SG11201806960QA - Edge morphing arrangement for an airfoil - Google Patents

Abstract

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization MD 1111101110101011111 HO 11111011101 10113 101111011011111011 III International Bureau ... .... ..Yjd ..... ...,/ (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/151580 Al 8 September 2017 (08.09.2017) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: B64C 3/48 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: (22) International Filing Date: 28 February 2017 (28.02.2017) (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: (30) Priority Data: 62/301,143 29 February 2016 (29.02.2016) (71) Applicant: FLEXSYS, INC. [US/US]; wealth Blvd., Suite D, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 (US). (72) Inventors: KOTA, Sridhar; 2256 Arbor, MI 48103 (US). ERVIN, Gregory lan Drive, Canton, MI 48187 (US). Leslie Park Circle, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 Jia; 2939 Leslie Park Circle, Ann Arbor, MARIC, Dragan; 1330 Heatherwood (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, PCT/US2017/019886 DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, English NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, English RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. US (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 2205 Common- kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, Gray Fox Court, Ann TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, F.; 7765 Birck- DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LO, Jia-Hsuan; 2939 LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, (US). LU, Kerr- MI 48105 (US). SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, Lane, Ann Arbor, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). 3005 Fernwood, Unit Published: TSANG, Ruey-Khan with international search report (Art. 21(3)) MI 48104 (US). Gilson & Lione, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 MI 48108 (US). TROST, Mark R.; 101, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 (US). K.; 2612 Towner Blvd., Ann Arbor, (74) Agent: ANGELOCCI, Nicholas; Brinks 524 South Main Street, Suite 200, (US). FOR AN AIRFOIL 42a 62 30 32 32a 32b 36 HI 80 81 38 . (54) Title: EDGE MORPHING ARRANGEMENT 22 52 56—, 50-- Il 54- . 4 44 Ot 70 in 1-1 kin 1-1 ---- (57) : An edge-morphing arrangement L .-- are joined together. An actuator is coupled to a driven surface and actuated to move the driven surface and change the shape thereof, ::::) with the non-driven surface changing its shape in response to actuation of the driven surface. The upper and lower surfaces can be N part of a sub-flap mounted to a traditional 0 isting structure in the flap, or the flap components can be mounted to the sub-flap. The upper and lower surfaces can alternatively re- place the traditional flap in the fixed wing of an aircraft. The upper and lower surfaces are continuous and can be deflected upward, downward, or twisted in a span-wise direction relative to the flap or wing. ' © 34 a 34 34 a 34b 80 18 46 72 74 FIG. 6 for an airfoil includes a compliant upper surface and a compliant lower surface that flap of the fixed wing of an airplane. The upper and lower surfaces can be mounted to ex -