Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mast bearing system for a tiltrotor aircraft
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Application No.: US16049553Application Date: 2018-07-30
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Publication No.: US10654569B2Publication Date: 2020-05-19
- Inventor: Russell L. Mueller , Tyson T. Henry , Ezra M. Tiprigan
- Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Current Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Agency: Patent Capital Group
- Main IPC: F16C19/38
- IPC: F16C19/38 ; B64C29/00 ; F16C19/36 ; F16C33/34 ; F16C43/06 ; F16C33/46 ; B64D35/00

Abstract:
A tiltrotor aircraft may be provided and may include a mast assembly, in which the mast assembly may include a mast; a bearing system; a housing; and a housing cap secured to the housing, wherein the bearing system is between the mast and the housing. The bearing system may further include a first bearing assembly including a first inner race, a first outer race, and a plurality of first tapered roller bearings; a second bearing assembly including a second inner race, a second outer race, and a plurality of second tapered roller bearings; an inner spacer and an outer spacer in which the inner and outer spacers are between the first and second bearing assemblies; and a retaining device in which the retaining device and the housing cap provide, at least in part, pre-loading for the first and second bearing assemblies.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200031463A1 MAST BEARING SYSTEM FOR A TILTROTOR AIRCRAFT Public/Granted day:2020-01-30
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