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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2007
Applicant:
Ulrich Uphues, Hannover, DE;
Inventor:
Ulrich Uphues, Hannover, DE;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method facilitates lubrication of components. The method includes coupling a blade to a pitch control mechanism such that a bearing is positioned between the blade and the pitch control mechanism. The method further includes coupling a control system to the pitch control mechanism and configuring the control system to control the blade pitch mechanism for controlling movement of the blade and rotate the blade from a first position to a second position when a predetermined amount of time has elapsed.