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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2006
Zaffir Chaudhry, South Glastonbury, CT (US);
Andrew John Collins, Weston SuperMare, GB;
Ulf J Jonsson, South Windsor, CT (US);
Fanping Sun, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Brian E Wake, South Glastonbury, CT (US);
Michael G O'callaghan, Manchester, CT (US);
Jimmy Lin-min Yeh, West Hartford, CT (US);
Zaffir Chaudhry, South Glastonbury, CT (US);
Andrew John Collins, Weston SuperMare, GB;
Ulf J Jonsson, South Windsor, CT (US);
Fanping Sun, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Brian E Wake, South Glastonbury, CT (US);
Michael G O'Callaghan, Manchester, CT (US);
Jimmy Lin-Min Yeh, West Hartford, CT (US);
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Abstract
A self-lubricated actuator for a rotor blade flap of a helicopter having a housing; a motor having a shaft disposed in a bearing is provided. The actuator further has an output rod and a mechanism operatively associated with the motor and the output rod to transmit movement from the motor to the output rod. The housing includes a lubrication medium capable of substantially immersing the bearing, the motor shaft and the mechanism during operation.