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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2018
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
David Brakes, Bristol, GB;
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Abstract
An aircraft () including a wing (), the wing () having a fixed wing () and a wing tip device () at the tip of the fixed wing (), the wing tip device () being rotatable relative to the fixed wing () between flight and ground configurations, the aircraft including a rotational joint () with a rotation mechanism () that rotatably couples the wing tip device () to the fixed wing () and a locking mechanism including a locking bore () and a locking pin () that is receivable in the locking bore to lock the wing tip device () in one of the flight or ground configurations, wherein the rotational joint includes an alignment mechanism including an alignment pin () and an alignment bore () and at least one of the alignment pin and alignment bore is tapered such that engagement of the alignment pin () in the alignment bore acts to guide the locking bore and locking pin into alignment.