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公开(公告)号：US11697486B2
公开(公告)日：2023-07-11
申请号：US16596922
申请日：2019-10-09
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Nicholas Ralph Carlson , William Anthony Amante , Timothy Brian Carr
IPC: B64C1/06
Abstract: Embodiments are directed to an aircraft fuselage comprises two keel beams and two roof beams. Each keel beam is formed as a single component having no joints. Each keel beam comprises a first portion that is configured to define a floor of an aircraft and a second portion that is configured to define a tail section of an aircraft. The second portion is positioned at an angle relative to the first portion. Each roof beam is coupled to the second portion of a corresponding keel beam at a point remote from the first portion. Each roof beam and a corresponding keel beam are positioned along a single butt line relative to an aircraft fuselage centerline. Frame members are coupled to both keel beams and both roof beams.
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公开(公告)号：US11479338B2
公开(公告)日：2022-10-25
申请号：US17037082
申请日：2020-09-29
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Timothy Brian Carr , William Anthony Amante , Michael Reaugh Smith
Abstract: In an embodiment, a ducted fan assembly includes a housing that further includes a rotor. The ducted fan assembly also includes a rim that extends around at least a portion of a perimeter of the ducted fan assembly, where the rim defines an opening surrounding at least a portion of the housing. The ducted fan assembly also includes a skin that is attached to the rim and extends around the at least a portion of a perimeter of the ducted fan assembly to form a leading edge of the ducted fan assembly. The ducted fan assembly also includes a blade positioned on the rim underneath the skin.
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公开(公告)号：US11634216B2
公开(公告)日：2023-04-25
申请号：US17036798
申请日：2020-09-29
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： William Anthony Amante , Timothy Brian Carr
Abstract: In an embodiment, a ducted fan assembly includes a housing that further includes a rotor. The ducted fan assembly also includes a plurality of stators that extend outward from the housing. The ducted fan assembly also includes a control vane pivotally attached to at least one of the plurality of stators. The ducted fan assembly also includes a rim that extends around at least a portion of a perimeter of the ducted fan assembly and is supported by the plurality of stators and the control vane, where the rim defines an opening surrounding at least a portion of the housing.
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公开(公告)号：US20230095015A1
公开(公告)日：2023-03-30
申请号：US17484852
申请日：2021-09-24
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Timothy Brian Carr , Joshua Robert O'Neil
Abstract: An aircraft, such as a rotorcraft, may have (an) area(s) designated to house (a) fuel cell(s) and (an) aircraft structure(s) that may translate, during a drop impact of the aircraft, into the area(s) designated to house the fuel cell(s). (A) shaped fuel cell(s) may be provided and deployed therein, in accordance with the present systems and methods. Each respective shaped fuel cell may define (a) respective through-void(s) defined through the respective shaped fuel cell, and/or (an) respective edge cavit(y)(ies) defined along an edge of the shaped fuel cell, wherein the respective through-void(s) and/or the respective edge cavit(y)(ies) correspond to the respective aircraft structure(s) that may translate, during the drop impact of the aircraft, into the area(s) of the aircraft designated to house the respective fuel cell(s) to receive and accommodate the respective structure(s) during the drop impact.
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公开(公告)号：US11548630B2
公开(公告)日：2023-01-10
申请号：US16732065
申请日：2019-12-31
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： William Anthony Amante , Karl Schroeder , Joseph Richard Carpenter, Jr. , Timothy Brian Carr
Abstract: A ducted-rotor aircraft includes a fuselage, first and second ducts, and a spindle that is coupled to the fuselage. Each duct includes a rotor having a plurality of blades. The first and second ducts are coupled to opposed ends of the spindle. The spindle is rotatably coupled to the fuselage with first and second bearings. The first bearing is configured to react to radial loads and the second bearing is configured to react to both radial and axial loads. The spindle includes a shaft, first and second fittings secured to opposed ends of the shaft, and first and second attachment interfaces that are attachable to the first and second ducts. The attachment interfaces may be integral with the fittings. Alternatively, the fittings may be configured to be secured to the attachment interfaces with fasteners.
