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公开(公告)号:US10220951B2
公开(公告)日:2019-03-05
申请号:US15410706
申请日:2017-01-19
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor: Bruce Bennett Bacon , Michael Edwin Rinehart , Thomas Boudreau
IPC: B64D27/26 , B64C29/00 , F02C7/20 , F16F15/06 , B64C27/00 , B64D27/00 , B64D29/02 , F16B2/06 , B64D27/10 , F16F1/16
Abstract: A rotorcraft, such as a tiltrotor aircraft having helicopter and airplane modes, includes an airframe, an engine and an engine mount assembly for coupling the engine to the airframe. The engine includes an engine lug forming an aperture. The engine mount assembly includes a mount having an aperture substantially aligned with the engine lug aperture. A sleeved bolt assembly extends through the apertures to secure the engine lug to the mount. The sleeved bolt assembly includes a bolt undersized relative to the apertures forming a circumferential gap within the apertures, a sleeve disposed around at least a portion of the bolt substantially filling the circumferential gap and a nut adapted to thread onto a threaded portion of the bolt. The use of the undersized bolt within the sleeve permits increased clearance between the sleeved bolt assembly and the engine while maintaining strength requirements in high load environments.
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公开(公告)号:US20170217595A1
公开(公告)日:2017-08-03
申请号:US15409971
申请日:2017-01-19
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor: Tyler Wayne Baldwin , John Elton Brunken, JR. , Matthew Carl VanBuskirk , Bart Marcus Shafer , Bruce Bennett Bacon
CPC classification number: B64D27/26 , B64C27/28 , B64C29/0033 , B64D27/12 , B64D2027/262
Abstract: An engine mount assembly for coupling an engine to an airframe includes a torsion bar, a lateral movement control assembly and a vertical movement control assembly. The torsion bar has a torsional stiffness and is coupled between the engine and the airframe such that torsional movement of the engine causes torsion in the torsion bar. The lateral movement control assembly has a lateral stiffness and is coupled between the torsion bar and the airframe such that lateral movement of the engine causes rotation of the torsion bar which reacts on lateral movement control assembly. The vertical movement control assembly has a vertical stiffness and is coupled between the engine and the airframe such that vertical movement of the engine reacts on the vertical movement control assembly. The engine mount assembly, thereby enables torsional, lateral and vertical movement of the engine to be independently controlled.
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公开(公告)号:US20170217597A1
公开(公告)日:2017-08-03
申请号:US15410015
申请日:2017-01-19
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor: Bruce Bennett Bacon , John Elton Brunken, JR. , Michael Edwin Rinehart , Nick Pravanh
CPC classification number: B64D27/26 , B64C27/00 , B64C29/0033 , B64D27/00 , B64D27/10 , B64D29/02 , B64D2027/262 , F02C7/20 , F05D2260/36 , F16B2/06 , F16F1/16 , F16F15/063 , Y02T50/672
Abstract: An engine mount assembly for coupling an engine to an airframe. The engine mount assembly includes a torsion bar coupled to the engine and a lateral movement control assembly coupled between the torsion bar and the airframe. The lateral movement control assembly includes a spring having a lateral stiffness. The torsion bar rotates in response to lateral movement of the engine such that the lateral movement of the engine is controllable based on the lateral stiffness of the spring.
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公开(公告)号:US10464684B2
公开(公告)日:2019-11-05
申请号:US15410036
申请日:2017-01-19
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor: Bruce Bennett Bacon , John Elton Brunken, Jr. , Tyler Wayne Baldwin
IPC: B64D27/26 , B64C29/00 , F02C7/20 , B64D27/10 , F16F1/16 , F16F15/06 , B64C27/00 , B64D27/00 , B64D29/02 , F16B2/06
Abstract: An engine mount assembly for coupling an engine to an airframe. The engine mount assembly includes a torsion bar coupled between the engine and the airframe. The torsion bar has upper and lower tapered bosses. Upper and lower arm assemblies couple the engine to the torsion bar. Each arm assembly has an end bell crank with a tapered socket that is adapted to receive a respective tapered boss therein to secure the end bell cranks to the torsion bar such that the end bell cranks rotate with the torsion bar responsive to movements of the engine.
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公开(公告)号:US20170217598A1
公开(公告)日:2017-08-03
申请号:US15410036
申请日:2017-01-19
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor: Bruce Bennett Bacon , John Elton Brunken, Jr. , Tyler Wayne Baldwin
CPC classification number: B64D27/26 , B64C27/00 , B64C29/0033 , B64D27/00 , B64D27/10 , B64D29/02 , B64D2027/262 , F02C7/20 , F05D2260/36 , F16B2/06 , F16F1/16 , F16F15/063 , Y02T50/672
Abstract: An engine mount assembly for coupling an engine to an airframe. The engine mount assembly includes a torsion bar coupled between the engine and the airframe. The torsion bar has upper and lower tapered bosses. Upper and lower arm assemblies couple the engine to the torsion bar. Each arm assembly has an end bell crank with a tapered socket that is adapted to receive a respective tapered boss therein to secure the end bell cranks to the torsion bar such that the end bell cranks rotate with the torsion bar responsive to movements of the engine.
