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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Inventor:
Lance Halcom, Coppell, TX (US);
Assignee:
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/605 (2006.01); B64C 27/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/605 (2013.01); B64C 27/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A connector assembly to connect a swashplate and a rotor shaft or hub is provided. The connector assembly includes a mount configured to fixedly connect to the rotor shaft or hub, a sleeve pivotably attached to the mount, and a translating element translationally retained within the sleeve and configured to engage with the swashplate such that the swashplate and the rotor shaft or hub rotate at the same rotational speed.