Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tiltrotor aircraft rotating proprotor assembly
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Application No.: US16127115Application Date: 2018-09-10
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Publication No.: US10994853B2Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: George R. Decker , Steve Robedeau , Jeffrey M. Williams
- 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
- Agency: Timmer Law Group, PLLC
- Main IPC: B64D29/06
- IPC: B64D29/06 ; B64C29/00

Abstract:
A door system for a nacelle of a tiltrotor aircraft, the nacelle including a movable proprotor housing rotatable relative to a fixed portion of the nacelle from a forward flight mode to a vertical flight mode and a proprotor gearbox door connected to the movable proprotor housing and pivotably coupled to the fixed portion. The door system including a linkage to pivotably couple the door and the fixed portion of the nacelle; a track assembly mounted to the movable proprotor housing; and a door roller mechanism connected to the proprotor gearbox door. The door roller mechanism traverses the track assembly during rotation of the movable proprotor housing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190092485A1 TILTROTOR AIRCRAFT ROTATING PROPROTOR ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2019-03-28
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