US 12,351,319 B2
Heated leading-edge structure for an aircraft
Bernhard Schlipf, Hamburg (DE); and Florian Lorenz, Hamburg (DE)
Assigned to Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed by Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed on Nov. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/512,706.
Claims priority of application No. 22208198 (EP), filed on Nov. 17, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0166357 A1, May 23, 2024
Int. Cl. B64D 15/04 (2006.01); B64C 3/14 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 15/04 (2013.01) [B64C 2003/146 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A heated leading-edge structure for an aircraft, comprising:
a leading-edge panel having an outer surface configured to be contacted by an ambient flow, and an inner surface opposite the outer surface,
a rear panel at least partially arranged at a distance to the inner surface,
a closed chamber inside the leading-edge structure,
a heating device attached inside the chamber, and
an air conveying device in fluid communication with the heating device,
wherein the air conveying device is configured to convey air from inside the chamber through the heating device to be heated and returned to the chamber, such that a circulating flow of heated air is created inside the chamber,
wherein:
the heating device comprises an electrical heater,
the air conveying device comprises a fan and an electric motor, or
both.