Rotor span-balance pocket

a technology of span-balance and rotor, which is applied in the field of span-balance rotors, can solve the problems of time-consuming and costly, difficult installation and removal of weights,

Active Publication Date: 2019-01-31
TEXTRON INNOVATIONS
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Benefits of technology

The patent describes a system for balancing rotor blades by adding weights to the blade and using a pocket in the surface of the blade to hold the weights. The weights are positioned against the outboard surface of the blade to react to the centrifugal force created by the weights. The system can also include a cover that is attached to the blade to further improve balance. The technical effects of this system include improved stability and efficiency of rotor blades, reduced noise from the system, and reduced wear and tear on the system.

Problems solved by technology

These existing methods and devices can make installation and removal of the weights more difficult and therefore more time-consuming and costly.

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[0022]Illustrative embodiments of the system of the present application are described below. In the interest of clarity, not all features of an actual implementation are described in this specification. It will of course be appreciated that in the development of any such actual embodiment, numerous implementation-specific decisions must be made to achieve the developer's specific goals, such as compliance with system-related and business-related constraints, which will vary from one implementation to another. Moreover, it will be appreciated that such a development effort might be complex and time-consuming but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking for those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of this disclosure.

[0023]In the specification, reference may be made to the spatial relationships between various components and to the spatial orientation of various aspects of components as the devices are depicted in the attached drawings. However, as will be recognized by...

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Abstract

The present invention includes a span-balance pocket in a surface of a rotor blade, the span-balance pocket including an inboard surface and an outboard surface; and one or more weights disposed in the span-balance pocket to span-balance the rotor blade; and at least one of one or more retention devices to retain the one or more weights against the outboard surface of the span-balance pocket or the span-balance pocket is machined or molded into a tip block of the rotor blade.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Not applicable.STATEMENT OF FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH[0002]Not applicable.TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0003]The present invention relates in general to the field of span-balancing rotors in aircraft systems, and more particularly, to a novel system for span-balancing a rotor in which centrifugal force is not reacted through fasteners or bondlines.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0004]Without limiting the scope of the invention, its background is described in connection with span-balancing rotors in rotorcrafts.[0005]One example of an aircraft is a rotorcraft. A rotorcraft may include one or more rotor systems that must be span-balanced. Such rotors must include ways in which span-balancing weights may be added, removed from, and distributed within rotor blades to substantially span-balance the rotor system and to react the centrifugal force of the weights such that fatigue of components, bondlines, and fasteners is reduced or eliminated.[0...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B64C27/00B64C27/46B64C27/04
CPCB64C27/008B64C27/04B64C27/463B64C27/473B64C27/82
Inventor SHERRILL, PAULLEDBETTER, TIMYATES, KELLISELF, ROBERTGREEN, NATHANCOLE, RUSSELL
Owner TEXTRON INNOVATIONS
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