Rear storage for golf cars
    202.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10881929B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-05

    申请号:US16241603

    申请日:2019-01-07

    Applicant: Textron Inc.

    Inventor: Paul Morgan

    Abstract: An auxiliary storage compartment for a golf car, wherein the auxiliary storage compartment comprises a storage receptacle disposed on a rear deck of a body of a golf car behind and accessible from a seating structure of the golf car. In various instances, the storage receptacle comprising at least one sidewall that defines an interior storage space of the storage receptacle.

    Integrated blade root bearing carrier assembly

    公开(公告)号:US10851841B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-01

    申请号:US16540633

    申请日:2019-08-14

    Abstract: One embodiment is a bearing carrier assembly including a circular shield having top and bottom surfaces; and a number of bearing separators integrated with the bottom surface of the shield, wherein each pair of bearing separators defines a receptacle for receiving and retaining a bearing therewithin and wherein the shield blocks the received bearings from debris and retains lubricant around the received bearings. Each of the bearing separators may include a spacer element for separating adjacent ones of the bearings. The bearing carrier assembly may be made up of a number of carrier sections that interconnect to form the bearing carrier assembly.

    Electrical load shed to increase available aircraft power

    公开(公告)号:US10829239B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-10

    申请号:US16059655

    申请日:2018-08-09

    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to systems and methods for managing electrical load in an aircraft comprising a generator coupled to an aircraft engine, and a power distribution controller configured to monitor current engine operating parameters and to reduce an electrical load on the generator when the engine operating parameters reach a limit during specified aircraft operating conditions. The system may further comprise a non-essential electrical bus coupled to the generator, wherein the electrical load on the generator is reduced by disconnecting the non-essential bus from the generator. The generator may be coupled to the aircraft engine via an accessory gearbox or a transmission gearbox. The monitored current engine operating parameters comprise one or more of an engine torque, a gas generator RPM, and a temperature. The aircraft operating conditions may comprise one or more of a takeoff, a landing, or an engine failure.

    Multirotor aircraft with collective for autorotation

    公开(公告)号:US10829200B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-10

    申请号:US15807843

    申请日:2017-11-09

    Abstract: A multirotor aircraft comprises at least three proprotors. Each proprotor has a plurality of rotor blades pivotably attached to a mast assembly. When a rotor blade pitch angle is changed for a proprotor, all rotor blades on the proprotor change to a same pitch angle. The proprotors are configured to spin freely when a power source is disengaged or fails. In various embodiments, one or more engines provides power to each proprotor, or at least one engine provides power to two or more proprotors. A rotor blade control system is configured to control a collective rotor blade pitch angle on each proprotor independently of the rotor blade pitch on the other proprotors. The rotor blade control system is configured to set a negative collective rotor blade pitch angle on an unpowered proprotor, such as in response to manual inputs by a pilot or in response to current engine conditions.

    FLUIDIC FLEXIBLE MATRIX COMPOSITE (FFMC) TUBE VIBRATION CONTROL SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20200347903A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-05

    申请号:US16399458

    申请日:2019-04-30

    Abstract: An aircraft comprises an aircraft component, a sensor, and a multiple frequency vibration absorber (absorber). The sensor is operable to detect a frequency of a vibration of the aircraft component. The absorber is coupled to the aircraft component and configured to absorb the vibration. The absorber comprises a beam element, a fluidic flexible matrix composite (FFMC) tube, a valve, and a controller. The beam element is attached to the aircraft component. The fluidic flexible matrix composite (FFMC) tube is coupled to the beam element and is operable to absorb the vibration based on a stiffness of the FFMC tube. The valve is fluidically coupled to the FFMC tube and is to control the stiffness of the FFMC tube based on regulating a flow of a liquid through the FFMC tube. The controller can actively control absorption of the vibration via the FFMC tube based on opening and/or closing the valve.

    Vertical Takeoff and Landing System
    208.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200339256A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-29

    申请号:US16398222

    申请日:2019-04-29

    Inventor: Steven Ray Ivans

    Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to a vertical takeoff and landing system. In one implementation, the vertical takeoff and landing system includes a carriage. The carriage includes a thrust component configured to provide vertical and/or horizontal thrust for the carriage and one or more housings configured to receive an aircraft in a joined configuration of the carriage and the aircraft.

    ELECTRICALLY-POWERED SWIVELING TAIL ROTOR SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20200339252A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-29

    申请号:US16398106

    申请日:2019-04-29

    Abstract: According to one implementation of the present disclosure, a tail rotor system of a rotorcraft includes an electric motor, a swiveling actuator, a spindle, and a hub assembly. The hub assembly may be configured to position two or more blades. Also, in response to a control signal, the swiveling actuator may be configured to actuate swivel rotation of the spindle around a vertical axis such that the hub assembly turns from a first horizontal directional axis to a second horizontal directional axis.

    Aircraft lubrication system
    210.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10816085B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-27

    申请号:US15874054

    申请日:2018-01-18

    Abstract: A system is provided in one example embodiment and may include a first reservoir for a lubricant; a second reservoir for the lubricant, wherein the first reservoir and the second reservoir are interconnected; a first pumping element to pump the lubricant from the first reservoir at a first flow rate; a second pumping element to pump the lubricant at a second flow rate, wherein the first flow rate and the second flow rate are different; and a gearbox coupled to the first pumping element and the second pumping element. The first reservoir may have a larger volume than the second reservoir and the first flow rate may be higher than the second flow rate.

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