An edge guard apparatus (30) for an airfoil includes: a body (32) having a nose (36) with spaced-apart first and second wings (38, 40) extending therefrom, the body (32) defining a cavity (44) between the first and second wings (38, 40); and an energy absorbing structure (34) disposed in the cavity (44).
AIRFOIL WITH ENERGY ABSORBING EDGE GUARD
SCHAUFEL MIT ENERGIEABSORBIERENDEM KANTENSCHUTZ
PROFIL AÉRODYNAMIQUE AVEC PROTECTION DE BORD À ABSORPTION D'ÉNERGIE
2017-05-17
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B63H Schiffsantrieb oder Steuerung der Schiffe , MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING / F01D Strömungsmaschinen [Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen oder Kraftmaschinen], z.B. Dampfturbinen , NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES / F03D Windkraftmaschinen , WIND MOTORS / F04D Strömungsarbeitsmaschinen , NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS |
Development of an energy absorbing front underrun guard for trucks
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