US 12,263,939 B2
Apparatus for attaching aerodynamically functional films and use thereof
Oliver Oeser, Borstel-Hohenraden (DE); Dirk Trottnow, Sahms (DE); Andreas Flanschger, Graz (AT); and Kai-Christoph Pfingsten, Hamburg (DE)
Assigned to LUFTHANSA TECHNIK AG, Hamburg (DE)
Appl. No. 17/779,583
Filed by Lufthansa Technik AG, Hamburg (DE)
PCT Filed Nov. 27, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/083563
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 25, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/105315, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 3, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 132 344.4 (DE), filed on Nov. 28, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0010729 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. B64C 21/10 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); F15D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 21/10 (2013.01) [B64F 5/10 (2017.01); F15D 1/0035 (2013.01); F15D 1/0085 (2013.01); B64C 2230/26 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A kit for attaching an aerodynamically functional film to a surface of a body around which flow passes, the kit comprising:
an apparatus for attaching the aerodynamically functional film to the surface of the body, the apparatus comprising a self-adhesive, detachable positioning film having positioning aids for the exact positioning of the positioning film on the surface of the body, and having at least one application area for the aerodynamically functional film that is to be applied; and
the aerodynamically functional film, which is self-adhesive and configured to adhere to the surface of the body while the positioning film is attached, and is configured to remain on the surface of the body when the positioning film is subsequently removed, the aerodynamically functional film being provided in the at least one application area.