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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2015
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Kevin Laitenberger, Beacon Falls, CT (US);
Stephen V. Poulin, Milford, CT (US);
Erik Byrne, West Haven, CT (US);
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US);
Abstract
A swashplate of a blade pitch control assembly is provided including a metal component having one or more interfacing features. The metal component includes a hollow first cylinder having a first flange extending outwardly from a first end thereof and a second flange extending outwardly from a second end thereof. A sidewall extends between the first and second flanges such that a cavity is defined between the first flange, the second flange, and the sidewall. A plurality of connecting members is connected to a portion of the first flange and the second flange and is spaced about a periphery of the first cylinder. A tubular composite component is arranged at least partially within the cavity between adjacent pairs of the connecting members.