Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aircraft wing with knuckled rib structure
- Patent Title (中): 飞机机翼带指节肋骨结构
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Application No.: US13278477Application Date: 2011-10-21
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Publication No.: US08783604B2Publication Date: 2014-07-22
- Inventor: Terry M. Sanderson , Michael S. Cherry , Jack W. Reany
- Applicant: Terry M. Sanderson , Michael S. Cherry , Jack W. Reany
- Applicant Address: US MA Waltham
- Assignee: Raytheon Company
- Current Assignee: Raytheon Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Waltham
- Agency: Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP
- Main IPC: B64C3/56
- IPC: B64C3/56

Abstract:
An aircraft wing has hinged ribs, and a skin covering the ribs. The ribs each include plural rib sections, array from the leading edge of the wing, to the trailing edge of the wing, and a lock to hold the rib sections together in a deployed state or condition. The wings are initially in a stowed state, with the ribs and the rib sections having a curved chord, and deploy to the deployed state, in which the ribs have a straightened chord that defines an airfoil state. The wing may have foam material between the ribs to allow the wings to expand in the wingspan direction, for instance after the ribs have been placed in the deployed state.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130099050A1 AIRCRAFT WING WITH KNUCKLED RIB STRUCTURE Public/Granted day:2013-04-25
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