The invention provides an aircraft wing, comprising a fixed wing (14) and a wing tip device (12) at the tip. The wing tip device (12) is configurable between: (i) a locked flight configuration for use during flight and (ii) a ground configuration for use during ground-based operations. The wing further comprises a locking mechanism for locking the folding wing tip device (12) in the locked flight configuration. A rotatable locking member (22, 22') is associated with one of the folding wing tip device (12) and the fixed wing (14), and a locking pin (32) associated with the other. The rotatable locking member (22, 22') comprises a guide surface to guide the locking pin to a locked configuration, in which the guide surface is shaped such that the locking pin (32) is urged toward the rotation axis of the rotatable locking member (22, 22') by a camming action of the guide surface on the locking pin (32), thereby preloading the locking mechanism.


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    Title :

    FOLDING WING TIP AND ROTATING LOCKING DEVICE


    Additional title:

    KLAPPFLÜGELSPITZE UND ROTIERENDE VERRIEGELUNGSVORRICHTUNG
    EXTRÉMITÉ D'AILE PLIABLE ET DISPOSITIF DE VERROUILLAGE ROTATIF


    Contributors:
    KORYA CHETAN (author) / BRYANT ANTHONY (author) / HARDING MATT (author) / BRAKES DAVID (author)

    Publication date :

    2019-01-23


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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