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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
May. 18, 2011
Charles Chuc, Marseilles, FR;
Nicolas Imbert, Marseilles, FR;
Charles Chuc, Marseilles, FR;
Nicolas Imbert, Marseilles, FR;
Airbus Helicopters, Marignane Cedex, FR;
Abstract
A rotor () provided with a hub () and a plurality of blades (), said rotor () including a mast () secured to said hub () and protection means () for providing protection against lightning. The protection means () comprise rotary electric current conduction means () constrained to rotate with said mast () and connected to each of the blades () via a respective first electrical connection member (), said protection means () including non-rotary electric current conduction means () facing said rotary conduction means () while not being constrained to rotate with said mast (), said protection means () including electrical connection trigger means (), said non-rotary conduction means () being provided with a second electrical connection member () suitable for being electrically connected to a target member () external to said rotor ().