Composite Flexure for Tiltrotor Rotor System
    21.
    发明申请
    Composite Flexure for Tiltrotor Rotor System 有权
    用于倾斜转子转子系统的复合挠曲

    公开(公告)号:US20150034772A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-05

    申请号:US13958192

    申请日:2013-08-02

    CPC classification number: B64C27/33 B64C27/48 B64C29/0033

    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a composite flexure may secure a rotor blade to a yoke in a tiltrotor rotor system. The composite flexure includes a composite body, a first end configured to couple the composite member to the yoke, and a second end configured to couple the composite member to the rotor blade.

    Abstract translation: 根据一个实施例,复合挠曲件可将转子叶片固定在倾斜转子转子系统中的轭。 复合挠曲件包括复合体,构造成将复合构件耦合到轭的第一端,以及构造成将复合构件耦合到转子叶片的第二端。

    Rotor assembly with high lock-number blades

    公开(公告)号:US10472057B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-12

    申请号:US15432910

    申请日:2017-02-14

    Abstract: An aircraft rotor assembly has a central hub and a plurality of rotor blades coupled to the hub for rotation with the hub about an axis, each blade having a Lock number of approximately 5 or greater. A lead-lag pivot for each blade is formed by a flexure coupling the associated blade to the hub. Each pivot is a radial distance from the axis and allows for in-plane lead-lag motion of the associated blade relative to the hub, each pivot allowing for in-plane motion from a neutral position of at least 1 degree in each of the lead and lag directions. Elastic deformation of the flexure produces a biasing force for biasing the associated blade toward the neutral position, and the biasing force is selected to achieve a first in-plane frequency of greater than 1/rev for each blade.

    Vibration Attenuator
    23.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190263512A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-29

    申请号:US16284931

    申请日:2019-02-25

    Abstract: A vibration attenuator for a rotor is rotatable about a mast axis and has a frame configured for rotation about the mast axis relative to the rotor. A first mass is axially translatable in a first direction relative to the frame parallel to a first axis, and a first biasing force urges the first mass toward a first-mass rest position in which the first mass is symmetric about the mast axis. A second mass is axially translatable in a second direction relative to the frame parallel to a second axis, and a second biasing force urges the second mass toward a second-mass rest position in which the second mass is symmetric about the mast axis. A selected first or second mass moves radially outward from the rest position to oppose vibrations in the rotor.

    Soft-in-Plane Proprotor Systems
    25.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180162519A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-14

    申请号:US15375385

    申请日:2016-12-12

    Abstract: A soft-in-plane proprotor system for a tiltrotor aircraft having a helicopter mode and an airplane mode. The proprotor system includes a hub, a plurality of proprotor blades and a plurality of loop yokes, each coupling one of the proprotor blades with the hub and each including first and second longitudinal sections extending between inboard and outboard arcuate sections and a bearing assembly disposed between the inboard and outboard arcuate sections of each loop yoke. Each bearing assembly includes a flapping bearing disposed generally within the inboard arcuate section of the respective loop yoke and coupled to the hub, a lead-lag damper coupled to the hub, a centrifugal force bearing disposed generally within the outboard arcuate section of the respective loop yoke and a blade anchor coupled between the lead-lag damper and the centrifugal force bearing. The blade anchor is also coupled to the respective proprotor blade.

    Loop Yoke for Proprotor Systems
    26.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180162518A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-14

    申请号:US15375356

    申请日:2016-12-12

    Abstract: A yoke for providing a centrifugal force retention load path between a proprotor blade and a hub of a soft-in-plane proprotor system operable for use on a tiltrotor aircraft. The yoke includes a continuous loop having a longitudinal axis and first and second longitudinal sections extending between inboard and outboard arcuate sections. A flapping bearing receiving region is disposed at least partially within the inboard arcuate section to an interior of the continuous loop. A centrifugal force bearing receiving region is disposed at least partially within the outboard arcuate section to the interior of the continuous loop. The continuous loop is formed from a composite material having a plurality of double bias material plies and a plurality of unidirectional material plies such that the number of unidirectional material plies is greater than the number of double bias material plies.

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