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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Petr Hora, West Chester, OH (US);
Edwin K Miller, West Chester, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
416 26 ; 416129 ; 416160 ; 416162 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns a pitch change mechanism for an aircraft propeller in which a common ring gear (51) changes pitch of all propeller blades on a given rotor simultaneously. Motion of the ring gear (51) is induced by a planet (40)-and-carrier (101) system driven by a pinion (110). Acceleration of the pinion causes a change toward flat pitch. Deceleration of the pinion causes change toward feathered pitch. If the motor driving the pinion fails, a large deceleration occurs, driving the blades to a safe, feathered position.