A rotational joint (101) that rotatably couples a wing tip device (4) to a fixed wing (3), and includes an outer race (8) and an inner race (9), a rotational drive member (70) and the race that is rotationally fixed relative to the wing tip device (4) each being provided with a coupling section (110, 111, 114), the coupling sections coupled to each other by a coupling member (119), that is received in a bore (112, 113) in one of the coupling sections, such that rotation of the drive member (70) rotates the race that is rotationally fixed relative to the wing tip device, to rotate the wing tip device (4) from one configuration to the other, wherein the coupling member (119) is mounted in the bore such that it is movable radially within the bore.
Rotational joint for an aircraft folding wing
2020-03-03
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |