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公开(公告)号:US11065775B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-20
申请号:US16740977
申请日:2020-01-13
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: Phillip A. Kendrick , Levi H. Armstrong
IPC: B26D1/00 , B29D99/00 , B29C53/00 , B29C70/00 , B26D7/00 , B26D1/157 , B29C53/60 , B29C70/54 , B26D7/01 , B29C69/00 , B26D1/10 , B26D3/16 , B26D1/08 , B29C65/00 , B32B3/12 , B32B37/14 , B29C70/30
Abstract: A method of cutting a wafer of composite core from a bulk composite core including the steps of placing the bulk composite core in a container, the bulk composite core having a plurality of tube members; depositing a potting compound in contact with an outer surface of the bulk composite core; curing the potting compound; and after curing of the potting compound, cutting through each of the tube members. A method of cutting a wafer of composite core from a bulk composite core, the method comprising the steps of stabilizing the bulk composite core by wrapping an exterior of the bulk composite core with a composite wrap, the bulk composite core having a plurality of tube members; curing the composite wrap; and cutting through each of the tube members.
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公开(公告)号:US20210217255A1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-15
申请号:US16743988
申请日:2020-01-15
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: Scott David POSTER , Brian Edward TUCKER
Abstract: An exemplary internal wireless sensor monitoring system includes a wireless sensor positioned inside of an enclosed housing to monitor a condition in the housing, a wireless gateway positioned outside of the housing, a gateway antenna located in the housing configured to wirelessly communicate with the wireless sensor, and a conductor extending through a penetration in the housing and connecting the gateway antenna and the wireless gateway.
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公开(公告)号:US11053001B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-06
申请号:US16447618
申请日:2019-06-20
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: Glenn Alan Shimek , Jared Mark Paulson , Tom Donovan , Michael Christopher Burnett
Abstract: A rotorcraft includes a main rotor system coupled to a mast and a rotor assembly. The rotor assembly includes a yoke comprising a rotor coupling, a first damper mount attached to the rotor coupling, a rotor extension configured to couple to the rotor coupling and comprising a second damper mount, a damper coupled to the first and second damper mounts, and a fairing enclosing the damper and the yoke.
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公开(公告)号:US11001373B2
公开(公告)日:2021-05-11
申请号:US16555515
申请日:2019-08-29
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: Derek William Heard , Richard Theodore Perryman , Nathan Craig Clark , Joshua Andrew Emrich , Yann Lavallee , Ralph Michael Gannarelli
Abstract: A movable ballast system for an aircraft includes first and second ballast docks secured to the aircraft. The first ballast dock includes a first housing and a first ballast tray secured within the first housing. The first ballast tray includes a plurality of channels. The second ballast dock is positioned aft of a CG of the aircraft and includes a second housing and a second ballast tray secured within the second housing. The second ballast tray includes a plurality of channels. The movable ballast system includes a plurality of movable ballasts, each movable ballast of the plurality of movable ballasts being configured to fit within at least one channel of each of the plurality of channels of the first and second ballast trays.
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公开(公告)号:US10994837B1
公开(公告)日:2021-05-04
申请号:US16655855
申请日:2019-10-17
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: Kyle Thomas Cravener , Andrew Maresh , Mark Adam Wiinikka
Abstract: An exemplary pitch lock for a tiltrotor aircraft to enable and disable a pitching degree of freedom of a rotor blade assembly includes a first tab coupled to a blade stop assembly, the first tab having a first ramp surface, a second tab coupled to a blade cuff, the second tab having a second ramp surface, a hasp having a central opening to receive the first and the second tab and rollers rotatably coupled to the hasp on opposite sides of the central opening, where the rollers engage the first and second ramp surfaces and retain the first and the second tabs in the central opening.
