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公开(公告)号：US10364039B2
公开(公告)日：2019-07-30
申请号：US15496257
申请日：2017-04-25
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor： James Everett Kooiman , Charles David Hogue , George Ryan Decker , Andrew G. Baines , Douglas Kirk Wolfe
Abstract: A fuel system for an aircraft includes a fuel cell having a plurality of sides including a first side and at least one deformable clip having a secured end and a free end. The secured end is coupled to the first side of the fuel cell and the free end overlapping the airframe of the aircraft such that the first side of the fuel cell is positioned adjacent to the airframe. The at least one deformable clip is deformable to allow the fuel cell to move independently of the airframe in response to an impact of the aircraft, thereby protecting the fuel cell from damage resulting from the impact.
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公开(公告)号：US20170305565A1
公开(公告)日：2017-10-26
申请号：US15407449
申请日：2017-01-17
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor： James Everett Kooiman , George Ryan Decker , Matthew Carl VanBuskirk , Andrew G. Baines , Keith Alan Stanney
CPC classification number: B64D27/26 , B64C3/32 , B64C27/22 , B64C27/26 , B64C29/0033 , B64D35/00 , B64D2027/266 , B64F5/40 , F16C17/02 , F16C17/26 , F16H2057/02043 , Y10T29/49318 , Y10T74/1966
Abstract: A propulsion system for a tiltrotor aircraft includes an engine supported by the airframe and a fixed gearbox operably coupled to the engine. Inboard and outboard pedestals are supported by the airframe and positioned above the wing. A pylon assembly is rotatably coupled between the inboard and outboard pedestals. The pylon assembly includes a spindle gearbox having an input gear, a mast operably coupled to the input gear and a proprotor assembly operable to rotate with the mast. The spindle gearbox is rotatable about a conversion axis to selectively operate the tiltrotor aircraft between helicopter and airplane modes. A common shaft, rotatable about the conversion axis, is configured to transfer torque from an output gear of the fixed gearbox to the input gear of the spindle gearbox. Each of the inboard and outboard pedestals includes a journal bearing that provides a stiff coupling with the pylon assembly.
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公开(公告)号：US20170259904A1
公开(公告)日：2017-09-14
申请号：US15601658
申请日：2017-05-22
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor： James Everett Kooiman , George Ryan Decker , Keith Alan Stanney , Robert Mark Chris
CPC classification number: B64C3/26 , B29C70/00 , B29D24/005 , B29D99/0021 , B32B2305/024 , B32B2305/34 , B32B2605/18 , B64C3/18 , B64C3/187 , B64C29/0033
Abstract: An airframe assembly for an aircraft. The airframe assembly includes a first airframe member having a first skin, a second skin, a large cell core joined between the first and second skins and a solid insert having a side surface. The solid insert is joined between the first and second skins such that at least a portion of the side surface is adjacent to the large cell core. The first skin has a first surface disposed opposite the solid insert. The airframe assembly also includes a second airframe member having a second surface. An adhesive joint is disposed between the first and second surfaces structurally bonding the first airframe member to the second airframe member such that the second airframe member is positioned opposite the solid insert.
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公开(公告)号：US11059561B2
公开(公告)日：2021-07-13
申请号：US15870977
申请日：2018-01-14
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor： James Everett Kooiman , David G. Carlson , George Ryan Decker , Jeffrey Matthew Williams , Douglas K. Wolfe
Abstract: A torque box rib includes an upper rib cap configured to be coupled to an upper skin of a wing, a lower rib cap configured to be coupled to a lower skin of the wing, a forward post configured to be coupled to a forward spar of the wing, an aft post configured to be coupled to an aft spar of the wing, and a rib web configured to be coupled to the upper rib cap, the lower rib cap, the forward post, and the aft post.
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公开(公告)号：US20190263531A1
公开(公告)日：2019-08-29
申请号：US15906108
申请日：2018-02-27
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Abstract: An inlet barrier filter system for a tiltrotor aircraft comprising a filter duct extending from a filter to a filter outlet, a ram air duct extending from a ram air inlet to an engine where the filter duct connects to the ram air duct at the filter outlet, and a closure member movable between a first position blocking the ram air duct and a second position blocking the filter outlet. In use, the inlet barrier filter system provides for two mutually exclusive air flow paths, one for introducing ram air to the engine while closing off the filter and another air flow path for introducing filtered air to the engine while closing off the ram air duct.
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公开(公告)号：US20190112028A1
公开(公告)日：2019-04-18
申请号：US15787148
申请日：2017-10-18
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor： Jeffrey Matthew Williams , George Ryan Decker , Michael Edwin Rinehart , Andrew G. Baines , James Elbert King
Abstract: A propulsion and lift system of a tiltrotor aircraft includes a wing having an outboard end, a wing tip assembly having an inboard end, a fixed nacelle coupled to the wing tip assembly and a wing-nacelle splice assembly having inboard and outboard sides. The inboard side of the wing-nacelle splice assembly is coupled to the outboard end of the wing, and the outboard side of the wing-nacelle splice assembly is coupled to the inboard end of the wing tip assembly, thereby coupling the fixed nacelle to the wing.