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公开(公告)号：US20210197964A1
公开(公告)日：2021-07-01
申请号：US16732065
申请日：2019-12-31
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： William Anthony Amante , Karl Schroeder , Joseph Richard Carpenter, JR. , Timothy Brian Carr
Abstract: A ducted-rotor aircraft includes a fuselage, first and second ducts, and a spindle that is coupled to the fuselage. Each duct includes a rotor having a plurality of blades. The first and second ducts are coupled to opposed ends of the spindle. The spindle is rotatably coupled to the fuselage with first and second bearings. The first bearing is configured to react to radial loads and the second bearing is configured to react to both radial and axial loads. The spindle includes a shaft, first and second fittings secured to opposed ends of the shaft, and first and second attachment interfaces that are attachable to the first and second ducts. The attachment interfaces may be integral with the fittings. Alternatively, the fittings may be configured to be secured to the attachment interfaces with fasteners.
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公开(公告)号：US20210066680A1
公开(公告)日：2021-03-04
申请号：US16555197
申请日：2019-08-29
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
IPC: H01M2/10
Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to a battery case assembly. In one implementation, the battery case assembly includes a plurality of structural beams and a chassis coupled to the plurality of structural beams. The plurality of structural beams of the battery case assembly is configured to be coupled to a portion of an aircraft frame.
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公开(公告)号：US11685502B2
公开(公告)日：2023-06-27
申请号：US16916732
申请日：2020-06-30
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Joseph Richard Carpenter, Jr. , Timothy Brian Carr , Nicholas Hou , William Anthony Amante
CPC classification number: B64C1/061 , B64C1/40 , B64C2001/0081
Abstract: A replaceable web structure for an aircraft frame is described and includes a plurality of structural members fabricated from a first type of material, the replaceable web structure comprising a plurality of web members fabricated from thin sheets of a second type of material, wherein each of the web members is fastened to a web frame of one of the structural members to replace a web portion of the one of the structural members; wherein the second type of material is stronger than the first type of material such that one of the sheets of the second type of material is lighter weight than a sheet of equal strength of the first type of material.
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公开(公告)号：US11560222B2
公开(公告)日：2023-01-24
申请号：US16679018
申请日：2019-11-08
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Karl Schroeder , Timothy Brian Carr , David G. Carlson , Kevin Stump , William Anthony Amante , Joseph Richard Carpenter, Jr.
Abstract: A duct for a ducted-rotor aircraft may include an internal structure and an aerodynamic exterior skin that is adhesively bonded to the internal structure. The skin may include a leading-edge portion disposed at an inlet of the duct and an inner portion disposed along an interior of the duct. The inner portion of the skin may be bonded to the internal structure with a first bondline of adhesive and the leading-edge portion of the skin may be bonded to the inner portion of the skin with a second bondline of adhesive. One or both of the first and second bondlines of adhesive may be of non-uniform thickness to take up tolerance stackups between the inner portion of the skin, the leading-edge portion of the skin, and the internal structure.
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公开(公告)号：US11821235B2
公开(公告)日：2023-11-21
申请号：US16915429
申请日：2020-06-29
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： William Anthony Amante , Arunkumar Koppa Siddalingappa , Darpan Bansal , Timothy Brian Carr
CPC classification number: E05B85/103 , B64C1/1446 , E05B17/181
Abstract: A handle assembly for an access panel is described and includes a handle connected to a support structure integrated into and covered by a skin of the access panel, the handle comprising a grip portion and upper and lower flanges extending perpendicularly from the grip portion and having first ends connected to the grip portion and second ends connected to the support structure; and a cover disposed over an opening in the access panel skin and selectively transitionable between a closed position and an open position, the opening situated relative to the handle such that the handle is concealed when the cover is in a closed position and accessible via the opening when the cover is in an open position.
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