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US3195836A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

High lift slotted flap

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-05-24
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Granted: 1965-07-20
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Expires: 1983-05-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Alvarez-Calderon Alberto

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 00:20
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64C; B64C9/00; B64C9/14; B64C9/22; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T50/00; Y02T50/30

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 285 words
AN AIRCRAFT WING HAVING A TRAILING EDGE PORTION WITH AN UNDERSURFACE; A TRAILING EDGE FLAP MOUNTED ON SAID WING AND ADAPTED TO BE MOVED BETWEEN A HIGH SPEED POSITION IN WHICH SAID TRAILING EDGE FLAP IS FAIRED WITH SAID WING ADJACENT TO SAID TRAILING EDGE PORTION AND A HIGH LIFT POSITION INCLINED TO AND EXTERNAL FROM SAID WING WITH SAID TRAILING EDGE FLAP IN SAID HIGH LIFT POSITION HAVING AN UPSTREAM EDGE, AN UPPER SURFACE AND A LOWER SURFACE; A VANE MOUNTED ON SAID TRAILING EDGE FLAP BY MEANS OF A BRACKET EXTENDING FROM SAID VANE AND PIVOTED TO SAID FLAP AT A SPANWISE PIVOTAL AXIS LOCATED ADJACENT TO SAID UPSTREM EDGE, WITH SAID VANE BEING ADAPTED TO BE MOVED WITH RESPECT TO SAID TRAILING EDGE FLAP BY ANGULAR MOTION ABOUT SAID PIVOTAL AXIS WHICH INVERTS SAID VANE BETWEEN A RETRACTED VANE POSITION IN WHICH SAID VANE IS TRAILING SAID UPSTREAM EDGE AND IS LOCATED BELOW AND ADJACENT SAID TRAILING EDGE FLAP WHEN SAID TRAILING EDGE FLAP IS IN SAID HIGH SPEED POSITION, AND AN EXTENDED HIGH LIFT VANE POSITION AHEAD OF SAID TRAILING EDGE FLAP IN WHICH THE TRAILING PORTION OF SAID VANE IS SPACED FROM A SURFACE PORTION OF SAID TRAILING EDGE FLAP ADJACENT TO SAID UPSTREAM EDGE TO DEFINE FIRST CONVERGING SLOT WALLS THEREBETWEEN FOR FLUID FLOWS FROM BELOW SAID WING AND ACROSS SAID FIRST SLOT, SAID VANE BEING FURTHER POSITIONED WITH RESPECT TO SAID WING WITH THE UPSTREAM LEADING PORTION OF SAID VANE BEING SPACED FROM SAID UNDERSURFACE OF SAID WING TO DEFINE SECOND CONVERGING SLOT WALLS THEREBETWEEN FOR FLUID FLOWS FROM BELOW SAID WING AND ACROSS SAID SECOND SLOT WHEN SAID TRAILING EDGE FLAP IS IN SAID HIGH LIFT POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 285 words
AN AIRCRAFT WING HAVING A TRAILING EDGE PORTION WITH AN UNDERSURFACE; A TRAILING EDGE FLAP MOUNTED ON SAID WING AND ADAPTED TO BE MOVED BETWEEN A HIGH SPEED POSITION IN WHICH SAID TRAILING EDGE FLAP IS FAIRED WITH SAID WING ADJACENT TO SAID TRAILING EDGE PORTION AND A HIGH LIFT POSITION INCLINED TO AND EXTERNAL FROM SAID WING WITH SAID TRAILING EDGE FLAP IN SAID HIGH LIFT POSITION HAVING AN UPSTREAM EDGE, AN UPPER SURFACE AND A LOWER SURFACE; A VANE MOUNTED ON SAID TRAILING EDGE FLAP BY MEANS OF A BRACKET EXTENDING FROM SAID VANE AND PIVOTED TO SAID FLAP AT A SPANWISE PIVOTAL AXIS LOCATED ADJACENT TO SAID UPSTREM EDGE, WITH SAID VANE BEING ADAPTED TO BE MOVED WITH RESPECT TO SAID TRAILING EDGE FLAP BY ANGULAR MOTION ABOUT SAID PIVOTAL AXIS WHICH INVERTS SAID VANE BETWEEN A RETRACTED VANE POSITION IN WHICH SAID VANE IS TRAILING SAID UPSTREAM EDGE AND IS LOCATED BELOW AND ADJACENT SAID TRAILING EDGE FLAP WHEN SAID TRAILING EDGE FLAP IS IN SAID HIGH SPEED POSITION, AND AN EXTENDED HIGH LIFT VANE POSITION AHEAD OF SAID TRAILING EDGE FLAP IN WHICH THE TRAILING PORTION OF SAID VANE IS SPACED FROM A SURFACE PORTION OF SAID TRAILING EDGE FLAP ADJACENT TO SAID UPSTREAM EDGE TO DEFINE FIRST CONVERGING SLOT WALLS THEREBETWEEN FOR FLUID FLOWS FROM BELOW SAID WING AND ACROSS SAID FIRST SLOT, SAID VANE BEING FURTHER POSITIONED WITH RESPECT TO SAID WING WITH THE UPSTREAM LEADING PORTION OF SAID VANE BEING SPACED FROM SAID UNDERSURFACE OF SAID WING TO DEFINE SECOND CONVERGING SLOT WALLS THEREBETWEEN FOR FLUID FLOWS FROM BELOW SAID WING AND ACROSS SAID SECOND SLOT WHEN SAID TRAILING EDGE FLAP IS IN SAID HIGH LIFT POSITION.

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