Patent ID: 11905001
Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An aircraft assembly, comprising:
a wing tip device connected to a wing tip by a first connector, a second connector and a third connector, the wing tip device comprising a front device spar and a rear device spar, wherein:
the first connector is associated with the rear device spar,
the second connector is spaced apart, in a chordwise direction, forward of the first connector,
the third connector is spaced apart, in a chordwise direction, rearward of the first connector,
wherein the first connector comprises a first spigot mounting formation comprising a first spigot associated with one of the wing tip device or wing tip, and a first spigot retainer associated with the other of the wing tip device or wing tip;
wherein the first spigot retainer comprises a first retainer hole, and wherein dimensions of the first retainer hole are configured to substantially conform with a diameter of the first spigot in directions both parallel to and perpendicular to the chordwise direction;
wherein the second connector comprises a second spigot mounting formation,
wherein the second spigot mounting formation comprises a second spigot associated with one of the wing tip device or the wing tip, and a second spigot retainer associated with the other of the wing tip device or the wing tip,
wherein the second spigot retainer comprises an elongate second retainer slot extending in a chordwise direction, and wherein a height of the second retainer slot is configured to conform with a diameter of the second spigot in a direction perpendicular to the chordwise direction, and wherein the second retainer slot has a length extending in the chordwise direction, and the length of the second retainer slot is greater than a diameter of the second spigot such that the second spigot is able to translate in the chordwise direction within limits of the length of the second retainer slot;
wherein the third connector comprises a third spigot mounting formation,
wherein the third spigot mounting formation comprises a third spigot associated with one of the wing tip device or the wing tip, and a third spigot retainer associated with the other of the wing tip device or the wing tip for receiving the third spigot, and the third spigot retainer comprises an elongate third retainer slot extending in the chordwise direction and a height of the third retainer slot is configured to substantially conform with a diameter of the third spigot in a direction perpendicular to the chordwise direction, and wherein the third retainer slot has a length extending in the chordwise direction, and the length of the third retainer slot is greater than a diameter of the third spigot such that the third spigot is able to translate in the chordwise direction within limits of the length of the third retainer slot, and
wherein the wing tip comprises a wing skin, and the wing tip device comprises a wing tip device skin, and the aircraft assembly comprises a butt-strap between the wing skin and the wing tip device skin.