Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pitch-fold lock
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Application No.: US16879114Application Date: 2020-05-20
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Publication No.: US11511848B2Publication Date: 2022-11-29
- Inventor: Kyle Thomas Cravener , Andrew Ryan Maresh , Brady Garrett Atkins , Kynn J. Schulte , Troy Schank
- Applicant: Bell 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: Fogarty LLP
- Main IPC: B64C11/28
- IPC: B64C11/28 ; B64C11/06 ; B64C29/00

Abstract:
Embodiments are directed to a blade lock comprising a fold lock adapted to prevent folding of a rotor blade in a fold-lock position and to allow folding of the rotor blade in a pitch-lock position. The blade lock further comprises a pitch lock adapted to allow pitch movement of a rotor blade in a fold-lock position and to prevent pitch movement of the rotor blade in the pitch-lock position. A spring-loaded link pivotally connects both the fold lock and the pitch lock and is adapted to provide passive, overcenter locking in the fold-lock position. An actuator is coupled to the pitch lock and is adapted to move the pitch lock and the fold lock between the fold-lock and pitch-lock positions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210362837A1 PITCH-FOLD LOCK Public/Granted day:2021-11-25
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