公开(公告)号：US11745867B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-05

申请号：US17119703

申请日：2020-12-11

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： William Atkins ,  George Ryan Decker ,  Steven Allen Robedeau, Jr.

IPC: B64C29/00

CPC classification number: B64C29/0033

Abstract: A pylon conversion actuator, for use in tiltrotor aircraft, that converts the tiltrotor between hover flight mode and forward flight mode. Pylon conversion actuator selectively retracts and extends between a retracted position to an extended position. Pylon conversion actuator includes an extendable arm, a motor, and an actuator platform.

公开(公告)号：US20210061440A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-04

申请号：US16558071

申请日：2019-08-31

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： George Ryan Decker ,  Andrew G. Baines ,  Frank Douglas Sauer

IPC: B64C5/10 ,  B64C1/26 ,  B64C5/02

Abstract: A compliant tail structure for a rotorcraft having rotating components and a fuselage. The tail structure includes a tail assembly having first and second oppositely disposed tail members. A tail joint connects the tail assembly to an aft portion of the fuselage. The tail joint includes at least four tail mounts configured to establish a nodding axis for the tail assembly. At least two of the tail mounts are resilient tail mounts that are configured to establish a nodding degree of freedom for the tail assembly relative to the fuselage about the nodding axis, thereby detuning dynamic fuselage responses from excitation frequencies generated by the rotating components.

公开(公告)号：US10829237B2

公开(公告)日：2020-11-10

申请号：US15906108

申请日：2018-02-27

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： James Everett Kooiman ,  George Ryan Decker ,  Michael Rinehart ,  Jeffrey Matthew Williams

IPC: B01D46/00 ,  B64D33/02 ,  F02C7/052 ,  B64C29/00

Abstract: An inlet barrier filter system for a tiltrotor aircraft comprising a filter duct extending from a filter to a filter outlet, a ram air duct extending from a ram air inlet to an engine where the filter duct connects to the ram air duct at the filter outlet, and a closure member movable between a first position blocking the ram air duct and a second position blocking the filter outlet. In use, the inlet barrier filter system provides for two mutually exclusive air flow paths, one for introducing ram air to the engine while closing off the filter and another air flow path for introducing filtered air to the engine while closing off the ram air duct.

公开(公告)号：US20210070419A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-11

申请号：US16567519

申请日：2019-09-11

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： George Ryan Decker ,  Steven Allen Robedeau, JR. ,  Tjepke Heeringa ,  David Gordon Carlson

IPC: B64C3/14 ,  B64C3/18 ,  B64C9/00

Abstract: A wing assembly for an aircraft includes a torque box sleeve having an open end and a plurality of integral sides including leading, aft, top and bottom sides that jointlessly form a continuous surface having a generally airfoil shape. The wing assembly includes an internal support subassembly having a plurality of ribs coupled to a central spar. The internal support subassembly is formed into a single component outside the torque box sleeve and inserted into the open end of the torque box sleeve as the single component. The internal support subassembly is coupled to an interior of the torque box sleeve.