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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Inventor:
Christian Lorenz, Weyhe, DE;
Assignee:
AIRBUS OPERATIONS GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/56 (2006.01); F16D 63/00 (2006.01); F16D 55/36 (2006.01); F16D 55/38 (2006.01); F16D 121/06 (2012.01); F16D 121/18 (2012.01); F16D 121/04 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/56 (2013.01); F16D 55/36 (2013.01); F16D 55/38 (2013.01); F16D 63/00 (2013.01); F16D 63/002 (2013.01); F16D 2121/04 (2013.01); F16D 2121/06 (2013.01); F16D 2121/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wing for an aircraft is disclosed having a fixed wing, a foldable wing tip portion mounted to the fixed wing via a hinge rotatable about a hinge axis between an extended position and a folded position, and an actuation unit for actuating the foldable wing tip portion for movement about the hinge axis. The wing includes a brake unit for securing the foldable wing tip portion in the folded position, and the brake unit is formed separately from the actuation unit.