HOVER-CAPABLE AIRCRAFT AND LUBRICATION METHOD FOR A MODULE OF A TRANSMISSION UNIT OF SAID AIRCRAFT

    公开(公告)号:US20230033330A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-02

    申请号:US17789325

    申请日:2020-12-24

    申请人: LEONARDO S.P.A.

    IPC分类号: B64C27/14 B64C27/22 B64C27/00

    摘要: An aircraft is described comprising a transmission unit with a first module and a lubrication system; the first module comprises a casing and a movable member; the lubrication system comprises a header, a nozzle fed with the lubricating fluid and designed to feed the lubricating fluid inside the casing of the first module, a collection tank for the lubricating fluid injected by the nozzle, and recirculation means designed to cause the recirculation of the lubricating fluid from the collection tank to the feed header; the first module comprises a valve available in a first configuration, in which it enables the outflow of said lubricating fluid from said module to the recirculation means when the pressure of the lubricating fluid inside the header is greater than a threshold value; and in a second configuration, in which it fluidically isolates the module from the recirculation means when the pressure of the lubricating fluid inside the header is less than the threshold value.

    AIRCRAFT CAPABLE OF HOVERING
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240167561A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-23

    申请号:US18549272

    申请日:2022-03-01

    申请人: LEONARDO S.P.A.

    IPC分类号: F16H57/08 B64D35/02

    摘要: An aircraft capable of hovering is described, comprising a motor member; a rotor connected to the motor member; a transmission shaft rotatable around a first axis and adapted to drive the rotor; and a transmission interposed between the motor member and the rotor and comprising a planetary gear formed by a sun rotatable around a second axis; a crown that is angularly fixed; and two satellites meshing, each, with the crown and the sun, and rotatable around respective third axes, which are, in turn, rotatable around the second axis; and a satellite carrier rotatable around the second axis and comprising two first pins with respect to which the satellites are rotatable around the respective third axes; the transmission comprises an interface, angularly integral with the satellite carrier around the second axis and said transmission shaft around the first axis; the interface being coupled to said satellite carriers and the transmission shaft so as to allow an angular misalignment between the second axis and a portion of the interface.

    Rotor for a hover-capable aircraft

    公开(公告)号:US11319061B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-03

    申请号:US16621178

    申请日:2018-06-28

    申请人: LEONARDO S.P.A.

    摘要: A rotor for an aircraft is described that comprises: a hub rotatable about an axis and, in turn, comprising a plurality of blades; a mast connectable to a drive member of the aircraft and connected to the hub to drive the hub in rotation about the axis; and damping means to dampen the transmission of vibrations to the mast in a plane orthogonal to the axis; the damping means comprising at least a first mass and a second mass that can eccentrically rotate about the axis with a first and a second speed of rotation, respectively; the first mass and second mass are operatively connected to the mast to generate, respectively, a first and a second damping force on the mast having a main component in a direction radial to the axis; the rotor comprises a transmission unit, which is interposed between the mast and the first and second masses so as to drive the first and second masses in rotation.

    HEAT EXCHANGER FOR AN AIRCRAFT
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210163124A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-03

    申请号:US17264180

    申请日:2019-07-26

    申请人: LEONARDO S.P.A.

    IPC分类号: B64C27/04 F02C7/14

    摘要: A heat exchanger for a transmission unit of an aircraft is described that comprises: a first module defining a first feed path for a first fluid to be cooled; a second module defining a second feed path for a second cooling fluid; the first and second feed paths being thermally coupled to each other; each second module comprising: at least one cell formed by an inlet for a second cooling fluid; an outlet for the second cooling fluid, which is arrange on the opposite side to the inlet along a first direction; a first wall thermally coupled to the first path; a pair of second walls; and a plurality of fins projecting in a cantilever fashion from the first wall. The heat exchanger further comprises at least a first row of fins, which lie on a plane orthogonal to the first direction, the fins of the first row extending at progressively increasing distances from one of the second walls along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.

    Aircraft
    5.
    发明授权
    Aircraft 有权

    公开(公告)号:US11891187B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-06

    申请号:US17414499

    申请日:2019-11-28

    申请人: LEONARDO S.P.A.

    摘要: An aircraft is described comprising: a support element; a shaft rotating about an axis; a pair of oblique rolling bearings mounted so as to couple the shaft to the support element rotatingly about the axis; the rolling bearings comprising: respective first races cooperating radially in contact with a first component defined by one from the support element and the shaft; respective second races cooperating radially in contact with a second component defined by the other from the support element and the shaft; and respective pluralities of rolling elements adapted to roll on the first and second races; the aircraft further comprises a pair of preloaded elastic members, which couple the first races to the first component respectively, axially and in an elastically yielding manner.

    Heat exchanger for an aircraft
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11851171B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-26

    申请号:US17264180

    申请日:2019-07-26

    申请人: LEONARDO S.P.A.

    摘要: A heat exchanger for a transmission unit of an aircraft is described that comprises: a first module defining a first feed path for a first fluid to be cooled; a second module defining a second feed path for a second cooling fluid; the first and second feed paths being thermally coupled to each other; each second module comprising: at least one cell formed by an inlet for a second cooling fluid; an outlet for the second cooling fluid, which is arrange on the opposite side to the inlet along a first direction; a first wall thermally coupled to the first path; a pair of second walls; and a plurality of fins projecting in a cantilever fashion from the first wall. The heat exchanger further comprises at least a first row of fins, which lie on a plane orthogonal to the first direction, the fins of the first row extending at progressively increasing distances from one of the second walls along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.

    AIRCRAFT
    8.
    发明申请
    AIRCRAFT 有权

    公开(公告)号:US20220073201A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-10

    申请号:US17414499

    申请日:2019-11-28

    申请人: LEONARDO S.P.A.

    摘要: An aircraft is described comprising: a support element; a shaft rotating about an axis; a pair of oblique rolling bearings mounted so as to couple the shaft to the support element (rotatingly about the axis; the rolling bearings comprising: respective first races cooperating radially in contact with a first component (defined by one from the support element and the shaft; respective second races cooperating radially in contact with a second component (defined by the other from the support element and the shaft; and respective pluralities of rolling elements adapted to roll on the first and second races; the aircraft further comprises a pair of preloaded elastic members, which couple the first races to the first component respectively, axially and in an elastically yielding manner.