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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jared Mark Paulson, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Bryan Marshall, Mansfield, TX (US);
Paul Sherrill, Grapevine, TX (US);
Bryan Judd, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/00 (2006.01); F16F 15/32 (2006.01); B64C 11/20 (2006.01); B64C 27/473 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64C 27/04 (2006.01); F16F 15/34 (2006.01); B64C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/008 (2013.01); B64C 11/008 (2013.01); B64C 11/20 (2013.01); B64C 27/04 (2013.01); B64C 27/473 (2013.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); F16F 15/32 (2013.01); F16F 15/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A weight system for a rotor blade includes a weight box open in an outboard direction, a weight guide rod connected to the weight box, the weight guide rod extending in a spanwise direction through an interior of the weight box, and a span balance weight disposed within the weight box, the span balance weight being captured between the weight guide rod and the weight box.