Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Inboard bearing assemblies having load transfer shoe bolts
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Application No.: US15990624Application Date: 2018-05-26
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Publication No.: US10479497B2Publication Date: 2019-11-19
- Inventor: Robert Patrick Wardlaw , John Richard McCullough , Amarjit Olenchery Kizhakkepat , Tyler Wayne Baldwin
- Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Assignee: Bell Textron Inc.
- Current Assignee: Bell Textron Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Agency: Lawrence Youst PLLC
- Main IPC: B64C27/35
- IPC: B64C27/35 ; B64C29/00 ; B64C11/06 ; F16C33/06 ; F16C17/10

Abstract:
A proprotor system for a tiltrotor aircraft having helicopter and airplane flight modes includes a yoke having a plurality of blade arms each having an inboard pocket with an outboard surface. Each of a plurality of bearing assemblies is disposed at least partially within one of the inboard pockets with each bearing assembly including a shear bearing and a centrifugal force bearing having an integral shoe with an outboard surface. Each of a plurality of inboard beams is disposed at least partially between one of the centrifugal force bearings and one of the shear bearings. Each of a plurality of proprotor blades is coupled to one of the inboard beams. The integral shoes are coupled to the yoke such that there is a spaced apart relationship between the outboard surfaces of the integral shoes and the outboard surfaces of the pockets to prevent centrifugal force load transfer therebetween.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190016457A1 Inboard Bearing Assemblies having Load Transfer Shoe Bolts Public/Granted day:2019-01-17
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