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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:
Apr. 17, 2001

Filed:

Jul. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:

Thierry Faure, Miramas, FR;

Vincent Scala, Lancon de Provence, FR;

Assignee:

Eurocopter, , FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 2/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 2/700 ;
Abstract

The system connects a power supply conductor to an electrical de-icing device of a blade by at least one cable with a first section connected to the power supply conductor by a connector and to a second section with an aerial brace in a flattened half-loop, connected to the de-icing device of the blade by a second connector, installed on the blade, by means of a third rectilinear and flat section, and of a second aerial brace. The first brace, of non-shielded structure, with an elongated part of flattened substantially rectangular transverse section, and with the concavity turned towards retaining and articulation means of a retaining part of the blade to the hub, is connected to the part by an articulation at least pivoting around a substantially parallel axis of pitch of the blade.


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