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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
May. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Scott Oren Smith, Bedford, TX (US);
David Littlejohn, Haslet, TX (US);
Sven Roy Lofstrom, Irving, TX (US);
Assignee:
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B23P 15/04 (2006.01); B23P 6/00 (2006.01); B64C 27/473 (2006.01); B23Q 3/06 (2006.01); B23Q 3/00 (2006.01); B64C 27/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B23P 15/04 (2013.01); B23Q 3/00 (2013.01); B23Q 3/06 (2013.01); B23Q 3/062 (2013.01); B23Q 3/064 (2013.01); B64C 27/473 (2013.01); B23P 6/002 (2013.01); B23Q 3/063 (2013.01); B64C 27/48 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49321 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49336 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method of bonding a blade cuff to a rotor blade includes installing the blade cuff to a root end of the rotor blade. The method includes mounting the rotor blade within a plurality of supports. The method includes coupling the blade cuff to a first fixture. The method includes installing a second fixture about the blade cuff. The method further includes applying localized and constant heat and pressure to the blade cuff via the second fixture.