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公开(公告)号:US20200216189A1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-09
申请号:US16733243
申请日:2020-01-03
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: Richard Carnes , Samuel Bryk
Abstract: A display system for an aircraft includes a plurality of displays. The displays are configured to display a predetermined content in response to which of a piloted mode and an autonomous mode the aircraft is operating.
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公开(公告)号:US20200216161A1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-09
申请号:US16733240
申请日:2020-01-03
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: Paul Charles Griffiths , Steven Loveland , Allen Brittain
IPC: B64C1/14
Abstract: A modular windshield has a central component and at least one side component. The central component is constructed of polycarbonate and the at least one side component is constructed of acrylic.
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公开(公告)号:US20200062384A1
公开(公告)日:2020-02-27
申请号:US16427311
申请日:2019-05-30
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Abstract: An aircraft is operable to transition between thrust-borne lift in a VTOL orientation and wing-borne lift in a biplane orientation. The aircraft includes an airframe having first and second wings with first and second pylons extending therebetween forming a central region. A two-dimensional distributed thrust array and a flight control system are coupled to the airframe. A nose cone and an afterbody are each selectively coupled to the airframe. In a cargo delivery flight configuration, the nose cone and the afterbody are coupled to the airframe such that the nose cone and the afterbody each extend between the first and second wings and between first and second pylons to form a cargo enclosure with an aerodynamic outer shape. In a minimal drag flight configuration, the nose cone and the afterbody are not coupled to the airframe such that air passes through the central region during flight.
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公开(公告)号:US12237515B2
公开(公告)日:2025-02-25
申请号:US17508652
申请日:2021-10-22
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: Phalgun Madhusudan
IPC: H01M4/86 , H01M4/88 , H01M4/92 , H01M8/0232 , H01M8/0245 , H01M8/0258 , H01M8/10 , H01M8/1004
Abstract: In certain embodiments, an apparatus includes an electrolyte membrane layer (EML), and includes a first electrode catalyst layer (ECL) and a first metallic gas diffusion layer (MGDL) positioned to a first side of the EML such that the first ECL is positioned between the first MGDL and the EML. The first MGDL includes a metal-containing layer and a coating of porous material disposed on a surface of the metal-containing layer of the first MGDL that faces the first ECL. The apparatus further includes a second ECL and a second MGDL positioned to the second side of the EML such that the second ECL is positioned between the second MGDL and the EML. The second MGDL includes a metal-containing layer and a coating of porous material disposed on a surface of the metal-containing layer of the second MGDL that faces the second ECL.
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公开(公告)号:US12202594B2
公开(公告)日:2025-01-21
申请号:US17165068
申请日:2021-02-02
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: Eric Albert Sinusas , Edward Lambert , Yann Lavallee , Aaron Alexander Acee , Albert G. Brand
Abstract: An aircraft having an electric motor coupled to a rotor and an instrument electronically connected to the electric motor and configured to communicate a time available value before a motor condition reaches a motor condition limit.
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公开(公告)号:US20250002142A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-02
申请号:US18342123
申请日:2023-06-27
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: Mark Loring Isaac
Abstract: An aircraft landing gear shimmy damping device for aircraft landing gear with castering may include a centering cam engaged in a curvic slot in an internal diameter of an aircraft landing gear wheel spindle when the landing gear wheel is aligned with forward ground travel of the aircraft, engaging a landing gear wheel shimmy dampener. The centering cam may be pushed out of the curvic slot when the aircraft begins to turn, disengaging the landing gear wheel shimmy dampener, and may slide back into the curvic slot and (re)engage the shimmy dampener, when the landing gear wheel is realigned with forward ground travel of the aircraft.
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公开(公告)号:US12174152B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-24
申请号:US17112879
申请日:2020-12-04
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: Corbin Tod Freitag
IPC: G01N3/08
Abstract: A test apparatus includes a first grip, a second grip movable relative to the first grip, a test specimen disposed to provide a load path between the first grip and the second grip, and a test chamber disposed to both substantially envelope the test specimen and move with one of the first grip and the second grip. The test chamber does not contact the test specimen. Another test apparatus includes, a first grip, a second grip movable relative to the first grip, a test specimen disposed to provide a load path between the first grip and the second grip, a first test chamber disposed to both substantially envelope the test specimen and move with one of the first grip and the second grip, and a second test chamber disposed to both substantially envelope both the test specimen and the first test chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US12136720B2
公开(公告)日:2024-11-05
申请号:US17172363
申请日:2021-02-10
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: William A. Amante , Karl H. Schroeder , Jessica A. Revere
IPC: B64C1/06 , F28F3/12 , H01M10/613 , H01M10/625 , H01M10/6554 , H01M10/6556 , F28D21/00
Abstract: An aircraft includes a fuselage and an airframe supporting the fuselage. The airframe includes a pair of longitudinally-extending beams. The aircraft further includes a battery assembly including a cold plate secured to the pair of longitudinally-extending beams, and a battery mounted to the cold plate.
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公开(公告)号:US12134481B2
公开(公告)日:2024-11-05
申请号:US17192478
申请日:2021-03-04
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: Thuvaragan Senthilnathan , Chen Kuang
Abstract: Various implementations directed to an aircraft thermal management system are provided. In one implementation, an aircraft may include a fuselage having one or more fuselage sections. The aircraft may also include one or more electric motors configured to drive one or more propulsion systems of the aircraft, where the one or more electric motors are configured to generate thermal energy. The aircraft may further include an aircraft thermal management system configured to transfer the thermal energy generated by the one or more electric motors to the one or more fuselage sections.
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公开(公告)号:US12130199B2
公开(公告)日:2024-10-29
申请号:US17369470
申请日:2021-07-07
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: Brian E. Tucker , Bryan Kenneth Baskin
IPC: G01M13/04 , B64C13/50 , B64C27/605
CPC classification number: G01M13/04 , B64C27/605 , B64C13/503
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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