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公开(公告)号：US20230009616A1
公开(公告)日：2023-01-12
申请号：US17368218
申请日：2021-07-06
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Simon Rodrigue , Sebastien Duval
Abstract: A retractable cargo hook for aircraft is described. The cargo hook comprises a torsion spring allowing rotatable attachment to an aircraft body. An optional recessed portion of the aircraft body can house and receive the cargo hook. This can protect interior components from crashes which can push the cargo hook into the aircraft fuselage, damaging components.
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公开(公告)号：US20230008322A1
公开(公告)日：2023-01-12
申请号：US17369470
申请日：2021-07-07
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Brian E. Tucker , Bryan Kenneth Baskin
IPC: G01M13/04 , B64C27/605
Abstract: Embodiments are directed to systems and methods for estimating wear in aircraft rotor systems. Data associated with loads and motions of a swashplate actuator is collected. The swashplate actuator drives a swashplate and at least one control link is coupled to the swashplate. The loads and motions of the at least one control link is estimated based upon the loads and motions of the swashplate actuator. Using a wear model, the current wear of control link components is estimated due to the loads and motions of the at least one control link. Wear estimates for the components are aggregated across multiple flights and used to determine when maintenance actions should occur.
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公开(公告)号：US11548630B2
公开(公告)日：2023-01-10
申请号：US16732065
申请日：2019-12-31
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： William Anthony Amante , Karl Schroeder , Joseph Richard Carpenter, Jr. , Timothy Brian Carr
Abstract: A ducted-rotor aircraft includes a fuselage, first and second ducts, and a spindle that is coupled to the fuselage. Each duct includes a rotor having a plurality of blades. The first and second ducts are coupled to opposed ends of the spindle. The spindle is rotatably coupled to the fuselage with first and second bearings. The first bearing is configured to react to radial loads and the second bearing is configured to react to both radial and axial loads. The spindle includes a shaft, first and second fittings secured to opposed ends of the shaft, and first and second attachment interfaces that are attachable to the first and second ducts. The attachment interfaces may be integral with the fittings. Alternatively, the fittings may be configured to be secured to the attachment interfaces with fasteners.
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公开(公告)号：US11548608B2
公开(公告)日：2023-01-10
申请号：US17223274
申请日：2021-04-06
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Joseph Scott Drennan , Carlos Alexander Fenny , Michael John Ryan , John Richard McCullough , Brett Rodney Zimmerman
Abstract: A parasite aircraft for airborne deployment and retrieve includes a wing; a fuselage rotatably mounted to the wing; a dock disposed on top of the fuselage and configured to receive a maneuverable capture device of a carrier aircraft; a pair of tail members extending from the fuselage; and a plurality of landing gear mounted to the wing. A method of preparing a parasite aircraft for flight includes unfolding an end portion of a wing; unfolding an end portion of a tail member of the parasite aircraft; and rotating a fuselage of the parasite aircraft so that the fuselage is perpendicular to the wing. A method of preparing a parasite aircraft for storage includes rotating a fuselage of the parasite aircraft to be parallel with a wing of the parasite aircraft; folding an end portion of the wing; and folding an end portion of a tail member of the parasite aircraft.
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公开(公告)号：US20230002040A1
公开(公告)日：2023-01-05
申请号：US17363051
申请日：2021-06-30
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Charles Eric Covington , Brian E. Tucker
Abstract: A torque measurement system determines torque on a shaft by monitoring angular deflection of the shaft under load using phase shift measurements. Calibration of the system uses a defined offset that is determined using a reference operating condition. The offset calibration value is determined for a rotorcraft using the following steps: defining a reference operational condition in which the shaft is rotating, estimating the torque at the reference condition based on aerodynamic knowledge of the rotors coupled to the shaft, operating the shaft at the reference operational condition, capturing sensor data to determine the phase difference at the operational condition, and associating the phase difference and an estimated torque as a calibration value to enable calculation of torque in the torque measurement system.
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公开(公告)号：US20220402627A1
公开(公告)日：2022-12-22
申请号：US17519321
申请日：2021-11-04
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Carlos Alexander Fenny , David Perry Schultz , Robert Reynolds , Rodney Cahoon
Abstract: An aircraft thermal hydraulic active-warming system includes an active thermal-warming valve interoperably coupled between a hydraulic pressure line and a hydraulic low-pressure return line and a hydraulic actuator arranged in parallel with the active thermal-warming valve between the hydraulic pressure line and the hydraulic low-pressure return line.
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公开(公告)号：US11519196B2
公开(公告)日：2022-12-06
申请号：US16915322
申请日：2020-06-29
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： William Anthony Amante , Arunkumar Koppa Siddalingappa , Darpan Bansal
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.
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公开(公告)号：US20220384912A1
公开(公告)日：2022-12-01
申请号：US17332777
申请日：2021-05-27
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Phalgun Madhusudan
IPC: H01M50/507 , H01M4/583 , H01M4/525 , H01M50/211 , H01M50/553 , H01M10/04
Abstract: A battery including a separator film, a plurality of cathodes, each having a cathode base, a first end of each cathode base having a cathode connection portion extending contiguously across the width of the cathode base and free of a cathode material, the battery including a plurality of anodes, each having an anode base, a first end of each anode base having an anode connection portion extending contiguously across the width of the anode base and free of an anode material, and the anode connection portion. The cathodes and anodes are in an electrode stack with alternating anodes and cathodes and each separated by a portion of the separator film. Each cathode connection portion of each cathode connected to a bus bar at a first end of the battery, and each anode connection portion electrically connected to a bus bar disposed at a second end of the battery.
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公开(公告)号：US20220382261A1
公开(公告)日：2022-12-01
申请号：US17333245
申请日：2021-05-28
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Chesley KRANIAK , Cody TORNO
IPC: G05B19/418
Abstract: In an embodiment, a method of automatically generating an inspection program includes receiving input data related to an object to be inspected. The input data includes geometric dimensioning and tolerancing data for the object. The method also includes, for each of a plurality of surfaces of the object, generating at least one inspection direction and a plurality of inspection points based, at least in part, on the geometric dimensioning and tolerancing data. The method also includes generating transitional motions for an inspection machine to inspect the plurality of surfaces according to the inspection directions and the inspection points. The method also includes storing, at a destination, machine-readable code for inspecting the object according to the at least one inspection direction of each of the plurality of surfaces, the inspection points of each of the plurality of surfaces, and the transitional motions.
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公开(公告)号：US11511848B2
公开(公告)日：2022-11-29
申请号：US16879114
申请日：2020-05-20
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor： Kyle Thomas Cravener , Andrew Ryan Maresh , Brady Garrett Atkins , Kynn J. Schulte , Troy Schank
Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a blade lock comprising a fold lock adapted to prevent folding of a rotor blade in a fold-lock position and to allow folding of the rotor blade in a pitch-lock position. The blade lock further comprises a pitch lock adapted to allow pitch movement of a rotor blade in a fold-lock position and to prevent pitch movement of the rotor blade in the pitch-lock position. A spring-loaded link pivotally connects both the fold lock and the pitch lock and is adapted to provide passive, overcenter locking in the fold-lock position. An actuator is coupled to the pitch lock and is adapted to move the pitch lock and the fold lock between the fold-lock and pitch-lock positions.
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