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US 6,015,117 AGranted
Variable camber wing mechanism
OwnerMichael C Broadbentinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a variable camber wing mechanism. The mechanism includes a main wing, a slat member connected by swing arm members to the main wing, slots in the leading edge of the main wing for the swing arms to pass through, and a shutter member for sealing the slot around each swing arm member by means of a sliding movement parallel to the leading edge. This sealing of the slots prevents ingress of ice and water into the main wing.
Claims12
A variable camber wing mechanism, comprising:
- a main wing section having a leading edge;
- a slat member connected by at least two swing arm members to said main wing section, each of said swing arm members being pivotally connected to said main wing section at a first end thereof and connected to said slat member at a second end thereof, and passing through a slot in the leading edge of said main wing section and arranged for pivotal movement along the length of the slot;
- and,
- a shutter member for sealing the slot around each of said swing arm members for preventing ingress of ice and water into said main wing section, said shutter member being connected to said swing arm members and arranged for sliding movement with said swing arm members along the slot and thereby parallel to the leading edge.
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A variable camber wing mechanism, comprising:
- a main wing section having a leading edge,
- a slat member connected by at least two swing arm members to said main wing member, each of said swing arm members being pivotally connected to said main wing section at a first end thereof and connected to said slat member at a second end thereof, and arranged for passing through an opening in the leading edge of said main wing section;
- and,
- sealing means for sealing the opening around each of said swing arm members for preventing ingress of ice and water into said main wing section, said sealing means comprising a shutter member that is connected to said swing arm members and is arranged for movement therewith, with said swing arm members extending through an aperture in said shutter member.
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A variable camber wing mechanism, comprising:
- a main wing section having a leading edge,
- a slat member connected by at least two swing arm members to said main wing member, each of said swing arm members being pivotally connected to said main wing section at a first end thereof and connected to said slat member at a second end thereof, and arranged for passing through an opening in the leading edge of said main wing section;
- and,
- sealing means for sealing the opening around each of said swing arm members for preventing ingress of ice and water into said main wing section, said sealing means comprising a shutter member that is connected to said swing arm members and is arranged for movement therewith, with said swing arm members being profiled so that their cross-section in the plane of said shutter member is substantially constant.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.