Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Ryuzaburo Kobayashi

A thrust generator for a rotorcraft includes: a support part conductively mounted to a conductive base provided in the rotorcraft; a rotor shaft rotatably and conductively supported by the support part; multiple rotating blades joined to the rotor shaft; and a drive unit mounted to the support part via a first electrically insulating part, wherein an output shaft of the drive unit is connected to the rotor shaft via a second electrically insulating part.

Thrust generator for rotorcraft

A thrust generator for a rotorcraft includes: a support part detachably mounted to a base provided in the rotorcraft; a rotor shaft rotatably supported by the support part; multiple rotating blades joined to the rotor shaft; and a drive unit detachably mounted to the support part or the base, wherein an output shaft of the drive unit is detachably connected to the rotor shaft.

A planetary gear mechanism includes: a case; a first shaft having a connecting shaft; a second shaft having a receiving hole to rotatably receive the connecting shaft; a sun gear joined to the first shaft; a planetary carrier joined to the second shaft; planetary gears rotatably supported by the planetary carrier; and a ring gear provided on an inner surface of the case. The connecting shaft or the receiving hole is formed with a helical groove extending vertically and connected to a gap formed between an upper surface of the sun gear and a lower end surface of the second shaft. The second shaft is formed with a first lubricating oil passage connecting the helical groove to sliding contact parts of the second shaft and the case. When the first shaft is rotating, at least a part of each planetary gear is immersed in lubricating oil stored in the case.

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Saitama, Japan

Ryuzaburo Kobayashi