公开(公告)号：US20210107618A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-15

申请号：US16596922

申请日：2019-10-09

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： Nicholas Ralph Carlson ,  William Anthony Amante ,  Timothy Brian Carr

IPC: B64C1/06

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to an aircraft fuselage comprises two keel beams and two roof beams. Each keel beam is formed as a single component having no joints. Each keel beam comprises a first portion that is configured to define a floor of an aircraft and a second portion that is configured to define a tail section of an aircraft. The second portion is positioned at an angle relative to the first portion. Each roof beam is coupled to the second portion of a corresponding keel beam at a point remote from the first portion. Each roof beam and a corresponding keel beam are positioned along a single butt line relative to an aircraft fuselage centerline. Frame members are coupled to both keel beams and both roof beams.

公开(公告)号：US20210053674A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-25

申请号：US16545422

申请日：2019-08-20

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc

Inventor： Timothy Brian Carr ,  William Anthony Amante ,  Brian John Cox

IPC: B64C25/52 ,  B64C27/04 ,  B29C70/52 ,  B29C70/54

Abstract: Various implementations directed to composite skid members are provided. In one implementation, an aircraft landing gear assembly may include two skid members configured to contact the ground, where each skid member includes composite material manufactured using a pultrusion process. The aircraft landing gear assembly may also include a plurality of cross members configured to couple to a fuselage of an aircraft and configured to interconnect the two skid members.

公开(公告)号：US11338917B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-24

申请号：US17036942

申请日：2020-09-29

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： William Anthony Amante ,  Timothy Brian Carr

IPC: B64C29/00 ,  F04D27/00 ,  F04D29/18

Abstract: In an embodiment, a ducted fan assembly includes a housing that further includes a rotor. The ducted fan assembly also includes a rim that defines an opening surrounding at least a portion of the housing. The ducted fan assembly also includes a movable leading edge that is attached to the rim and extends around at least a portion of a perimeter of the ducted fan assembly, where the movable leading edge is adjustable between at least a first position and a second position.

公开(公告)号：US20210403136A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US16916732

申请日：2020-06-30

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Richard Carpenter, JR. ,  Timothy Brian Carr ,  Nicholas Hou ,  William Anthony Amante

IPC: B64C1/06

Abstract: A replaceable web structure for an aircraft frame is described and includes a plurality of structural members fabricated from a first type of material, the replaceable web structure comprising a plurality of web members fabricated from thin sheets of a second type of material, wherein each of the web members is fastened to a web frame of one of the structural members to replace a web portion of the one of the structural members; wherein the second type of material is lighter weight than the first type of material; and wherein the second type of material is more heat-resistant than the first material.

公开(公告)号：US20210363782A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-25

申请号：US16915322

申请日：2020-06-29

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： William Anthony Amante ,  Arunkumar Koppa Siddalingappa ,  Darpan Bansal

IPC: E05B7/00

Abstract: A handle assembly for an access panel is described and includes a center body portion; first and second handles rotatably connected to the center body portion such that the handles are rotatable toward each other to a first position and away from each other to a second position; and a gear assembly for connecting the first and second handles to the center body portion.

公开(公告)号：US20210139139A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-13

申请号：US16679018

申请日：2019-11-08

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： Karl Schroeder ,  Timothy Brian Carr ,  David G. Carlson ,  Kevin Stump ,  William Anthony Amante ,  Joseph Richard Carpenter, JR.

IPC: B64C27/32 ,  B64C27/46 ,  B64F5/10

Abstract: A duct for a ducted-rotor aircraft may include an internal structure and an aerodynamic exterior skin that is adhesively bonded to the internal structure. The skin may include a leading-edge portion disposed at an inlet of the duct and an inner portion disposed along an interior of the duct. The inner portion of the skin may be bonded to the internal structure with a first bondline of adhesive and the leading-edge portion of the skin may be bonded to the inner portion of the skin with a second bondline of adhesive. One or both of the first and second bondlines of adhesive may be of non-uniform thickness to take up tolerance stackups between the inner portion of the skin, the leading-edge portion of the skin, and the internal structure.

公开(公告)号：US20210139130A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-13

申请号：US16679121

申请日：2019-11-08

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： Karl Schroeder ,  William Anthony Amante ,  Joseph Richard Carpenter, JR. ,  Christopher Marion Johnson

IPC: B64C11/00 ,  B64C11/46 ,  B64C11/02 ,  B64D27/26

Abstract: A duct for a ducted-rotor aircraft may include internal structural components such as a spindle that is supported by a fuselage of the aircraft, first and second annular spars that are attached to an end of the spindle, a central hub that supports a motor of the aircraft, a plurality of stators that extend from the central hub to the second spar, and a plurality of ribs that are attached to the first spar and the second spar at respective opposed ends. The spindle may include an attachment interface to which the first and second spars are attached. The attachment interface may be disposed at the second end of the spindle. The attachment interface may define first and second arc-shaped planar surfaces to which the first and second spars, respectively, are attached.

公开(公告)号：US20210101676A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-08

申请号：US16593998

申请日：2019-10-05

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： Karl Schroeder ,  William Anthony Amante ,  Joseph Richard Carpenter, JR. ,  David G. Carlson

IPC: B64C27/32 ,  B64F5/10

Abstract: An annular spar for a ducted-rotor of an aircraft may be fabricated from composite material, such as carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP). The spar may include an annular plate, a first circumferential flange that extends from an outer edge of the plate, and a second circumferential flange that extends from an inner edge of the plate. The first and second circumferential flanges may taper inwardly toward a center axis of the spar. The spar may be constructed of a plurality of layers of CFRP. One or more of the layers may be fabricated from a single ply of CFRP, and one or more other layers may be fabricated from a plurality of plies of CFRP. The spar may exhibit a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) that allows an associated tip gap to remain essentially constant throughout a range of operating temperatures.

公开(公告)号：US20200290725A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-17

申请号：US16732198

申请日：2019-12-31

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： Chad Lewis Jarrett ,  Frank Bradley Stamps ,  Daniel Bryan Robertson ,  Kirk Landon Groninga ,  Matthew Edward Louis ,  William Anthony Amante ,  Robert Vaughn ,  Joseph Richard Carpenter, JR.

IPC: B64C11/00 ,  B64C11/02 ,  B64D27/26

Abstract: An aircraft has a ducted thruster. The ducted thruster includes a duct having an inner wall, a stator hub disposed within the duct, a first stator extending along a first longitudinal axis between the inner wall and the stator hub, and a second stator. The second stator extends along a second longitudinal axis between the inner wall and the stator hub. The second longitudinal axis is either (1) substantially perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis or (2) substantially parallel to the first longitudinal axis and offset from the first longitudinal axis.