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公开(公告)号:US20210276707A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-09
申请号:US16808851
申请日:2020-03-04
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: William Kyle Heironimus , Stephen Yibum Chung
IPC: B64C27/68 , B64D33/08 , B64C27/605 , B64D27/24 , B64C29/00 , H02K5/22 , H02K7/108 , H02K7/116 , H02K9/06 , H02K9/193
Abstract: One embodiment is an electric drive system including a plurality of redundant motors, wherein power generated by the plurality of motors is used to drive a rotor system comprising a rotor shaft having a plurality of rotor blades connected thereto via a swashplate; a gear box associated with the plurality of redundant motors; a cyclic actuation system for controlling an individual pitch of the rotor blades connected to the swashplate; and at least one structural element for retaining the redundant motors, the gear box, and the cyclic actuation system together as a single integrated unit.
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公开(公告)号:US20200223537A1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-16
申请号:US16249325
申请日:2019-01-16
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Abstract: A tandem tiltrotor aircraft in which the tiltrotor assemblies are operably coupled at the forward and aft ends of the fuselage of the aircraft is disclosed. The tiltrotor assemblies are capable of rotating between a vertical lift position and a horizontal flight position. The in-line location of the tiltrotor assemblies allow the aircraft to have the vertical take-off and landing capabilities, and, in combination with the at least one wing, can be used in horizontal flight. The nacelles can be disposed on the fuselage they are coaxial in forward flight and do not add to the drag profile like wing-tip nacelles would. When wing-borne flight is desired some or all of the rotors can rotate down so the thrust vector is in a generally horizontal plane.
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公开(公告)号:US11781544B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-10
申请号:US17075281
申请日:2020-10-20
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: Grant Beall , Stephen Yibum Chung
CPC classification number: F04C2/102 , F04C15/008 , F04C15/0073
Abstract: A rotor system comprising a driveshaft; at least one motor for providing rotational energy for the driveshaft; an overrunning clutch connected to the motor and disposed around the driveshaft, wherein the overrunning clutch is rotated by the at least one motor; and a pump assembly associated with the at least one motor, the pump assembly comprising a large bore through which the driveshaft passes such that the pump assembly is arranged concentric to the driveshaft, the pump assembly further comprising a gerotor pump comprising inner and outer gerotor pump gears, wherein an inner bore of the gerotor pump engages and is driven by the overrunning clutch; and a cover disposed over the gerotor pump for providing a sump for the gerotor pump.
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公开(公告)号:US11565803B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-31
申请号:US16808851
申请日:2020-03-04
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: William Kyle Heironimus , Stephen Yibum Chung
IPC: B64C27/68 , B64C27/605 , B64C29/00 , B64D27/24 , B64D33/08 , H02K9/06 , B64D35/02 , B64D35/08 , H02K5/22 , H02K7/108 , H02K7/116 , H02K9/193
Abstract: One embodiment is an electric drive system including a plurality of redundant motors, wherein power generated by the plurality of motors is used to drive a rotor system comprising a rotor shaft having a plurality of rotor blades connected thereto via a swashplate; a gear box associated with the plurality of redundant motors; a cyclic actuation system for controlling an individual pitch of the rotor blades connected to the swashplate; and at least one structural element for retaining the redundant motors, the gear box, and the cyclic actuation system together as a single integrated unit.
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公开(公告)号:US11543819B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-03
申请号:US16284164
申请日:2019-02-25
Applicant: BELL TEXTRON INC.
Inventor: Stephen Yibum Chung , Russell C. Peters , Andrew Vincent Louis
Abstract: In one embodiment, a remote controller for a vehicle includes at least one control element for controlling operation of at least one aspect of the vehicle when the vehicle is in a remote-control mode; an actuator connected the at least one control element for controlling a position of the at least one control element when the vehicle is in an autonomous operations mode; and a processing system for receiving a first control signal from the vehicle indicative of a state of operation of the vehicle. In operation, the processing system generates a second control signal to the actuator to cause the actuator to control a position of the control element such that it corresponds to and indicates the state of operation of the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US20210276706A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-09
申请号:US16808836
申请日:2020-03-04
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: William Kyle Heironimus , Stephen Yibum Chung
IPC: B64C27/68 , B64D27/24 , B64D33/08 , B64C29/00 , H02K5/22 , H02K7/108 , H02K7/116 , H02K9/06 , H02K9/193
Abstract: One embodiment is an electric drive system for an aircraft comprising a plurality of redundant motors, wherein power generated by the plurality of motors is used to drive a rotor system comprising a rotor shaft having a plurality of rotor blades connected thereto; a gear box associated with the plurality of redundant motors; a collective actuator for controlling a collective pitch of the rotor blades connected to the rotor shaft; and at least one structural element for retaining the redundant motors, the gear box, and the collective actuator together as a single integrated unit.
