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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2016
Applicant:
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Inventor:
Frank Klimpel, Hamburg, DE;
Assignee:
Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/14 (2006.01); B64D 13/00 (2006.01); B64D 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 13/00 (2013.01); B64C 1/14 (2013.01); B64D 33/02 (2013.01); Y02T 50/56 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for controlling an opening forming an air inlet or air outlet in an outer skin of a vehicle. The device comprises a multiple-member inlet ramp, which is configured to vary at least one of a degree of opening of the opening and a cross section of an air duct connected to the opening; an actuator, which is coupled to the multiple-member inlet ramp and is configured to move the multiple-member inlet ramp into a shape related to at least one of a certain degree of opening and a certain cross section; and a movement control device, which is configured to control a movement of the multiple-member inlet ramp.