US 11,718,385 B2
Panels for obstructing air flow through apertures in an aircraft wing
Matthew Poloni, Toronto (CA); Julien Lardy, Dollard-des-Ormeaux (CA); Jeffrey Massey, Somerset (GB); and Faris Jasem, Laval (CA)
Assigned to BOMBARDIER INC., Dorval (CA)
Filed by BOMBARDIER INC., Dorval (CA)
Filed on Nov. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/521,292.
Application 17/521,292 is a continuation of application No. 16/309,290, granted, now 11,192,625, previously published as PCT/IB2017/053435, filed on Jun. 9, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/351,555, filed on Jun. 17, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0055734 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. B64C 3/26 (2006.01); B64C 9/02 (2006.01); B64D 15/04 (2006.01); B64C 9/14 (2006.01); B64C 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 3/26 (2013.01) [B64C 7/00 (2013.01); B64C 9/02 (2013.01); B64C 9/14 (2013.01); B64D 15/04 (2013.01); Y02T 50/30 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for obstructing air flow through an aperture in an aircraft wing skin where a movable member extends through the aperture, the apparatus comprising:
a hinged panel configured to swing outwardly from an outer side of the wing skin toward an open position and to swing toward a closed position at least partially occluding the aperture, a movement of the hinged panel being configured to accommodate movement of the movable member extending through the aperture.