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Patent No.:

US 10633086 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 23, 2017

Rotorcraft anti-torque and directional control using a centrifugal blower

Applicant:

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);

Inventors:

Matthew R. Carr, Hurst, TX (US);

Matthew E. Louis, Fort Worth, TX (US);

Kirk L. Groninga, Keller, TX (US);

Daniel B. Robertson, Southlake, TX (US);

Frank B. Stamps, Colleyville, TX (US);

Albert G. Brand, N. Richland Hills, TX (US);

Eric A. Sinusas, Euless, TX (US);

Assignee:

BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC., Fort Worth, TX (US);

Attorney:

Patent Capital Group

Primary Examiner:

Assres H Woldemaryam

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/82 (2006.01); F04D 17/16 (2006.01); F04D 29/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/82 (2013.01); F04D 17/16 (2013.01); F04D 29/462 (2013.01); B64C 2027/8245 (2013.01); B64C 2027/8254 (2013.01);
Abstract

A rotorcraft comprises a fuselage, a tail boom, a rotor system, and a centrifugal blower system. The centrifugal blower system comprises a centrifugal blower configured to generate thrust using an airflow, wherein the centrifugal blower is located within the tail boom. The centrifugal blower system also comprises a plurality of ducts configured to control the thrust generated by the centrifugal blower, wherein the plurality of ducts is located on a portion of the tail boom surrounding the centrifugal blower, and wherein the plurality of ducts comprises one or more adjustable ducts configured to vary a size of an associated duct opening.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Carr, Matthew. (2020). Rotorcraft anti-torque and directional control using a centrifugal blower (U.S. Patent No. 10633086). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10633086

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