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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
May. 25, 2012
Applicants:
Stefan Storm, Unterschleissheim, DE;
Rudolf Maier, Miesbach, DE;
Andreas Wildschek, Riemerling, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Ottobrunn, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 5/08 (2006.01); B64C 9/00 (2006.01); F16F 7/10 (2006.01); B64C 27/00 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 9/00 (2013.01); B64C 5/08 (2013.01); F16F 7/1011 (2013.01); B64C 2027/004 (2013.01); B64D 2045/0085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for reducing structural vibrations of airfoils in an aircraft comprises, in the region of the airfoil tips, at least one force generator acting substantially in the direction of movement of the vibrations. This arrangement has the advantage that such a force generator is considerably less susceptible to wear than conventional aerodynamic flaps and therefore effective vibration damping is possible with a reduced outlay on maintenance and greater efficiency.