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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Gregory M. Santini, Bothell, WA (US);
Seiya Sakurai, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/56 (2006.01); B64C 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/56 (2013.01); B64C 5/14 (2013.01); Y02T 50/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus of an aircraft, the apparatus may include a wing comprising an unfixed portion and a fixed portion. The unfixed portion movably may connect to the fixed portion. The unfixed portion may include a rotating portion to rotate the unfixed portion between a flight position and a folded position. The fixed portion may connect to the unfixed portion of the wing. A joint may allow rotation of the unfixed portion of the wing with respect to the fixed portion of the wing about a rotation axis.