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公开(公告)号：US11028944B2
公开(公告)日：2021-06-08
申请号：US15994518
申请日：2018-05-31
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor： Brent Scannell , Thomas Mast , Jon Damon Bennett , Joshua Allan Edler , Jean Pierre Paradis , Keith C. Pedersen
Abstract: One example of a duct support for a rotorcraft includes a stabilizing mechanism configured to transfer a weight of a duct to an airframe of the rotorcraft, where the duct undergoes thermal expansion. The stabilizing mechanism includes a first stabilizing member attached to the duct, a second stabilizing member attached to the rotorcraft, and a coupling mechanism where the coupling mechanism is configured to couple the first stabilizing member to the second stabilizing member and accommodate thermal expansion of the duct by allowing for movement of the first stabilizing member relative to the second stabilizing member. In an example, the duct is an exhaust duct of an engine of the rotorcraft and heat from the engine cause the exhaust duct to undergo the thermal expansion.
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公开(公告)号：US10723472B2
公开(公告)日：2020-07-28
申请号：US15627393
申请日：2017-06-19
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor： Brent Scannell , Thomas Mast , Sarah R. Villanueva
Abstract: One example of a cowling assembly for a rotorcraft includes a stationary fairing affixed to an airframe of the rotorcraft, an articulated fairing hinged on the stationary fairing for articulation relative to the stationary fairing between a closed position, a first partially open maintenance position and a second fully open maintenance position. The articulated fairing is supported in the first maintenance position by a for example gas-charged strut and is releasably locked in the second maintenance position against the stationary fairing by a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes a latch blade disposed on the stationary fairing and a latch arranged on the articulated fairing, wherein a latch pin engages with a hole or recess in the latch blade when the latch blade extends through a slot in the articulated fairing.
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公开(公告)号：US10689126B2
公开(公告)日：2020-06-23
申请号：US15627412
申请日：2017-06-19
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor： Brent Scannell , Thomas Mast
Abstract: In one embodiment, there is described an inlet plenum assembly for a rotary aircraft, including: an inlet plenum defined on a first side by an inlet plenum wall and on a second side by a forward firewall assembly; the inlet plenum wall having a mechanical interface for receiving a reduction gearbox (RGB) to provide reduction gearing to the drive shaft; and the forward firewall assembly having an inlet aperture configured to receive a drive shaft to rotatably couple to an engine; wherein the forward firewall assembly includes a forward firewall upper and a forward firewall lower, the forward firewall upper configured to removably seat to the forward firewall lower.
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公开(公告)号：US20190084687A1
公开(公告)日：2019-03-21
申请号：US15706394
申请日：2017-09-15
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor： Brent Scannell , Thomas Mast
Abstract: This disclosure relates to an air inlet for an aircraft with an integrated hand hold. One innovative aspect of the subject matter described herein can be implemented as an air inlet on the exterior surface of a cowling for a rotorcraft, wherein the air inlet having a scoop that includes a bottom surface having a wide, flat, front edge that angles downward towards the back, an opening in the back for air to enter, and two lateral sides coupled to the bottom surface, where the two sides are planar on a top surface and become longer in height towards the opening in the back, and hand hold, where the hand hold is a trough or an indentation in the bottom surface of the scoop that extends along a side.
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公开(公告)号：US20190084686A1
公开(公告)日：2019-03-21
申请号：US15706366
申请日：2017-09-15
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor： Brent Scannell , Thomas Mast
Abstract: In one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an aircraft that includes a cowling having a j-track mounted on the inwardly facing surface and a rod pivotally connected to a stationary part of the aircraft at a first end and moveable within the j-track at a second end, so that, when the cowling is opened, the second end moves to lock into the j-shaped portion and hold the cowling open. In various embodiments, the first end may be pivotally connected to the aircraft by a quick release pin, and the second end may be connected to the j-track by a torsion spring. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the cowling is a bi-folding cowl having an upper portion and a lower portion, where the rod and the lower portion may include structures for retaining the lower portion in an opened position.
