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公开(公告)号:US20190375488A1
公开(公告)日:2019-12-12
申请号:US16001477
申请日:2018-06-06
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor: Joshua Allan Edler , Tomy Turcotte , Jean Pierre Paradis , Steve Pothier
Abstract: In some examples, a track comprises a plurality of members coupled to one another. The plurality of members comprises a first member, a second member, and a third member. The first member is operable to couple the track to an aircraft. The second member forms a first rail. The third member forms a second rail. In addition, the third member comprises at least a portion of an outer mold line of the aircraft. Moreover, the third member is operable to support a step load. The first rail and the second rail are operable to guide movement of an aircraft component along the track.
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公开(公告)号:US11028944B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-08
申请号:US15994518
申请日:2018-05-31
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor: Brent Scannell , Thomas Mast , Jon Damon Bennett , Joshua Allan Edler , Jean Pierre Paradis , Keith C. Pedersen
Abstract: One example of a duct support for a rotorcraft includes a stabilizing mechanism configured to transfer a weight of a duct to an airframe of the rotorcraft, where the duct undergoes thermal expansion. The stabilizing mechanism includes a first stabilizing member attached to the duct, a second stabilizing member attached to the rotorcraft, and a coupling mechanism where the coupling mechanism is configured to couple the first stabilizing member to the second stabilizing member and accommodate thermal expansion of the duct by allowing for movement of the first stabilizing member relative to the second stabilizing member. In an example, the duct is an exhaust duct of an engine of the rotorcraft and heat from the engine cause the exhaust duct to undergo the thermal expansion.
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公开(公告)号:US10807694B2
公开(公告)日:2020-10-20
申请号:US16001477
申请日:2018-06-06
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor: Joshua Allan Edler , Tomy Turcotte , Jean Pierre Paradis , Steve Pothier
Abstract: In some examples, a track comprises a plurality of members coupled to one another. The plurality of members comprises a first member, a second member, and a third member. The first member is operable to couple the track to an aircraft. The second member forms a first rail. The third member forms a second rail. In addition, the third member comprises at least a portion of an outer mold line of the aircraft. Moreover, the third member is operable to support a step load. The first rail and the second rail are operable to guide movement of an aircraft component along the track.
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公开(公告)号:US10435166B2
公开(公告)日:2019-10-08
申请号:US15597886
申请日:2017-05-17
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor: Brent Scannell , Jean Pierre Paradis , Thomas Mast
Abstract: An example cowling for a rotorcraft is hinged on a stationary part of an airframe of the rotorcraft and is pivotable from a closed position into a first partially open position and thereafter into a second fully open position. The example cowling includes a rod articulated on the cowling and having a free end configured to releasably engage with the airframe to hold the cowling in the first position; and at least one handhold attached to an exterior surface of the cowling, wherein the at least one handhold has a substantially straight section that in the fully open position rests on a top portion of the airframe so as to more evenly distribute the weight of the cowling on the airframe.
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公开(公告)号:US20180334260A1
公开(公告)日:2018-11-22
申请号:US15597886
申请日:2017-05-17
Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
Inventor: Brent Scannell , Jean Pierre Paradis , Thomas Mast
CPC classification number: B64D29/08 , B64C1/1446 , B64D29/06 , B64D41/00
Abstract: An example cowling for a rotorcraft is hinged on a stationary part of an airframe of the rotorcraft and is pivotable from a closed position into a first partially open position and thereafter into a second fully open position. The example cowling includes a rod articulated on the cowling and having a free end configured to releasably engage with the airframe to hold the cowling in the first position; and at least one handhold attached to an exterior surface of the cowling, wherein the at least one handhold has a substantially straight section that in the fully open position rests on a top portion of the airframe so as to more evenly distribute the weight of the cowling on the airframe.
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