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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Elizabeth Feeley, Dallas, TX (US);
Karl H. Schroeder, Southlake, TX (US);
Assignee:
Textron Innovations Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/00 (2006.01); B64C 27/82 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64C 11/32 (2006.01); B64C 13/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); B64C 11/001 (2013.01); B64C 11/32 (2013.01); B64C 13/38 (2013.01); B64C 2027/8254 (2013.01);
Abstract
One embodiment is a rotor system comprising a duct ring; a hub disposed centrally to the duct ring; first and second stators each connected between the duct ring and the hub; first and second control vanes rotatably connected to the first and second stators, respectively; and a structural hoop having a first end connected to the first control vane and a second end connected to the second control vane, the structural hoop for translating rotation of the first control vane about a vane axis to the second control vane.