Fluid reaction surfaces (i.e. – impellers) – Articulated – resiliently mounted or self-shifting impeller... – Plural articulation
Patent
1978-10-06
1981-05-12
Powell, Jr., Everette A.
Fluid reaction surfaces (i.e., impellers)
Articulated, resiliently mounted or self-shifting impeller...
Plural articulation
416138, B64C 2738
Patent
active
042669120
ABSTRACT:
A composite bearingless helicopter rotor system utilizes one single and only flexible strap as at least the principal wing support, and also preferably has also a blade pitch shaft. The line of shear centers of the flexible strap, the line of shear centers of the blade pitch shaft, and the pitch axis each lie somewhere along the one straight line, or substantially so.
The cross section of the flexible strap may vary but in each case it is one which is asymmetrical relative to a line through its center of gravity and parallel to the axis of rotation of a rotor, and in each case the line of shear centers of the flexible strap, the line of shear centers of the blade pitch shaft and the pitch axis all are spaced from the line of centers of gravity of the flexible strap. A number of examples of varying specific overall configurations of flex straps and blade pitch shaft will be found described and illustrated herein, of which an example is that in FIG. 15 and the text relating thereto, in which at the leading edge there is a gapped dome in the cross section of the flex strap, following which the cross section comes straight back in legs on both sides with a web straight across between in the further part and the blade pitch shaft is a solid shaft at the trailing edge between the ends of the legs.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3261407 (1966-07-01), Culver et al.
patent: 3330362 (1967-07-01), Kastan
patent: 4111605 (1978-09-01), Roman et al.
Chovanes Eugene
Jackson Edward Lovett
Powell Jr. Everette A.
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