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公开(公告)号:US20170217596A1
公开(公告)日:2017-08-03
申请号:US15409996
申请日:2017-01-19
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
CPC classification number: B64D27/26 , B64C27/00 , B64C29/0033 , B64D27/00 , B64D27/10 , B64D29/02 , B64D2027/262 , F02C7/20 , F05D2260/36 , F16B2/06 , F16F1/16 , F16F15/063 , Y02T50/672
Abstract: An engine mount assembly for coupling an engine to an airframe. The engine mount assembly includes a torsion bar coupled between the engine and the airframe. The torsion bar includes an external spline. The engine mount assembly also includes a bell crank having a clamp forming an internal spline with the internal spline of the bell crank adapted to mate with the external spline of the torsion bar to secure the bell crank to the torsion bar such that the bell crank rotates with the torsion bar responsive to movements of the engine.
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公开(公告)号:US10384790B2
公开(公告)日:2019-08-20
申请号:US15409971
申请日:2017-01-19
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor: Tyler Wayne Baldwin , John Elton Brunken, Jr. , Matthew Carl VanBuskirk , Bart Marcus Shafer , Bruce Bennett Bacon
Abstract: An engine mount assembly for coupling an engine to an airframe includes a torsion bar, a lateral movement control assembly and a vertical movement control assembly. The torsion bar has a torsional stiffness and is coupled between the engine and the airframe such that torsional movement of the engine causes torsion in the torsion bar. The lateral movement control assembly has a lateral stiffness and is coupled between the torsion bar and the airframe such that lateral movement of the engine causes rotation of the torsion bar which reacts on lateral movement control assembly. The vertical movement control assembly has a vertical stiffness and is coupled between the engine and the airframe such that vertical movement of the engine reacts on the vertical movement control assembly. The engine mount assembly, thereby enables torsional, lateral and vertical movement of the engine to be independently controlled.
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公开(公告)号:US10377502B2
公开(公告)日:2019-08-13
申请号:US15410015
申请日:2017-01-19
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor: Bruce Bennett Bacon , John Elton Brunken, Jr. , Michael Edwin Rinehart , Nick Pravanh
IPC: B64D27/26 , B64C29/00 , F02C7/20 , F16F15/06 , B64C27/00 , B64D27/00 , B64D29/02 , F16B2/06 , B64D27/10 , F16F1/16
Abstract: An engine mount assembly for coupling an engine to an airframe. The engine mount assembly includes a torsion bar coupled to the engine and a lateral movement control assembly coupled between the torsion bar and the airframe. The lateral movement control assembly includes a spring having a lateral stiffness. The torsion bar rotates in response to lateral movement of the engine such that the lateral movement of the engine is controllable based on the lateral stiffness of the spring.
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公开(公告)号:US10336459B2
公开(公告)日:2019-07-02
申请号:US15409996
申请日:2017-01-19
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
IPC: B64D27/26 , B64C29/00 , F02C7/20 , F16F15/06 , B64C27/00 , B64D27/00 , B64D29/02 , F16B2/06 , B64D27/10 , F16F1/16
Abstract: An engine mount assembly for coupling an engine to an airframe. The engine mount assembly includes a torsion bar coupled between the engine and the airframe. The torsion bar includes an external spline. The engine mount assembly also includes a bell crank having a clamp forming an internal spline with the internal spline of the bell crank adapted to mate with the external spline of the torsion bar to secure the bell crank to the torsion bar such that the bell crank rotates with the torsion bar responsive to movements of the engine.
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公开(公告)号:US20170217594A1
公开(公告)日:2017-08-03
申请号:US15410706
申请日:2017-01-19
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor: Bruce Bennett Bacon , Michael Edwin Rinehart , Thomas Boudreau
CPC classification number: B64D27/26 , B64C27/00 , B64C29/0033 , B64D27/00 , B64D27/10 , B64D29/02 , B64D2027/262 , F02C7/20 , F05D2260/36 , F16B2/06 , F16F1/16 , F16F15/063 , Y02T50/672
Abstract: A rotorcraft, such as a tiltrotor aircraft having helicopter and airplane modes, includes an airframe, an engine and an engine mount assembly for coupling the engine to the airframe. The engine includes an engine lug forming an aperture. The engine mount assembly includes a mount having an aperture substantially aligned with the engine lug aperture. A sleeved bolt assembly extends through the apertures to secure the engine lug to the mount. The sleeved bolt assembly includes a bolt undersized relative to the apertures forming a circumferential gap within the apertures, a sleeve disposed around at least a portion of the bolt substantially filling the circumferential gap and a nut adapted to thread onto a threaded portion of the bolt. The use of the undersized bolt within the sleeve permits increased clearance between the sleeved bolt assembly and the engine while maintaining strength requirements in high load environments.
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