US 11,807,366 B2
Wing for an aircraft
Bernhard Schlipf, Hamburg (DE); and Marc Hencke, Hamburg (DE)
Assigned to Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed by Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/854,718.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2021 116 935.6 (DE), filed on Jun. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0002033 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. B64C 9/24 (2006.01); B64C 9/02 (2006.01); B64C 13/28 (2006.01); F16C 19/38 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 9/24 (2013.01) [B64C 9/02 (2013.01); B64C 13/28 (2013.01); F16C 19/38 (2013.01)] 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wing for an aircraft, the wing comprising
a main wing, and
a high lift assembly including a high lift body, and
a connection assembly movably connecting the high lift body to the main wing, such that the high lift body moves between a retracted position and at least one extended position,
wherein the connection assembly includes a first connection element and a second connection element,
wherein the first connection element is movably mounted to the main wing and is mounted to the high lift body, and
wherein the second connection element is movably mounted to the main wing and is mounted to the high lift body in a position spaced apart from the first connection element in a wing span direction,
wherein the connection assembly includes a drive system mounted to the main wing and connected to the high lift body and configured to drive the high lift body between the retracted position and the extended position,
wherein the drive system comprises a first drive unit drivingly coupled to the first connection element, and a second drive unit drivingly coupled to the second connection element,
wherein the connection assembly comprises a third connection element movably mounted to the main wing and mounted to the high lift body,
wherein the third connection element is arranged between the first connection element and the second connection element,
wherein the first connection element and the second connection element are mounted to the high lift body in a spanwise movable manner and/or are mounted to the main wing in a spanwise movable manner, and
the third connection element is mounted to the high lift body in a spanwise fixed manner.