公开(公告)号：US11279478B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-22

申请号：US16444686

申请日：2019-06-18

Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.

Inventor： Carlos Alexander Fenny ,  Nicholas Brodeur ,  Rohn Lee Olson ,  Kevin Morris

IPC: B64C29/00 ,  B64C39/06 ,  B64C3/10

Abstract: An aircraft that is convertible between a helicopter mode and an airplane mode. The aircraft includes a fuselage with a longitudinal axis and a vertical axis and distributed propulsion array that surrounds the vertical axis when the aircraft is operating the helicopter mode and surrounds the longitudinal axis when the aircraft is operating in the airplane mode.

公开(公告)号：US20180244381A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-30

申请号：US15593554

申请日：2017-05-12

Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.

Inventor： Carlos Alexander Fenny ,  Rohn Lee Olson ,  Andrew James Zahasky

IPC: B64C29/02 ,  B64C39/06

CPC classification number: B64C29/02 ,  B64C1/068 ,  B64C3/10 ,  B64C11/28 ,  B64C27/08 ,  B64C27/12 ,  B64C27/50 ,  B64C29/0025 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C39/06 ,  B64C39/062 ,  B64C2001/0045 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64D31/00 ,  B64D2027/026

Abstract: An aircraft capable of vertical takeoff and landing, stationary flight and forward flight includes a closed wing that provides lift whenever the aircraft is in forward flight, a fuselage at least partially disposed within a perimeter of the closed wing, and one or more spokes coupling the closed wing to the fuselage. One or more engines or motors are disposed within or attached to the closed wing, fuselage or spokes. Three or more propellers are proximate to a leading edge of the closed wing or the one or more spokes, distributed along the closed wing or the one or more spokes, and operably connected to the one or more engines or motors. The propellers provide lift whenever the aircraft is in vertical takeoff and landing and stationary flight, and provide thrust whenever the aircraft is in forward flight.

公开(公告)号：US20180186445A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-05

申请号：US15593521

申请日：2017-05-12

Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.

Inventor： Carlos Alexander Fenny ,  Rohn Lee Olson ,  Andrew James Zahasky

IPC: B64C11/28 ,  B64C29/00 ,  B64C39/06

Abstract: A rotor blade rotation system includes two or more rotor blades, each rotor blade in mechanical communication with a hub and pivotable about an axis of rotation, a bearing plate comprising a rotating portion and a non-rotating portion, a fold linkage coupled to the rotating portion of the bearing plate and in mechanical communication with the rotor blade, and an actuator coupled to the non-rotating portion of the bearing plate and operable to reposition the bearing plate from a first position to a second position such that the folding links pivot the rotor blades from a deployed position to a forward folded position.

公开(公告)号：USD796414S1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-05

申请号：US29564597

申请日：2016-05-13

Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.

Designer： Carlos Alexander Fenny ,  Rohn Lee Olson ,  Andrew James Zahasky