A slat track device (7) for an aircraft wing (1), comprising a beam-shaped main load bearing track structure (9) configured to be connected to a slat (5) and to be movably connected to a main wing (3), a guidance surface (11) provided at the track structure (9), for being guided along a corresponding guidance device (19) provided at a main wing (3), a connection device (13) provided at the track structure (9) for connecting the track structure (9) to a slat (5), and an engagement device (15) provided at the track structure (9) and configured for engagement with a drive member (33) of a drive unit (37) provided at a main wing (3). The object of the present invention, to provide a slat track device comprising two redundant main load paths, is achieved in that the track structure (9) comprises a first track member (41) and a second track member (43) formed separately from one another and each being connected to both the connection device (13) and the engagement device (15).
A SLAT TRACK DEVICE FOR AN AIRCRAFT WING
UN DISPOSITIF DE RAIL DE BEC DESTINE A UNE AILE D'AERONEF
23.03.2018
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch