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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2018
Applicant:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kyle Thomas Cravener, Watauga, TX (US);
Glenn Shimek, Kennedale, TX (US);
Assignee:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/28 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64C 3/56 (2006.01); B64C 11/06 (2006.01); F16C 17/02 (2006.01); B64C 11/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/28 (2013.01); B64C 3/56 (2013.01); B64C 11/06 (2013.01); B64C 11/30 (2013.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); F16C 17/026 (2013.01); F16C 2326/43 (2013.01);
Abstract
A folding rotor blade assembly for an aircraft a yoke, an inboard beam coupled to the yoke, an inboard centrifugal force bearing coupled to the inboard beam, a grip coupled to the inboard beam, an outboard bearing housing coupled to the grip, and a rotor blade pivotally coupled to the grip by a blade fold bolt that is positioned outboard of the outboard bearing housing.