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公开(公告)号:US20210114723A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-22
申请号:US17081654
申请日:2020-10-27
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: John Robert Wittmaak, JR. , Steven M. Loveland , Joshua Allan Edler , Alan Hisashi Steinert , Stephen Yibum Chung , Matthew Edward Louis
IPC: B64C29/00
Abstract: A modular tandem tiltrotor aircraft in which the tiltrotor assemblies are operably coupled at the forward and aft ends of the fuselage of the aircraft is disclosed. The modular tandem tiltrotor assemblies are capable of rotating between a vertical lift position and a horizontal flight position. The modular tandem tiltrotor aircraft can be structurally more efficient and lower drag than a conventional tiltrotor, has better control authority and lifting capacity than hybrid-quads and tail-sitters, and has more range than a helicopter or multi-rotor. The modular tandem tiltrotor aircraft can orbit and search over a broad area, or can hover for long periods, depending on the application. Instead of providing a multi-function tandem tiltrotor aircraft that is generally suited for all applications, but not optimized for any, the modular tandem tiltrotor aircraft allows for customized configuration to optimize the aircraft for a particular application.
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公开(公告)号:US11554859B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-17
申请号:US16808818
申请日:2020-03-04
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: William Kyle Heironimus , Stephen Yibum Chung
Abstract: One embodiment is an electric drive system for an aircraft including a motor, a gear box associated with the motor, and a cooling fan for drawing air into the unit across an electronic component to cool the electronic component and for expelling air into an oil cooler for cooling oil contained therein. The electric drive system further includes an oil distribution system for distributing oil cooled by the oil cooler to at least one motor and at least one gearbox, the distributed oil being used to cool the motor and the gearbox, a reservoir for collecting the distributed oil after it has been used to cool the motor and the gearbox, and at least one structural element for retaining the motor, gearbox, the cooling fan, the oil distribution system, and the reservoir together as a unit.
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公开(公告)号:US11472544B2
公开(公告)日:2022-10-18
申请号:US16808836
申请日:2020-03-04
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: William Kyle Heironimus , Stephen Yibum Chung
IPC: B64C27/68 , B64C29/00 , B64D27/24 , B64D33/08 , H02K9/06 , H02K5/22 , H02K7/108 , H02K7/116 , H02K9/193
Abstract: One embodiment is an electric drive system for an aircraft comprising a plurality of redundant motors, wherein power generated by the plurality of motors is used to drive a rotor system comprising a rotor shaft having a plurality of rotor blades connected thereto; a gear box associated with the plurality of redundant motors; a collective actuator for controlling a collective pitch of the rotor blades connected to the rotor shaft; and at least one structural element for retaining the redundant motors, the gear box, and the collective actuator together as a single integrated unit.
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公开(公告)号:US20220120261A1
公开(公告)日:2022-04-21
申请号:US17075281
申请日:2020-10-20
Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
Inventor: Grant Beall , Stephen Yibum Chung
Abstract: A rotor system comprising a driveshaft; at least one motor for providing rotational energy for the driveshaft; an overrunning clutch connected to the motor and disposed around the driveshaft, wherein the overrunning clutch is rotated by the at least one motor; and a pump assembly associated with the at least one motor, the pump assembly comprising a large bore through which the driveshaft passes such that the pump assembly is arranged concentric to the driveshaft, the pump assembly further comprising a gerotor pump comprising inner and outer gerotor pump gears, wherein an inner bore of the gerotor pump engages and is driven by the overrunning clutch; and a cover disposed over the gerotor pump for providing a sump for the gerotor pump.
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