摘要:
A de-rotation system includes a first ring gear defined about an axis of rotation, a second ring gear defined about the axis of rotation and a gear set in meshing engagement with the first ring gear and the second ring gear to control a position of a housing about the axis of rotation.
摘要:
A de-rotation system includes a first ring gear defined about an axis of rotation, a second ring gear defined about the axis of rotation and a gear set in meshing engagement with the first ring gear and the second ring gear to control a position of a housing about the axis of rotation.
摘要:
A flexbeam helicopter rotor having an improved snubber-vibration damper for positioning the flexbeam spar relative to the torque tube, wherein the snubber-damper is an elastomeric bearing having a spherical and a flat portion, and whose laminates are continuous, selectively preloaded and of selected material to provide increased fatigue life, size reduction, reduced laminate stress concentration, and reduced critical design stress in the snubber-vibration damper.
摘要:
One preferred embodiment of a rotary viscous damper that provides damping force constancy over the operating temperature range of a viscous working fluid includes a damper housing defining a stationary conical damping surface, a shaft member rotatably mounted in the damper housing, a rotor member having a rotating conical damping surface, a temperature compensation mechanism, and a bias spring. The stationary and rotating conical damping surfaces in opposed combination define the shear gap of the damper. The rotor member is mounted in combination with the shaft member, and is axially displaceable with respect thereto. The bias spring provides a constant spring force acting on the rotor member to axially position the rotor member to establish the baseline shear gap of the damper. The temperature compensation mechanism is mounted in compressive engagement with the rotor member and exerts a temperature-dependent biasing force thereagainst in opposition to the constant spring force. The temperature compensation mechanism includes a plurality of expansion elements mounted in combination with support sleeves. The expansion elements are formed from material having a high coefficient of thermal expansion and are operative, in response to temperature changes in the working fluid, to provide the temperature-dependent biasing force which causes axial displacement of the rotor member with respect to the shaft member. Axial displacement of the rotor member causes corresponding changes in the dimension of the shear gap to compensate for temperature-induced variations in the viscosity of the viscous working fluid to provide damping force constancy.
摘要:
Mechanical collective pitch control system for a circulation control rotor system aircraft utilizing an axially moveable pneumatic system plenum 32 in the collective pitch control system.
摘要:
A swash plate assembly includes a rotationally stationary swash plate and rotational swash plate which rotates relative to the rotationally stationary swash plate through a bearing system. Each servo control rod is attached to the swash plate assembly to communicate control inputs thereto through a respective servo lug. Each servo lug defines a servo pivot point off an in-line plane inboard of the bearing system. As the servo lugs extend below the rotationally stationary swash plate, a relatively uncomplicated attachment arrangement is facilitated which provides for redundant locking features at a highly inspectable location which simplifies maintenance and increased safety. By locating the servo pivot point just inboard of the bearing system, an exceeding compact load path is defined thereby. The load path is defined from the servo control, to the servo lug, through the rotationally stationary swash plate, bearing system, the rotational swash plate, the rotor pitch control point and into the pitch control rod.
摘要:
A rotor hub fairing system includes an upper hub fairing, a lower hub fairing and a shaft fairing therebetween. The rotor hub fairing system is attached to the counter-rotating, coaxial rotor system through a bearing arrangement such that the shaft fairing may be positioned at an azimuthal position about the main rotor axis of rotation relative the airframe by a de-rotation system. The de-rotation system controls the position of the shaft fairing about the axis of rotation such that the shaft fairing is prevented from rotating freely in unison with either shaft as may otherwise result during some flight regimes.
摘要:
One embodiment of a main rotor pitch control rod subassembly includes an upper rod end segment having a bearing subassembly, a lower rod end segment having a bearing subassembly, an eccentric bushing disposed in rotatable combination with the upper rod end segment bearing subassembly for varying the axial length of the pitch control rod subassembly, a composite central body structure interposed between the upper and lower end segments, a composite strap member wrapped around and secured in combination with the lower end segment bearing subassembly, the composite central body structure, and the upper end segment bearing subassembly, eccentric bushing combination, a composite overwrap overlayed in combination with the composite strap member, a locking key member and a clamp-up bolt for clamping the composite strap member in tensioned combination with the locking key member, and a locking bolt. The eccentric bushing has a plurality of spaced apart bushing apertures formed therethrough, and the locking key member includes a clevis configuration having a plurality of spaced key apertures formed therethrough, interaction between the bushing and key apertures providing a fine, vernier-type adjustment capability. To vary the axial length of the pitch control rod subassembly, the eccentric bushing is rotated about the upper rod end segment bearing subassembly to a predetermined position wherein one of the bushing apertures aligns with one pair of the key apertures. The locking bolt is inserted through the aligned apertures to lock the eccentric bushing in the predetermined position.
摘要:
A rotor assembly includes a rotor shaft rotatable about a rotor axis and a plurality of rotor blades operably connected to the rotor shaft. A rotor control assembly has a plurality of substantially concentric control tubes extending through the rotor shaft. Each control tube of the plurality of control tubes is operably connected to a rotor blade of the plurality of rotor blades such that movement of one or more of the control tubes of the plurality of control tubes along the rotor axis effects a pitch change in one or more rotor blades of the plurality of rotor blades. A method of controlling pitch of a plurality of rotor blades of a rotor assembly includes locating a plurality of concentric control tubes inside of a rotor shaft of the rotor assembly capable of changing a pitch of one or more of the rotor blades.
摘要:
A rotor assembly includes a rotor shaft rotatable about a rotor axis and a plurality of rotor blades operably connected to the rotor shaft. A rotor control assembly has a plurality of substantially concentric control tubes extending through the rotor shaft. Each control tube of the plurality of control tubes is operably connected to a rotor blade of the plurality of rotor blades such that movement of one or more of the control tubes of the plurality of control tubes along the rotor axis effects a pitch change in one or more rotor blades of the plurality of rotor blades. A method of controlling pitch of a plurality of rotor blades of a rotor assembly includes locating a plurality of concentric control tubes inside of a rotor shaft of the rotor assembly capable of changing a pitch of one or more of the rotor blades.