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公开(公告)号：US20230211879A1
公开(公告)日：2023-07-06
申请号：US17569818
申请日：2022-01-06
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Steven R. Ivans , Brent C. Ross , Mathew Chapdelaine , Berlin B. Benfield
CPC classification number: B64C39/024 , B64C1/1415 , B64C29/0008 , B64C2201/024 , B64C2201/128
Abstract: A vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, including: a vehicle controller circuit programmed to operate the VTOL aircraft without an onboard human operator; a rotor system; an airframe; and an external cargo coupling to receive an external payload of at least approximately 300 pounds beneath the airframe.
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公开(公告)号：US20230211876A1
公开(公告)日：2023-07-06
申请号：US17569996
申请日：2022-01-06
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Thomas Dewey Parsons
CPC classification number: B64C27/12 , B64D31/12 , B64D31/10 , B64D45/04 , F02C9/42 , F05D2220/329 , F05D2270/093 , F05D2270/13
Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to an aircraft having a multi-engine configuration with multiple engines. The aircraft may have a flight control system coupled to the multiple engines with a multi-engine interface. The flight control system may be configured to shutdown at least one engine of the multiple engines during reduced-engine operation by continuously calculating altitude for the reduced-engine operation based on one or more of an aircraft descent rate of the aircraft and an engine restart time of the at least one engine.
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公开(公告)号：US20230210253A1
公开(公告)日：2023-07-06
申请号：US17569152
申请日：2022-01-05
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Michael Ross Wilkinson , James Everett Kooiman , Clegg Benjamin Brian Smith , Jeffrey Matthew Williams , Tjepke Heeringa , David G. Carlson
CPC classification number: A47B5/00 , B64D11/00 , A47B2200/0066
Abstract: An aircraft includes a fuselage having a former therein and a work platform system. The work platform system includes a platform that is moveable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. The work platform system also has a hinge pin received by the platform. A platform stop is carried by the former and configured to inhibit rotation of the platform about the hinge pin when the platform is in the deployed configuration. The hinge pin is carried by the former.
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公开(公告)号：US11691725B2
公开(公告)日：2023-07-04
申请号：US17528989
申请日：2021-11-17
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Steven R. Ivans , Robert Roe
CPC classification number: B64C29/0033 , B64C39/04
Abstract: One embodiment is an aircraft including first and second fuselages; a wing assembly connecting the first and second fuselages, wherein the first and second fuselages are parallel to one another; first and second forward propulsion systems tiltably attached to forward ends of the first and second fuselages; and first and second aft propulsion systems fixedly attached proximate aft ends of the first and second fuselages.
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公开(公告)号：US11691723B2
公开(公告)日：2023-07-04
申请号：US17307845
申请日：2021-05-04
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Thomas C. Parham, Jr. , Frank Bradley Stamps , Jouyoung Jason Choi , Albert Gerard Brand , Michael Scott Seifert , Richard E. Rauber , John E. Brunken, Jr.
CPC classification number: B64C29/0033 , B64C11/008 , B64C11/02 , B64C11/32
Abstract: A gimbaled rotor assembly for an aircraft. The gimbaled rotor assembly including a static mast; a spherical bearing comprising an inner component and an outer component pivotable relative to each other about a bearing focus, the inner component fixedly coupled to the static mast; a rotor hub rotatably coupled to the outer component, allowing for relative rotation of the rotor hub about a rotor axis and for pivoting together with the outer component about the bearing focus; and a primary hub spring coupling the outer component to the static mast and configured for opposing pivoting of the rotor hub about the bearing focus from a neutral position.
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公开(公告)号：US11628928B2
公开(公告)日：2023-04-18
申请号：US17191075
申请日：2021-03-03
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Clifton L. Harrell , Christos Bais , Curtis R. Higgens , Thomas Earl Johnson, Jr. , David Adjei
Abstract: In an embodiment, a method of monitoring force equalization (FEQ) sensors on a vehicle utilizing redundant actuation systems for one or more control surfaces includes determining, via a force sensor, a first measured force applied by a first actuation system in relation to a control surface, where the control surface is redundantly serviced by a plurality of actuation systems that include the first actuation system. The method also includes updating a measured-force time series for the first actuation system with the first measured force. The method also includes determining variation in at least a portion of the measured-force time series responsive to the updating. The method also includes identifying a first static condition in the measured-force time series in response to a determination that the variation in the measured-force time series is no greater than a minimum amount of variation.
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公开(公告)号：US11628923B2
公开(公告)日：2023-04-18
申请号：US16949868
申请日：2020-11-18
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Abey Kurikesu , Amarjit O. Kizhakkepat
Abstract: An aircraft, including a fixed nacelle disposed on a wing of the aircraft, the fixed nacelle including a nacelle opening; a proprotor pylon disposed on the wing and rotatable relative to the fixed nacelle between a substantially horizontal position and a non-horizontal position, wherein rotation of the proprotor pylon to a non-horizontal position exposes the nacelle opening; and a movable cover disposed on at least one of the wing and fixed nacelle, said movable cover including a plurality of cover members that are movable between a closed position where at least a portion of the cover members collectively form a protective cover in front of the nacelle opening when the proprotor pylon is positioned in the non-horizontal position and a stowed position where at least a portion of the plurality of cover members are stowed. In other aspects, there is provide a method of covering a nacelle opening.
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公开(公告)号：US11628737B2
公开(公告)日：2023-04-18
申请号：US16780670
申请日：2020-02-03
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Michael Kevin McNair , Mark David Stoufflet
IPC: H02J7/00 , H02J7/14 , B60L53/62 , B64C39/02 , B64D41/00 , B60L53/36 , B60L53/66 , B60L53/50 , B60L58/12 , B60L53/14 , H01R13/642 , H01R13/62 , B60L53/12
Abstract: One embodiment includes an electrical tanker aircraft for in-flight recharging a worker aircraft, comprising: a charge source; an umbilical to engage an in-flight charge recipient aircraft; and control logic to determine that the umbilical has engaged the charge recipient aircraft, and to transfer charge until a termination condition is met.
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公开(公告)号：US11624604B2
公开(公告)日：2023-04-11
申请号：US16811088
申请日：2020-03-06
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Brennan Loyd Stults , Nicholas Anthony Stahl
Abstract: An example of a concentric probe includes an outer shroud having a bore that extends through the outer shroud, an inner shroud located within the outer shroud and having a bore that extends through the inner shroud, the inner shroud joined to the outer shroud via brazing, an annulus defined by a space between the inner shroud and a wall of the bore of the outer shroud, a plenum defined by a space between the inner shroud and the wall of the bore of the outer shroud, the plenum being in fluid communication with the annulus, and a transducer disposed within inner shroud.
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公开(公告)号：US20230067093A1
公开(公告)日：2023-03-02
申请号：US17410442
申请日：2021-08-24
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Andrew Maresh , Kyle Cravener
Abstract: Disclosed is a blade lock assembly, which may include a drag brace coupled to a fold crank assembly and to a rotary wing blade and may further include an actuator assembly configured to be coupled to a rotary wing cuff. The actuator assembly may include an actuator pin housing, an actuation pin at least partially sheathed by the actuator pin housing, and an actuator configured to extend and retract the actuation pin away from and toward the actuator pin housing.
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