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公开(公告)号:US20210122468A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-29
申请号:US17005704
申请日:2020-08-28
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: Kevin Morris , Nicholas Brodeur , Pascal Flynn-Robitaille , Mathieu Beland
IPC: B64D1/10 , B64C29/02 , B64C39/08 , B64C1/00 , B64C1/22 , B64C1/14 , B64D27/24 , B64C39/02 , B64D41/00 , G05D1/10 , E05F15/00
Abstract: An autonomous cargo delivery aircraft operable to transition between thrust-borne lift in a VTOL orientation and wing-borne lift in a biplane orientation. The aircraft includes a fuselage having an aerodynamic shape with a leading edge, a trailing edge and first and second sides. First and second wings are coupled to the fuselage proximate the first and second sides, respectively. A distributed thrust array includes a first pair of propulsion assemblies coupled to the first wing and a second pair of propulsion assemblies coupled to the second wing. A flight control system is operably associated with the distributed thrust array and configured to independently control each of the propulsion assemblies. The first side of the fuselage includes a door configured to provide access to a cargo bay disposed within the fuselage from an exterior of the aircraft with a predetermined clearance relative to the first pair of propulsion assemblies.
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公开(公告)号:US20210122458A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-29
申请号:US16661740
申请日:2019-10-23
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: Pascal Flynn-Robitaille
Abstract: An aircraft includes a wing and a rotor pod mounted to the wing. The rotor pod includes a body having a forward end and an aft end. A propeller is mounted to the body of the rotor pod at the forward end. A control surface is mounted to the body of the rotor pod between the forward and aft ends and extends outwardly from the body. The control surface is displaceable relative to the body between a first control configuration and a second control configuration to control an attitude of the aircraft. The control surface in the first control configuration is closer to the propeller than the control surface in the second control configuration.
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公开(公告)号:US20210114723A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-22
申请号:US17081654
申请日:2020-10-27
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: John Robert Wittmaak, JR. , Steven M. Loveland , Joshua Allan Edler , Alan Hisashi Steinert , Stephen Yibum Chung , Matthew Edward Louis
IPC: B64C29/00
Abstract: A modular tandem tiltrotor aircraft in which the tiltrotor assemblies are operably coupled at the forward and aft ends of the fuselage of the aircraft is disclosed. The modular tandem tiltrotor assemblies are capable of rotating between a vertical lift position and a horizontal flight position. The modular tandem tiltrotor aircraft can be structurally more efficient and lower drag than a conventional tiltrotor, has better control authority and lifting capacity than hybrid-quads and tail-sitters, and has more range than a helicopter or multi-rotor. The modular tandem tiltrotor aircraft can orbit and search over a broad area, or can hover for long periods, depending on the application. Instead of providing a multi-function tandem tiltrotor aircraft that is generally suited for all applications, but not optimized for any, the modular tandem tiltrotor aircraft allows for customized configuration to optimize the aircraft for a particular application.
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公开(公告)号:US20210107625A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-15
申请号:US17069816
申请日:2020-10-13
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: Luke Dafydd Gillett , James Rigsby , Jeffrey Kirkman , Craig Lovell , Andrew Carter , Aaron Alexander Acee
Abstract: A rotorcraft has a horizontal stabilizer movable about an axis of rotation and a horizontal stabilizer control system configured to control the horizontal stabilizer to at least one of move the rotorcraft into a minimum drag position, maintain the aircraft in a minimum drag position, efficiently achieve a maneuver, enter efficient autorotation, and maintain efficient autorotation.
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公开(公告)号:US20210094684A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-01
申请号:US16584240
申请日:2019-09-26
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: Michael Raymond Hull , Daniel Duane Donley
IPC: B64C27/72 , H04B10/116
Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a rotor system for an aircraft comprising a gearbox configured to receive torque from a drive train, a mast having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is attached to the gearbox and the mast configured to rotate in response to the torque from the drive train, a rotor hub attached to the second end of the mast, a first light transceiver mounted adjacent to the first end of the mast, wherein the first light transceiver is does not rotate relative to the mast, and a second light transceiver mounted adjacent to the second end of the mast, wherein the second light transceiver rotates with the mast.
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