Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hinge pins for foldable aircraft wings
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Application No.: US15928872Application Date: 2018-03-22
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Publication No.: US10793251B2Publication Date: 2020-10-06
- Inventor: Eric S. Kamila , Warren H. Steyaert , David D. Boes , Daniel E. McGinty , Ryan A. Fear , Renato Felicio , Eric G. Gruner , Matthew S. Elenbaas , Ian C. Burford , Eric D. Blohm
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
- Main IPC: B64C3/56
- IPC: B64C3/56

Abstract:
Hinge pins for foldable aircraft wings are described. An example apparatus includes a hinge pin to rotatably couple a foldable tip of an aircraft wing to a fixed structure of the aircraft wing. The hinge pin includes a first flange, a second flange spaced apart from the first flange along a central axis of the hinge pin, and a through hole oriented along the central axis.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190291847A1 HINGE PINS FOR FOLDABLE AIRCRAFT WINGS Public/Granted day:2019-09-26
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