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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
May. 10, 2018
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Daniel M. Podgurski, West Chester, PA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/37 (2006.01); B64C 27/605 (2006.01); F01D 7/00 (2006.01); B64C 27/59 (2006.01); B64C 27/72 (2006.01); B64C 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/37 (2013.01); B64C 27/59 (2013.01); B64C 27/605 (2013.01); B64C 27/72 (2013.01); F01D 7/00 (2013.01); B64C 2027/004 (2013.01); B64C 2027/7222 (2013.01); F05D 2260/72 (2013.01); F05D 2260/76 (2013.01); Y02T 50/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
Rotor assembly apparatus are disclosed. An example rotor assembly includes a twist actuator to drive a first rotation of a first shaft about a first axis, the twist actuator positioned at a center of rotation of the rotor assembly. A first gear assembly to convert the first rotation into a plurality of second rotations of a plurality of second shafts. Each of the second shafts to provide torque to a respective blade coupled to the rotor assembly.