IP Library Granted Patent US 9,415,859
Granted Patent B2
US 9,415,859 · App. 14/166,411 · Granted Aug 16, 2016

Slat of aircraft, method for adjusting attachment position of slat, and aircraft

Inventors: Yoshinori Okabe (Aichi, JP); Kenya Ishihara (Aichi, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
B64C9/22
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Patent No.
US 9,415,859
App. No.
14/166,411
Granted
Aug 16, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention includes: a slat 3 ; and a position adjustment mechanism that adjusts an attachment position of the slat 3 to a main wing 1 by causing the slat 3 to swing, the position adjustment mechanism including: a pivot shaft S 1 as a center of the swing motion of the slat 3 ; and a driving shaft S 2 that is rotatably supported on a rail 12 , and induces the swing motion of the slat 3 . The driving shaft S 2 includes: a main shaft 30 that causes the slat 3 to swing by acting thereon; an inner-side eccentric bushing 31 that is fixed to the main shaft 30 , and eccentric with respect to the main shaft 30 ; and an outer-side eccentric bushing 32 that is eccentric with respect to the inner-side eccentric bushing 31 , rotatably arranged therearound, and supported rotatably with respect to the rail 12.

Claims (18)

1. A slat of an aircraft comprising:

a slat body that is attached to a bracket capable of reciprocating with respect to a main wing of the aircraft so as to be movable between a deployed position and a retracted position; and

a position adjustment mechanism that adjusts an attachment position of the slat to the main wing by causing the slat body to swing,

wherein the position adjustment mechanism includes:

a pivot shaft as a center of the swing motion of the slat body; and

a driving shaft that is rotatably supported on the bracket, and induces the swing motion of the slat body,

wherein the driving shaft includes:

a main shaft that causes the slat body to swing by acting thereon; and

an eccentric body that is supported rotatably with respect to the bracket, and rotates integrally with the main shaft, wherein the eccentric body includes:

a cylindrical inner-side eccentric body that is fixed to the main shaft, and eccentric with respect to the main shaft, and

a cylindrical outer-side eccentric body that is eccentric with respect to the inner-side eccentric body, rotatably arranged around the inner-side eccentric body, and supported rotatably with respect to the bracket.

2. The slat of an aircraft according to claim 1 , wherein the pivot shaft is arranged on a side closer to the slat body than the driving shaft.

3. The slat of an aircraft according to claim 1 , wherein an eccentricity δ 1 of the inner-side eccentric body from the main shaft and an eccentricity δ 2 of the outer-side eccentric body from the inner-side eccentric body correspond to each other.

4. The slat of an aircraft according to claim 1 , wherein the inner-side eccentric body is an inner-side eccentric bushing that is fixed to the main shaft, and

the outer-side eccentric body is an outer-side eccentric bushing that is arranged around the inner-side eccentric body.

5. A method for adjusting a position of the slat of an aircraft according to claim 1 , comprising

reversely rotating the inner-side eccentric body and the outer-side eccentric body by a same rotation angle.

6. An aircraft comprising a main wing where the slat according to claim 1 is arranged on a leading edge side as a high-lift device.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded May 22, 2024
From: MSJ ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
To: MSJ ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Reel/Frame 067488/0058 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded May 22, 2024
From: MSJ ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 067488/0099 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 22, 2024
From: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
To: MSJ ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Reel/Frame 067489/0244 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2014
From: OKABE, YOSHINORI; ISHIHARA, KENYA
To: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032497/0176 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-014094 · Jan 29, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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