Movable flow body having a hybrid load introduction rib
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsStefan BENSMANN, Martin FEES, Alexander BURCHARD
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Abstract
A movable flow body for an aircraft including a front skin having an outer surface configured to be contacted by an ambient flow, and an inner surface opposite the outer surface, at least one load introduction rib having a skin interface side and a drive side, at least one coupling element arranged on the drive side for coupling with a drive mechanism, and at least one interface element removably attached to the front skin interface side. The at least one interface element includes a bonding surface having a shape corresponding to the shape of the inner surface of the front skin. The at least one interface element is materially bonded to the inner surface of the front skin.
Claims14
A movable flow body for an aircraft, comprising:
- a front skin having an outer surface configured to be contacted by an ambient flow, and an inner surface opposite the outer surface,
- at least one load introduction rib having a skin interface side and a drive side,
- at least one coupling element arranged on the drive side for coupling with a drive mechanism, and
- at least one interface element removably attached to the skin interface side,
- wherein the at least one interface element comprises a bonding surface having a shape corresponding to the shape of the inner surface of the front skin, and
- wherein the at least one interface element is materially bonded to the inner surface of the front skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.