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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2023
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Janusz Walega, Bristol, GB;
Matt Harding, Bristol, GB;
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol, GB;
Abstract
An aircraft wing including: a main wing portion with a tip end, and a wing tip device rotatably coupled to the tip end of the main wing portion at a joint, the wing tip device rotatable at the joint about a first axis between a flight configuration and a ground configuration; and a seal panel assembly including: a seal panel extending across the joint; a first connecting element having a first end non-rotatably coupled to the seal panel and a second end rotatably coupled to the main wing portion such that the seal panel is rotatable about a second axis; and a second connecting element having a first end rotatably coupled to the seal panel and a second end rotatably coupled to the wing tip device, such that rotation of the wing tip device about the first axis causes the seal panel to rotate about the second axis.