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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2001
Jean Mondet, Pelissanne, FR;
Stéphane Mazet, Rognac, FR;
Eurocopter, Marignane, FR;
Abstract
On the rotor, between each blade and the member for linking with the hub, an electrical connecting cable comprises a first section of which one part is held above that one of the two blade pins which is the pivot pin about which the blade can be folded by pivoting, once the other blade pin has been removed. This holding is provided by a cradle formed in a cable support connected to the pivot pin, and by a collar articulated to one edge of the cradle and which can be folded down into the closed position onto the opposite edge of the cradle, to which this collar can be connected detachably by at least one detachable retaining element. The section of cable is manually released from the collar and from the cradle before the removal of the removable pin, which precedes folding, so that this section of cable deforms naturally, following the pivoting of the blade. Whilst the blade has been deployed, the releasable part of this section is once again retained in the cradle above the pivot pin by the closing of the collar.