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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Lance Halcom, Coppell, TX (US);
Bryan Kenneth Baskin, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/00 (2006.01); B64C 27/82 (2006.01); B64C 27/10 (2006.01); B64C 27/20 (2006.01); B64C 27/30 (2006.01); B64C 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/001 (2013.01); B64C 27/10 (2013.01); B64C 27/20 (2013.01); B64C 27/30 (2013.01); B64C 27/82 (2013.01); B64C 11/02 (2013.01); B64C 2027/8254 (2013.01);
Abstract
A diverter duct for a propeller includes a second duct element having a semi-annular wedge shape, which is pivotably coupled to the first duct element, a first drive structure configured to drive a pivoting of the second duct element relative to the first duct element and a second drive structure configured to drive a rotation of the first and second duct elements about an axis of rotation of the propeller.