Cable carrier chain for leading edge mobile slat for an aircraft wing
AssigneeSonaca S.A.
InventorsJean-Philippe Crepin, Xavier Godfroid, Olivier Souchon
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Abstract
An aircraft wing comprising a wing fixed central body, and a leading edge mobile slat (16) designed to be moved in rotation relative to the fixed central body along a circular trajectory inscribed on a sphere with center (C). According to the invention, the wing also comprises a cable carrier chain (30) comprising links (34) articulated to each other through articulation axes (44) that converge towards a single point, the chain being connected at its two ends to the fixed central body and to the mobile slat. Furthermore, the single point is the center (C) of the sphere, located on a rotation axis (42) of the leading edge mobile slat relative to the wing fixed body.
Claims8
Aircraft wing (4) comprising a wing fixed central body (8), and a leading edge mobile slat (16) designed to be moved in rotation relative to said fixed central body along a circular trajectory (48) inscribed on a sphere (50) with centre (C), located on a rotation axis (42) of the leading edge mobile slat (16) relative to said wing fixed central body (8);
- wherein said wing also comprises an assembly (100) comprising a chain (30) and at least one cable (32) supported by said chain connected rigidly at its two ends to the fixed central body (8) and to the leading edge mobile slat (16) respectively, said chain comprising links (34, 36, 38) articulated to each other through articulation axes (44) that converge towards the centre (C).
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