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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 1987

Filed:

Mar. 12, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:

Earl W Jones, Jr, Piqua, OH (US);

Darold L Neff, Piqua, OH (US);

Assignee:

TRW Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4161 / ; 416 46 ; 416 49 ; 416154 ;
Abstract

A propeller hub supports a plurality of adjustable pitch propeller blades which are rotated by a hydraulic cylinder and control system between a feather position and a reverse position through low and high pitch positions. The reverse pitch position is precisely set by axially adjusting a tubular sleeve threadably connected to the hydraulic cylinder and having an inner end surface forming a stop for the piston within the cylinder. The feather position is precisely set by axially adjusting lock nuts mounted on a threaded end portion of the piston rod projecting forwardly beyond the forward end of the sleeve. The hub also encloses feedback control rods which carry externally adjustable nuts providing for pilot control of the blade pitch into the reverse position.


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