Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rotorcraft vibration suppression system in a four corner pylon mount configuration
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Application No.: US13736687Application Date: 2013-01-08
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Publication No.: US09777788B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Taeoh Lee , David E. Heverly, II , Matthew W. Hendricks , Maurice Griffin , Michael R. Smith
- 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
- Agent James E. Walton
- Main IPC: F16F7/00
- IPC: F16F7/00 ; B64C27/00 ; F16F13/24

Abstract:
The vibration suppression system includes a vibration isolator located in each corner in a four corner pylon mount structural assembly. The combination of four vibration isolators, two being forward of the transmission, and two being aft of the transmission, collectively are effective at isolating main rotor vertical shear, pitch moment, as well as roll moment induced vibrations. Each opposing pair of vibration isolators can efficiently react against the moment oscillations because the moment can be decomposed into two antagonistic vertical oscillations at each vibration isolator. A pylon structure extends between a pair of vibration isolators thereby allowing the vibration isolators to be spaced a away from a vibrating body to provide increased control.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130270415A1 ROTORCRAFT VIBRATION SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN A FOUR CORNER PYLON MOUNT CONFIGURATION Public/Granted day:2013-10-17
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