of the first and second connection stations.
An aircraft comprising a wing, the wing comprising
- a main wing;
- a slat;
- and
- a connection assembly movably connecting the slat to the main wing, such that the slat is movable between a retracted position and at least one extended position;
- the connection assembly comprising a first connection station and a second connection station spaced apart from the first connection station in a wing span direction;
- the first connection station comprising:
- a first linkage pivotally mounted to the main wing via a first joint and pivotally mounted to the slat via a second joint;
- a first slat track that is guided at the main wing for movement along a predefined path, and that is pivotally mounted to the slat via a third joint;
- and
- a first drive station including a first input section coupled to a drive shaft, a first gear unit, and a first output section drivingly coupled to the first slat track;
- the second connection station comprising:
- a second linkage pivotally mounted to the main wing via a fourth joint and pivotally mounted to the slat via a fifth joint;
- a second slat track that is guided at the main wing for movement along a predefined path, and that is pivotally mounted to the slat via a sixth joint;
- and
- a second drive station including a second input section coupled to the drive shaft, a second gear unit, and a second output section drivingly coupled to the second slat track;
- and
- the connection assembly comprising a sync shaft coupling the first connection station to the second connection station for sync movement of the first and second connection stations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.