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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1990
Francis E Byrnes, White Plains, NY (US);
Edward S Hibyan, Trumbull, CT (US);
William L Noehren, Trumbull, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);
Abstract
An articulated helicopter rotor wherein the blade-to-hub connection consists of a spherical elastomeric bearing connected to the hub and a composite yoke connected thereto in series and consisting of a plurality of unidirectional high strength fibers bonded together to form a continuous strap which passes through a central opening in the elastomeric bearing and is pin-wrap connected to the hub at a single station and to the blade at two spaced stations produces a construction which is light in weight, easy to manufacture, ballistrically tolerant, redundant, and readily visually inspectable for structural integrity.