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US 2026/0109475 A1Published application
Wing assembly comprising a wiring harness
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsJames CLOUGH, Javier RUIZ DE PABLO
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Abstract
A wing assembly for an aircraft, the wing assembly having a fixed wing and a wing tip device moveably mounted at the end of the fixed wing. A wiring harness extends between the fixed wing and the wing tip device, a length of the wiring harness being encased in a length of protective sleeve. The protective sleeve is pre-shaped, for example pre-molded, to follow a path along a helical curve.
Claims12
A wing assembly for an aircraft, the wing assembly comprising:
- a fixed wing;
- a wing tip device moveably mounted at a joint at an end of the fixed wing to form a wing, the wing tip device configured to move about the joint between:
- (i) a flight configuration for use during flight, and (ii) a ground configuration for use during ground-based operations, in which in the ground configuration the wing tip device is moved relative to the fixed wing such that a span of the wing is reduced;
- and
- a wiring harness extending between the fixed wing and the wing tip device, the wiring harness comprising a plurality of conductors and configured to transmit electrical power, or data, or both to the wing tip device, and a length of the wiring harness encased in a length of protective sleeve,
- wherein the protective sleeve is pre-shaped to follow a path along a helical curve.
3 more elements
A wing assembly for an aircraft, the wing assembly comprising:
- a fixed wing;
- a wing tip device moveably mounted at a joint at an end of the fixed wing to form a wing, the wing tip device configured to move about the joint between:
- (i) a flight configuration for use during flight, and (ii) a ground configuration for use during ground-based operations, in which in the ground configuration the wing tip device is moved relative to the fixed wing such that a span of the wing is reduced;
- and
- a wiring harness extending between the fixed wing and the wing tip device, the wiring harness encased in a molded casing, the molded casing comprising a length that has been pre-molded into a helical-shape.
2 more elements
A wiring harness assembly comprising:
- a wiring harness encased in a length of a protective sleeve,
- wherein the protective sleeve is pre-molded to follow a path along a helical curve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.