Invention Grant
- Patent Title: High flapping yoke hub assembly using a cylindrical elastomeric attachment to avoid holes
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Application No.: US13797334Application Date: 2013-03-12
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Publication No.: US10336445B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: Andrew Maresh , Frank Bradley Stamps , Andrew Haldeman
- Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Assignee: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
- Current Assignee: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Main IPC: B64C27/33
- IPC: B64C27/33 ; B64C27/48 ; B64C27/35 ; B64C11/02

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising a rotor yoke comprising two longitudinal side portions interconnected by two outboard portions, wherein a center portion of each longitudinal side portion comprises a build-up of material that is configured to accommodate a yoke hub clamp. Included is an apparatus comprising a rotor yoke comprising two longitudinal side portions interconnected by two outboard portions, wherein no apertures pass through the two longitudinal side portions and the two outboard portions. Also included is a method of coupling aircraft blades comprising providing a rotor yoke comprising two longitudinal side portions interconnected by two outboard portions, wherein no apertures pass through the two longitudinal side portions and the two outboard portions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140271199A1 High Flapping Yoke Hub Assembly Using a Cylindrical Elastomeric Attachment to Avoid Holes Public/Granted day:2014-09-18
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