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公开(公告)号：US20180237119A1
公开(公告)日：2018-08-23
申请号：US15437198
申请日：2017-02-20
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor： George Ryan Decker
Abstract: An adhesive joint for an aircraft includes a first aircraft component having a first surface forming one or more isolation grooves, a second aircraft component having a second surface and an adhesive forming a bondline between the first and second surfaces to bond the first aircraft component to the second aircraft component. The adhesive substantially fills the one or more isolation grooves to form at least one disbond arrest boundary. The at least one disbond arrest boundary is operable to prevent a disbond in the bondline from traversing therethrough, thereby preventing the disbond from propagating along the bondline across the at least one disbond arrest boundary.
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公开(公告)号：US20180099759A1
公开(公告)日：2018-04-12
申请号：US15844451
申请日：2017-12-15
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor： James Everett Kooiman , George Ryan Decker , Matthew Carl VanBuskirk , Andrew G. Baines , Keith Alan Stanney
CPC classification number: B64D27/26 , B64C3/32 , B64C27/22 , B64C27/26 , B64C29/0033 , B64D35/00 , B64D2027/266 , B64F5/40 , F16C17/02 , F16C17/26 , F16H2057/02043 , Y10T29/49318 , Y10T74/1966
Abstract: A propulsion system for a tiltrotor aircraft includes an engine supported by the airframe and a fixed gearbox operably coupled to the engine. Inboard and outboard pedestals are supported by the airframe and positioned above the wing. A pylon assembly is rotatably coupled between the inboard and outboard pedestals. The pylon assembly includes a spindle gearbox having an input gear, a mast operably coupled to the input gear and a proprotor assembly operable to rotate with the mast. The spindle gearbox is rotatable about a conversion axis to selectively operate the tiltrotor aircraft between helicopter and airplane modes. A common shaft, rotatable about the conversion axis, is configured to transfer torque from an output gear of the fixed gearbox to the input gear of the spindle gearbox. Each of the inboard and outboard pedestals includes a journal bearing that provides a stiff coupling with the pylon assembly.
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公开(公告)号：US20180099757A1
公开(公告)日：2018-04-12
申请号：US15792686
申请日：2017-10-24
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor： Jeffrey Matthew Williams , George Ryan Decker , James Everett Kooiman , Andrew G. Baines , Daniel J. Sweigard
CPC classification number: B64D27/26 , B64C3/32 , B64C27/22 , B64C27/26 , B64C29/0033 , B64D35/00 , B64D2027/266 , B64F5/40 , F16C17/022 , F16C17/26 , F16H2057/02043 , Y10T29/49318 , Y10T74/1966
Abstract: A propulsion system for a tiltrotor aircraft includes an engine supported by the airframe and a fixed gearbox operably coupled to the engine. Inboard and outboard pedestals are supported by the airframe and positioned above the wing. A pylon assembly is rotatably coupled between the inboard and outboard pedestals. The pylon assembly includes a spindle gearbox having an input gear, a mast operably coupled to the input gear and a proprotor assembly operable to rotate with the mast. The spindle gearbox is rotatable about a conversion axis to selectively operate the tiltrotor aircraft between helicopter and airplane modes. A common shaft, rotatable about the conversion axis, is configured to transfer torque from an output gear of the fixed gearbox to an input gear of the spindle gearbox. Each of the inboard and outboard pedestals includes a spherical bearing providing a self-aligning coupling with the pylon assembly.
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公开(公告)号：US09809318B1
公开(公告)日：2017-11-07
申请号：US15407481
申请日：2017-01-17
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor： Jeffrey Matthew Williams , George Ryan Decker , James Everett Kooiman , Andrew G. Baines , Daniel J. Sweigard
CPC classification number: B64D27/26 , B64C3/32 , B64C27/22 , B64C27/26 , B64C29/0033 , B64D35/00 , B64D2027/266 , B64F5/40 , F16C17/022 , F16C17/26 , F16H2057/02043 , Y10T29/49318 , Y10T74/1966
Abstract: A propulsion system for a tiltrotor aircraft includes an engine supported by the airframe and a fixed gearbox operably coupled to the engine. Inboard and outboard pedestals are supported by the airframe and positioned above the wing. A pylon assembly is rotatably coupled between the inboard and outboard pedestals. The pylon assembly includes a spindle gearbox having an input gear, a mast operably coupled to the input gear and a proprotor assembly operable to rotate with the mast. The spindle gearbox is rotatable about a conversion axis to selectively operate the tiltrotor aircraft between helicopter and airplane modes. A common shaft, rotatable about the conversion axis, is configured to transfer torque from an output gear of the fixed gearbox to an input gear of the spindle gearbox. Each of the inboard and outboard pedestals includes a spherical bearing providing a self-aligning coupling with the pylon assembly.
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