Patent ID: 11945578
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An aircraft wing comprising:
a fixed wing portion, the fixed wing portion including an outboard rib along an outboard side of the fixed wing portion; and
a wing tip moveably coupled to the fixed wing portion about a hinge axis, the wing tip moveable between an extended position and a folded position, the wing tip including:
an inboard rib along an inboard side of the wing tip, the inboard rib disposed in a trailing edge section of the wing tip, the inboard rib having an inboard top flange, a bottom flange, and an inboard web coupled between the inboard top flange and the bottom flange;
an upper panel coupled to a top side of the inboard top flange, an aft edge of the upper panel forming a trailing edge of the wing tip; and
a stop plate coupled to a bottom side of the inboard top flange of the inboard rib, the stop plate extending inboard from the inboard rib such that when the wing tip is in the extended position, the stop plate is disposed below a portion of the outboard rib of the fixed wing portion to limit upward deflection of the trailing edge section of the wing tip relative to the fixed wing portion, the stop plate coupled to the inboard top flange via one or more fasteners extending through the upper panel, the inboard top flange, and the stop plate.