Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Autorotative enhancement system
- Patent Title (中): 自动增强系统
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Application No.: US13834215Application Date: 2013-03-15
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Publication No.: US09180964B2Publication Date: 2015-11-10
- Inventor: Dudley E. Smith , Cory M. Hitte , Bryan Marshall , Carlos Alexander Fenny
- Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Current Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: B64C27/12
- IPC: B64C27/12 ; B64C27/00 ; B64D27/24
Abstract:
An autorotative enhancement system comprises a transmission having a driveshaft configured to couple to an engine. A mast is configured to couple to multiple rotor blades. An autorotative assist unit is configured to the transmission and is configured to store energy during normal operation and drive the rotor blades through the transmission to provide supplemental autorotative assistance upon loss of engine power.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140263820A1 Autorotative Enhancement System Public/Granted day:2014-09-18
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