US 12,441,458 B2
Support arrangement for a leading-edge high lift device with a fluid duct
Stefan Bensmann, Hamburg (DE); and Martin Fees, Hamburg (DE)
Assigned to Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed by Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/333,964.
Claims priority of application No. 22179331 (EP), filed on Jun. 15, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0406481 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B64C 9/02 (2006.01); B64C 9/22 (2006.01); B64D 15/04 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 9/02 (2013.01) [B64C 9/22 (2013.01); B64D 15/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A support arrangement for a leading-edge high lift device of a wing, the support arrangement comprising:
a hinge arm configured to movably support the leading-edge high lift device on a wing structure, wherein a first end of the hinge arm has a first rotational joint configured to be rotatably connected to the wing structure, and
a driving system for driving a rotation of the hinge arm around a rotation axis of the first rotational joint, wherein the driving system includes a drive arm with a first end which is connected to a link rod at a first end of the link rod, such that an opposite second end of the link rod is directly connected to the hinge arm at a linkage point which is between the first end and a second end of the hinge arm,
wherein the hinge arm is configured as a fluid conduit for feeding fluid to, or from, or both to and from the leading-edge high lift device.