US 12,434,812 B2
Aerodynamic system for an aircraft
Marc Hencke, Hamburg (DE)
Assigned to Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed by Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed on May 31, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/680,344.
Claims priority of application No. 23176359 (EP), filed on May 31, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0400192 A1, Dec. 5, 2024
Int. Cl. B64C 9/02 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 9/02 (2013.01) 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aerodynamic system for an aircraft, comprising:
a support structure;
an aerodynamic component movably coupled to the support structure via a first coupling unit and a second coupling unit;
wherein the first coupling unit and the second coupling unit are configured to move the aerodynamic component relative to the support structure between a first position and a second position;
wherein the first coupling unit and the second coupling unit are configured to transfer a load from the aerodynamic component to the support structure during an operation of the aircraft;
at least one auxiliary coupling unit coupled between the aerodynamic component and the support structure;
wherein the at least one auxiliary coupling unit is configured to switch from a decoupling state to a coupling state;
wherein, in the decoupling state, a load transfer from the aerodynamic component via the at least one auxiliary coupling unit to the support structure is prevented;
wherein, in the coupling state, a load transfer from the aerodynamic component via the at least one auxiliary coupling unit to the support structure is enabled, and
wherein the at least one auxiliary coupling unit comprises an actuator configured to actively move the aerodynamic component relative to the support structure when the at least one auxiliary coupling unit is in the coupling state.