US 12,377,961 B2
Wing for an aircraft with damper for damping uncontrolled movement between leading edge part and trailing edge part
Bernhard Schlipf, Hamburg (DE); and Dennis Krey, Hamburg (DE)
Assigned to Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed by Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed on Sep. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/471,719.
Claims priority of application No. 22197474 (EP), filed on Sep. 23, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0101246 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. B64C 9/18 (2006.01); B64C 9/02 (2006.01); F16F 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 9/18 (2013.01) [B64C 9/02 (2013.01); F16F 15/02 (2013.01); F16F 2228/066 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wing component for an aircraft, comprising:
a leading edge part and a trailing edge part mounted to the leading edge part in a manner pivotable about a pivot axis,
an actuator unit configured for moving the trailing edge part relative to the leading edge part, and
a damper device configured for damping uncontrolled movement between the leading edge part and the trailing edge part,
wherein the trailing edge part comprises a first part portion and a second part portion arranged next to each other in a span direction and configured to pivot about the pivot axis individually, and
wherein the damper device comprises a damping element configured to dampen relative movement of both the first part portion and the second part portion.