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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2020
Applicant:
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Inventor:
Christian Lorenz, Hamburg, DE;
Assignee:
AIRBUS OPERATIONS GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/34 (2006.01); B64C 3/56 (2006.01); B64C 13/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/34 (2013.01); B64C 3/56 (2013.01); B64C 13/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
An actuation unit for actuating a foldable wing tip portion of a wing for an aircraft is disclosed including a motor configured to be mounted to a fixed wing for an aircraft, a drive pinion driven rotationally by the motor, a first rack configured to be mounted to the fixed wing, a second rack configured to be mounted to the foldable wing tip portion, a third rack configured to be mounted to the fixed wing movably along a defined first movement path and drivingly engaged by the drive pinion, and a transfer pinion mounted to the third rack rotatably about an axis of rotation extending perpendicular to the first movement path.