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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2021
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Daniel George Schuster, Bethlehem, CT (US);
Evan S. Tobin, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
David N. Schmaling, Southbury, CT (US);
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A rotor blade retention assembly includes a central hub, a rotor blade including an upper outer surface, a lower outer surface, a blade hole, and a proximal end coupled to the central hub, a strap member extending along a portion of the rotor blade such that a distal end receiving portion extends into the blade hole, and a retainer assembly disposed within the blade hole and coupled to the strap member. The retainer assembly includes an upper bushing and a lower bushing slidably disposed within the blade hole. The upper bushing includes a counterbored portion. The retainer assembly also includes an outboard blade pin disposed within the distal end receiving portion and includes a blade pin inner cavity.