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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2009
Benno Petersen, Herdwangen, DE;
Wolfgang Kummle, Salem/Beuren, DE;
Benno Petersen, Herdwangen, DE;
Wolfgang Kummle, Salem/Beuren, DE;
Diehl Aerospace GmbH, Uberlingen BRD, DE;
Abstract
A wing flap sensor unit () having a position sensor () for detection of a rotation position of a shaft for operation of wing flaps and having a housing () which surrounds the position sensor (), having an attachment component () for attachment in an aircraft wing and having a connecting point () for an electrical connector of the position sensor (). Hereby, the housing () is at least partially manufactured from titanium using a precision-casting method. The titanium precision-casting method makes it possible to achieve a particularly robust and lightweight housing.