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Patent Agency Ranking
公开(公告)号：US20180362177A1
公开(公告)日：2018-12-20
申请号：US15627412
申请日：2017-06-19
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor： Brent Scannell , Thomas Mast
CPC classification number: B64D33/02 , B64C1/10 , B64C27/12 , B64C29/0033 , B64D2045/009
Abstract: In one embodiment, there is described an inlet plenum assembly for a rotary aircraft, including: an inlet plenum defined on a first side by an inlet plenum wall and on a second side by a forward firewall assembly; the inlet plenum wall having a mechanical interface for receiving a reduction gearbox (RGB) to provide reduction gearing to the drive shaft; and the forward firewall assembly having an inlet aperture configured to receive a drive shaft to rotatably couple to an engine; wherein the forward firewall assembly includes a forward firewall upper and a forward firewall lower, the forward firewall upper configured to removably seat to the forward firewall lower.
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公开(公告)号：US11248743B2
公开(公告)日：2022-02-15
申请号：US16155208
申请日：2018-10-09
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor： Joshua A. Emrich , Patrick Paquin , Eric C. Terry , Brent Scannell , Thomas Mast
Abstract: In some examples, a drain pan comprises a composite material forming a reservoir and a drain. The composite material comprises a polymeric resin and a reinforcing fiber. The reservoir is to catch a liquid from an engine and to support a step load. The drain is to drain the liquid from the reservoir. In some examples, a method comprises attaching a drain pan to an aircraft proximate an engine. The drain pan comprises a composite material forming a reservoir and a drain. The method further comprises catching a liquid from the engine in the reservoir of the drain pan and draining the liquid from the reservoir through the drain. In addition, the method comprises supporting a step load on the reservoir of the drain pan.
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公开(公告)号：US10766628B2
公开(公告)日：2020-09-08
申请号：US15706394
申请日：2017-09-15
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor： Brent Scannell , Thomas Mast
Abstract: This disclosure relates to an air inlet for an aircraft with an integrated hand hold. One innovative aspect of the subject matter described herein can be implemented as an air inlet on the exterior surface of a cowling for a rotorcraft, wherein the air inlet having a scoop that includes a bottom surface having a wide, flat, front edge that angles downward towards the back, an opening in the back for air to enter, and two lateral sides coupled to the bottom surface, where the two sides are planar on a top surface and become longer in height towards the opening in the back, and hand hold, where the hand hold is a trough or an indentation in the bottom surface of the scoop that extends along a side.
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公开(公告)号：US10435166B2
公开(公告)日：2019-10-08
申请号：US15597886
申请日：2017-05-17
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor： Brent Scannell , Jean Pierre Paradis , Thomas Mast
Abstract: An example cowling for a rotorcraft is hinged on a stationary part of an airframe of the rotorcraft and is pivotable from a closed position into a first partially open position and thereafter into a second fully open position. The example cowling includes a rod articulated on the cowling and having a free end configured to releasably engage with the airframe to hold the cowling in the first position; and at least one handhold attached to an exterior surface of the cowling, wherein the at least one handhold has a substantially straight section that in the fully open position rests on a top portion of the airframe so as to more evenly distribute the weight of the cowling on the airframe.
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公开(公告)号：US20190084685A1
公开(公告)日：2019-03-21
申请号：US15706338
申请日：2017-09-15
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor： Brent Scannell , Thomas Mast
Abstract: In one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an aircraft having a bi-folding cowl for providing full access to equipment without completely removing the cowl. The bi-folding cowl has an upper portion and a lower portion mechanically connected along the adjacent edges, where the upper and lower portions fold so that the inner surfaces face each other when opened. In another embodiment, the bi-folding cowl has at least three maintenance positions, including partially-opened, fully-opened, and fully-opened, lying flat on the surface of the aircraft.
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