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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2024
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Christoph Winkelmann, Hamburg, DE;
AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
A wing () for an aircraft () including a fixed wing (), a foldable wing tip portion () mounted to the fixed wing () via a hinge () in a manner rotatable about a hinge axis () between an extended position and a folded position, an actuation device () for actuating the foldable wing tip portion () for movement between the extended position and the folded position, and an arresting device () for arresting the foldable wing tip portion () in the extended position and/or in the folded position. The arresting device () includes a clutch device () configured for selectively holding the foldable wing tip portion () in a fixed position relative to the fixed wing () and releasing the foldable wing tip portion () for movement relative to the fixed wing () about the hinge axis ().