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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
May. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas Allen Torske, Lewisville, TX (US);
Michael Dearman, Weatherford, TX (US);
Assignee:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 15/12 (2006.01); B64D 15/16 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 15/12 (2013.01); B64D 15/166 (2013.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ice-management method for an aircraft includes scavenging torque from a mast of the aircraft with a system that is configured to provide an ice-management capability. The method includes using the scavenged torque to impart a vibratory force to an arm of the system and imparting the vibratory force from the arm to an inner surface of a spinner of the aircraft via a contact of the arm.