US 12,330,785 B2
Aircraft flap system
Bernhard Schlipf, Hamburg (DE); and Christoph Winkelmann, Hamburg (DE)
Assigned to Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed by Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed on Dec. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/396,967.
Claims priority of application No. 22217421 (EP), filed on Dec. 30, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0217648 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. B64C 9/02 (2006.01); B64C 9/18 (2006.01); B64D 37/04 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 9/02 (2013.01) [B64C 9/18 (2013.01); B64D 37/04 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft wing comprising a flap system that is mounted at a leading or trailing edge of the wing and comprises
at least two movable flap devices spaced apart in a spanwise direction Y from each other,
wherein each movable flap device is supported by at least one support station and is driven about a hinge axis by at least one drive system,
wherein the flap system comprises a synchronizing torque element connected to the movable flap devices,
wherein the synchronizing torque element is supported by a plurality of side stay struts that are each connected to a corresponding flap master support,
wherein the synchronizing torque element is configured to transmit a torque between the movable flap devices to actuate a rotational movement of the movable flap devices, and
wherein the synchronizing torque element is positioned between the movable flap devices and around an adjacent system or structural component that is also positioned between the flap devices.